About this season
The Campbells was a Scottish-Canadian television drama series, which aired on Scottish Television and CTV from 1986 to 1990. A historical family drama, the series starred Malcolm Stoddard as James Campbell, a Scottish doctor living in 1830s Upper Canada with his three children, Neil, Emma and John.
Episodes (22)
1. Becky
Emma encounters a demented soldier.
2. See No Evil
The Campbells set out for a brief holiday when Emma become witness to a robbery and remembers the killer.
3. The Shiners*
A trio terrorizes the community. The drifters trespass on Campbells land and take lumber and refuse to leave. Sims hesitates to take action. James stands up to them as tensions escalate.
4. Many Happy Returns
Neil returns from Baltimore in time for James' birthday. A fugitive follows him home.
5. The Sky's the Limit
Sims purchases a hot air ballon only to find it's stolen.
6. A Medal for Valour
Emma and Rebecca come to the rescue of an imperiled veteran.
7. The Elusive Mr. Smith
Thomas is charmed by a criminal.
8. The Hunting Party
Neil joins an Englishman on a hunt.
9. Souls of Like Mind
A father and son disappear and turn up murdered. Neil investigates and between he and John, they bring the culprit to justice. James decides to stay in bed to get some time to himself.
10. A Man of Means
John falls in love. Sims gives him advice on how to win the girl over. He ends up showing his worthiness to the whole community.
11. The Miller's Son
Emma reaches out to a boy with Down's Syndrome.
12. Down to the Sea
The Campbells help an abused and mentally disturbed woman.
13. Duty Bound
A fugitive man and wife take Pat hostage. Neil pursues them.
14. Anniversary Waltz
In preparation for their anniversary Sims gives Harriet a piano. However, he becomes distracted when James offers to help Rebecca by digging the school well and everyone comes to believe that the two are having a secret courtship.
15. Disguises
Emma dresses like a man so she can freely roam the countryside but she gets into trouble anyway.
16. The Fine Art of Horsetrading
James gives Neil very bad guidance when Neil sets out to buy horses.
17. Boy's Brigade
Neil and John are robbed by orphans on the road.
18. Ancient Wounds*
A resentful woman from Sims' past claims to be his jilted fiance. Harriet throws Sims out of the house at precisely the time Rebecca is due for evaluation as a teacher. With Sims out of the house, James agrees to pretend to be Sims for the night and has to endure anti-Scot bigotry. When Harriet is later injured and the stranger shows medical proficiency, James discovers that the woman is lying about her relationship with Sims.
19. From Chimborazo to Canton*
An eccentric intellectual visits with an increasingly depressed James.
20. Flying the Coop
The women of the community get irrational as Thanksgiving Day approaches...or maybe it has to do with the visit from Sims' sister Margaret.
21. Bringing Up Thomas
Emma and John temporarily leave James to take care of Thomas at the inn when his mother leaves on a trip.
22. Tales of the Canadas
Emma recalls the family's past adventures. The farewell episode.