About this season
Modern day participants attempt a recreation of daily life as it would have been in Plymouth Colony in 1628.
Episodes (8)
1. A New World
Aired 17 May 2004 • 60 min
Three families and seven individuals attempt to build an authentic working colony in New England, using only 17th-century tools.
2. Harsh Reality
Aired 17 May 2004 • 60 min
The cooperative venture gets underway, but the colonists lack motivation; the governor's family receives tragic news.
3. City of God
Aired 18 May 2004 • 60 min
Gov. Wyers returns to take charge of his colony; the colonists struggle to shake their modern sensibilities and adhere to restrictive 17th-century laws.
4. The Outsiders
Aired 18 May 2004 • 60 min
Food rations are cut in half; colonists must work together to build a new house.
5. Regime Change
Aired 24 May 2004 • 60 min
Lay preacher Don Heinz becomes the new governor of the colony.
6. The Shake Up
Aired 24 May 2004 • 60 min
A cape merchant arrives to check up on the new venture on behalf of the sponsoring company; clamming, fishing and spar production get underway.
7. The Reckoning
Aired 25 May 2004 • 60 min
The harvest is a success; members of the Wampanoag tribe visit the colony.
8. Judgment Day
Aired 25 May 2004 • 60 min
The colonists celebrate Michaelmas; after a panel assesses the colony's performance, the participants depart for the 21st century.