About this season
The series focuses on the Muslim community in the fictional prairie town of Mercy, Saskatchewan (population 14,000).
Episodes (20)
1. Amaar at the Bat
7.0Aired 1 October 2008
In the season premiere, we find out whether or not Rayyan accepted JJ's marriage proposal - and what Amaar does about it.
2. Lord of the Ring
6.0Aired 8 October 2008
When Amaar returns to Toronto to re-think his future, Yasir comes to the rescue, only to find that winning Amaar might not be as easy as he thought.
3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mercy
7.0Aired 15 October 2008
Amaar returns to Mercy to resume his role as Imam but finds he has to reapply for the job.
4. The Ties That Bind
6.0Aired 22 October 2008
Layla signs up Baber for an online dating site but soon decides that she must prevent her father from meeting the woman he is matched with.
5. Rules R Rules
6.0Aired 29 October 2008
Yasir hires Amaar to work as a construction assistant but soon realizes that not everybody is qualified to work such a position.
6. Let Prairie Dogs Lie
6.0Aired 5 November 2008
Yasir joins a local lodge to make business contacts but soon realizes that he may be in over his head.
7. Sweet Sixteen
6.0Aired 19 November 2008
Baber enlists Yasir and Sarah's help in planning a party for Layla's sixteenth birthday but Layla isn't keen on the idea.
8. Mercy Dot Com
6.0Aired 26 November 2008
Fatima looks to make a number patrons toting laptops happy at her cafe but risks alienating the rest of her customers in the process.
9. A Hard Day's Fight
6.0Aired 3 December 2008
J.J. is called back to Dubai and this development threatens to cause problems for the relationship between him and Rayyan.
10. Baber Is From Mars, Vegans Are From Vegus
7.0Aired 5 January 2009
Rayyan and Yasir both want to be on Sarah's team in a charity marathon, which leaves Sarah a difficult choice to make.
11. True Bromance
6.0Aired 12 January 2009
Amaar befriends a reporter new to the Mercy area but this friendship is tested when the two wind up in jail.
12. Double Troubles
7.0Aired 19 January 2009
Amaar is enlisted by a friend to go on a double date but finds his confidence somewhat shaken by the outcome.
13. The Week of Dying Dangerously
7.0Aired 26 January 2009
Fred gets some unsettling news from a visit to Rayyan's clinic and decides to change his life radically as a result with his rocky relationship with the local Muslim community the first thing to be changed.
14. Raised Expectations
6.0Aired 9 February 2009
Amaar's attempts to get a raise for himself fail and Fred decides to help him by pursuing the matter on his own.
15. Colour Me Excited
7.0Aired 16 February 2009
JJ tells Rayyan that his parents have bought them a palace in Dubai to live in and the couple try to decide whether to live in Dubai or stay in Mercy.
16. Recipe for Disaster
7.0Aired 23 February 2009
Yasir says he is too busy to attend a marriage workshop with Sarah but soon comes to regret his decision.
17. My Shariah
7.0Aired 2 March 2009
JJ opens an early wedding present but has no idea what the gift is and neither does anybody else.
18. Baber Makes an Entrance
6.0Aired 9 March 2009
Baber insists that the Muslim women enter the mosque through a separate entrance. However, when he has a change of heart, Baber finds it difficult to undo what he has begun.
19. Meet the Jaffers
5.0Aired 16 March 2009
J.J.'s parents arrive for the wedding and J.J.'s mother tells Rayyan something in private and swears Rayyan to secrecy over.
20. Can I Get a Witness?
6.0Aired 23 March 2009
J.J. and Rayyan’s wedding date arrives and chaos threatens to unravel what should be a joyous occasion.