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The Campbells Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

22 Episodes 1986 - 1987

Episode 1

A Magic Medicine

Insurrection is in the air in 1830's Scotland with both Neil and Dr. Campbell's Uncle Andrew involved. The life of Duncan Sinclair is saved by chloroform, something new tried by the doctor but viewed with suspicion.

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Episode 2

A Great Decision

Jean changes the dressings on Duncan's leg causing him to develop septicemia. Dr. Campbell is blamed. The villagers no longer listen to Dr. Campbell's medical advice, instead following Jean's folk medicine. Dr. Campbell decides to emigrate.

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Episode 3

First Day

The Campbells arrive in Canada and enjoy dinner at Logan's Inn with innkeeper, Gabrielle Leger, who warns them that their neighbor, Captain Sims, wants their property. Someone is playing dangerous tricks with near fatal consequences.

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Episode 4

The Haunting

Emma and John play pranks to scare away Mary McTavish, their superstitious housekeeper who believes in ghosts and is critical of Emma's homemaking skills. They convince neighbor Richard Sims to impersonate a late-night ghostly visitor.

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Episode 5

75 Miles from Anywhere

While hunting, Neil befriends a woodsman who says he will teach Neil to hunt. When he is injured, Neil brings him to the family cabin for medical treatment. When Dr. Campbell discovers he is wanted for murder, he takes the family hostage.

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Episode 6

The Visitors

While John and Emma are playing by a stream in the woods, Emma appears to be stabbed and carried off by an Iroquois woman. Dr. Campbell, John and Neil, with the help of Gabrielle Leger, investigate.

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Episode 7

A Real Lady

Dr. Campbell treats Lady Caroline, an English noblewoman who sprains her ankle while fleeing the man she arranged to marry through transatlantic correspondence.

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Episode 8

Treasure of Jean Lafitte

Dr. Campbell treats a dying man who sailed with the pirate Jean Lafitte. He gives Dr. Campbell a model ship. Meanwhile the patient's housekeeper and her ex-convict brother are searching for his treasure.

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Episode 9

Gift Horse

Emma grows attached to a gray horse with a black star on her forehead which was given to her father as payment from a patient. Meanwhile an unpleasant stranger is looking for a horse of a similar description who he says was stolen from him.

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Episode 10

Vendetta

Rebecca and Harriet Sims come to stay with the Campbells, when Captain Sims is challenged to a duel by a mysterious stranger.

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Episode 11

To Love and Protect

Rebecca Sims' friend Bridget Carmody visits to prepare for her wedding. James and Neil Campbell find a skeleton on their property.

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Episode 12

Heaven Sent

Dr. Campbell and Emma help a preacher's wife who goes into labor after a carriage accident.

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Episode 13

Rites of Passage

Neil signs up for a boxing tournament.

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Episode 14

A Pig at Large

Dr. Campbell receives a pig as payment for his services. The pig keeps escaping from her pen so Captain Sims tries to claim her when she wanders into his barn.

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Episode 15

Autumn and Smoke, Part 1

Dr. Campbell unwittingly helps two trappers who have robbed and murdered 2 Iroquois.

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Episode 16

Autumn and Smoke, Part 2

The Iroquois seek revenge from the Campbells for their murdered tribesman.

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Episode 17

Burning Cures

Dr. Campbell and Captain Sims are concerned that a neighbor's cattle have a highly contagious deadly disease called "murrain" that will spread to the other cows in the community.

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Episode 18

Harvest Gold

As winter approaches, Dr. Campbell experiences financial difficulties when all his patients pay him with pumpkins instead of cash. He considers selling the farm and moving the family to York to practice medicine in the city.

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Episode 19

Free and Clear

The Campbells are required to clear half an acre of their land in less than a week or lose their property. Captain Sims is the Tory candidate for their district election.

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Episode 20

Declarations of Independence

Rebecca Sims helps an escaped slave from Virginia who is being pursued by a slave chaser.

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Episode 21

Child of Fortune

Dr. Campbell and Emma take in a Gypsy girl who has been exposed to cholera, causing alarm in the community.

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Episode 22

End of the River

Captain Sims and Dr. Campbell go on a hunting trip to stock up on venison for the winter, but they are captured by a man and his severely injured companion who have deserted the Royal Navy after being impressed into service.

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