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Wind at My Back
1996 - 2001 9.0 (4 votes) 5 Seasons
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Drama Family
Networks
CBC Television

Wind at My Back

Overview

A recently widowed mother loses her children to a cold mother-in-law in Ontario during the Great Depression of the 1930s.  Based loosely on the books "Never Sleep Three in a Bed" and "The Night We Stole the Mounties’ Car" by Max Braithwaite

Key Crew

Producer: Kevin Sullivan

Top Cast

Shirley Douglas
Shirley Douglas

Tyrone Savage
Tyrone Savage

Daniel Pilon
Daniel Pilon

Cynthia Belliveau

Craig Eldridge
Craig Eldridge

Charmion King

Carl Marotte
Carl Marotte

Dylan Provencher

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1996)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Four Walls and a Roof (1)
1996-12-01

Financial hardships of the Great Depression hit Honey Bailey and her family, changing the life they had known.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Four Walls and a Roof (2)
1996-12-01

May struggles to handle the boys, especially a defiant Hub, who resolves to get he and his brother back to their mother. In North Bridge, Honey looks for work.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: No Way of Telling
1996-12-08

Honey's brother disappears with her savings. Meanwhile, the boys search for clues to a bank robbery.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: A Family of Independent Means
1996-12-15

Honey is fired and cannot find another job. Meanwhile, Hub and Fat try to earn money.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: My Dog Pal
1996-12-22

Hub and Fat earn money taking care of a dog.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Something From Nothing
1997-01-05

Uncle Bob gets Hub a job on weekends at a local farm and Fat manages to win a small part in a local Chautaugua show. Meanwhile, when Honey loses everything and is forced inot a charity mission, Aunt Grace intervenes and May Bailey finally agrees that her duaghter-in-law may return.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Moonshine Struck
1997-01-12

While adapting to life with her mother-in-law and coping with her new job, Honey becomes attracted to a charming, but self-centred, local policeman.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Train To Nowhere
1997-01-19

Honey and Grace help Max adapt one of his unsold radio plays for the local drama society, only to see it consume Aunt Toppy's life.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Aunt Grace's Wedding
1997-01-26

Complications and a disapproving May threaten Grace's secret plans to attend an out-of-town wedding with Judd.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: No Place Like Home
1997-02-02

Trouble ensues when Uncle Joe makes a surprise visit to New Bedford; Honey and the boys continue their battle to bring baby Violet home.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Chasing Rainbows
1997-02-09

The boys concoct some hair-brained schemes to raise money for Honey's birthday present; May gets into hot water when fundraising proceeds go missing.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Moving Mountains
1997-02-16

Hub has trouble with school and gets involved with a bad crowd.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Back In My Arms Again
1997-02-23

With Honey away at a hairdressing course, Fat learns that Matilda and Hugh plan to leave the country with Violet.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1997)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Many Happy Returns
1997-09-28

Max's brother Del arrives for Honey and Max's wedding.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Never Sleep Three In A Bed
1997-10-05

Max faces resistance from Hub and Fat.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: The Agony Column
1997-10-12

Grace's on-air advice column becomes popular.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Triple Trouble
1997-10-19

A rebellious tomboy arrives in New Bedford with his grandfather.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Summer Dreams, Summer Nightmares
1997-10-26

Financial straits at the mine cause marital problems for Bob.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: The Champ
1997-11-02

Joe arrives in New Bedford to promote a group of wrestlers.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: By Gosh Or By Golly
1997-11-09

The workers refuse to return to the mine until it is deemed to be safe.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Careers
1997-11-23

The school holds a Career Day.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Radio Waves
1997-11-30

Grace faces a protest over the cancellation of a radio show.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: A Ghost of a Chance
1997-12-07

The kids try to find a ghost at the New Bedford Hotel.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: A Meeting of the Clan
1997-12-14

May's cousin Jesse arrives from Nova Scotia.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Of All That Human Hearts Endure
1997-12-21

May's heart pains worsen as she works more and more hours at the mine office.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Smiling Through
1997-12-21

May watches as the mine falls out of her reach, and finally realizes the importance of family.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1999)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Resurrection of May
1999-01-24

May is pained to see New Bedford suffering from the bankrupcy of Silver Dome Mine. Luke Gerrard returns to New Bedford, provoking May to fight to win back her beloved Silver Dome Mine and put the people of New Bedford back to work.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: The Long Weekend
1999-01-31

Hub, Fat and Maisey enter the New Bedford Bed Race; Grace resigns herself to life as a spinster; Max and Honey's 'romantic' weekend at the cabin is more than they expected.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: The Forever Leap
1999-04-11

Hub's irresponsible behaviour causes Honey concern.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: My Beautiful Mom
1999-02-07

Photographer Tucker Findlay arrives in town for the New Bedford Fall Fair, which Grace is organizing for the first time. Toppy's daughter Doris comes to visit.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: The Fever
1999-03-14

Hub is attracted to Alice. The Cramps seek a partner for a new bus line venture. Fat and Maisey sees an overturned truck.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: The Crystal Skull
1999-02-21

May inherits a mysterious crystal skull that seems to posess extraordinary powers; Maisy faces the truth about her father.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Public Enemies
1999-03-07

A local crime gang, dubbed the Burlesque Bandits, is terrifying the citizens of New Bedford; a mysterious newcomer is curious about Maisey.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: New Directions
1999-03-21

May boycotts the Royal Dominion Bank when Mr. Sainsbury refuses to reinstate her line of credit. Del takes a new direction in his life.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: The Strap
1999-03-28

Max disagrees with Principal Whitney's disciplinary measures. Grace is obsessed with the Dionne Quintuplets. Jim, a new teacher, arrives in New Bedford with his son Pritchard.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Grace of Hollywood
1999-01-17

When film director Nathan Sparks arrives in town, Graces's dreams of stardom suddenly seem in reach. Ignored by Hub and his friends, Fat decides to enter the local public speaking contest.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Marathon
1999-04-04

The New Bedford radio station hosts a dance marathon.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: A Mission For Honey
1999-04-18

Honey nurses a family stricken with influenza.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Life On Mars
1999-04-18

Fat tries to make sense of his world. Grace plays a role in Ollie and Marjorie's wedding. Lorna confronts May about the relationship between Hub and Alice. Bob returns to New Bedford with someone new.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2000)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: All This And Heaven Too
2000-01-16

Grace Bailey plans a quiet vacation at the family cabin, but bumps into the Fletts and an old family enemy. Toppy moves into her new home. The Sutton family visits Honey at the sanitarium (offscreen).

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: It Don't Mean A Thing
2000-01-30

Toppy pursues her dream of opening an Academy for the Arts. Hub meets Laura Bridgeman

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: A Girl In Trouble
2000-02-06

Alice returns to New Bedford. Grace thinks about buying a car.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: A River Rages
2000-02-13

A famous novelist comes to New Bedford.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: After Leo
2000-02-27

When Leo McGuinty dies, Maisey finds out that she is to live with May.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Faith Healer
2000-03-05

A faith healer wanders into New Bedford.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Remembrance Day
2000-03-12

Remembrance Day stirs up memories in the townfolk.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: The Shadow Boxer
2000-03-19

Del Sutton returns to New Bedford. Fat becomes obsessed with boxing.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Murmur Most Foul
2000-03-26

Max decides to write a murder mystery to earn some money.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: The Wild Blue Yonder
2000-04-02

As his high-school reunion nears, Ollie ponders his dream.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: A Family Again
2000-10-15

Honey returns from the sanitarium, and worries about Hub's involvement in Alice's situation.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: A Formal Affair
2000-10-22

Laura invites Hub to a ball in Toronto. Doris comes to New Bedford for a visit.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: The Foolish Heart
2000-10-29

Alice is faced a difficult situation. A visit from Pritchard's grandparents affects Jim and Grace's relationship.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2000)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Coming of Age
2000-11-05

A mysterious stranger arrives in New Bedford and expresses interest in Grace. Fat tries to prove to himself that he is no longer a little kid. Honey is unable to reopen her salon as Callie refuses to rent her the space.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Oh Happy Day
2000-11-12

The situation with Grace causes stress for May. Grace and Van's thoughts turn to wedding plans. Honey's salon reopens, but she has trouble attracting business. Hub meets a young girl who needs help.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: The Trick Cyclist
2000-12-03

Members of the family struggle with how to take care of May while maintaining their own lives. Maisey worries that she will be shipped off as May is unable to look after her.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: New Girls In Town
2000-12-10

May's nurse arrives in New Bedford. A new girl enters Fat and Pritchard's class.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: The Spanish Prisoner
2001-01-07

Grace and Van arrive at Lakeview Estate.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Marriage of True Minds
2001-01-14

Max looks forward to his anniversary with Honey. Someone is sending Rebecca secret admirer letters. Hub receives a letter for athletics.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: For God and Country
2001-01-21

The town council seeks a new mayor for New Bedford.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Enter Eddie Jackson
2001-01-28

Hub gets to know a young man who is passing through town. Fat seeks a chess master to coach him in the game. Someone special pays May a visit.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: The Summer Plague
2001-02-04

New Bedford readies itself for the annual Silver Dome fishing tournament and Bank picnic at Bass Lake.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Reconciliation
2001-02-11

A man who worked with Hub at the lumber mill takes up a temporary position at the mine. The Bell Award is to be presented in New Bedford, and Honey, as the mayor's wife, must make a speech introducing the recipient of the award. Toppy struggles to find entertainment for the awards ceremony.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Crack In The Mirror
2001-02-18

The Masked Rider comes to town. Grace receives a strange letter.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Secrets and Lies
2001-04-01

Grace confronts Van about his identity.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Pay Back
2001-04-01

Grace decides how she will deal with Van. Honey and Max talk to Hub about his future.

Runtime: 60 min

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