The Campbells

The Campbells
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Written byAllan Prior
Directed byGeorge Bloomfield, Timothy Bond
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes100
Production
ProducerJohn Delmage
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesScottish Television
CTV
Original release
NetworkITV (UK)
CTV (Canada)
ReleaseApril 4, 1986 (1986-04-04)

The Campbells is a period drama television drama series produced by Scottish Television, an affiliate of British television network ITV, and Canadian television network CTV which ran from 1986 to 1990. The series starred Malcolm Stoddard as James Campbell, a Scottish doctor living in 1830s Upper Canada with his three children, seventeen-year-old Neil (John Wildman), fourteen-year old Emma (Amber-Lea Weston) and eleven-year-old John (Eric Richards). Cedric Smith played their neighbor, Captain Sims.

In Canada, it aired on CTV on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and in the United States on CBN on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. The series also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV starting on 27 April 1986.