Bordertown (TV series)

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Bordertown
Genre	Western / Drama
Running time	approx. 0:23 (per episode)
Producer(s)	Stéphane Reichel, Lionel E. Siegel, Jana Veverka
Executive producer(s)	Robert Lantos
Starring	Richard Comar, John H. Brennan, Sophie Barjac
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original channel	Family Channel
Original run	January 7, 1989–March 17, 1991
No. of episodes	78
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Bordertown was an American television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the town formerly known as Pemmican that was later renamed Bordertown when the western border between the United States and Canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town.

1 Premise
2 Production information
3 DVD releases

[edit] Premise

Pemmican was a town in the western plains of North America near the 49^th parallel (49° north latitude). It took until 1880 until the border was surveyed in the area of Pemmican, at which time it was found that the town straddled the border. In fact, the border goes through the local law enforcement office. In order to have proper and legal law enforcement, both Clive Bennett (John H. Brennan) and Jack Craddock (Richard Comar) have been stationed in the town. Clive is a colonel in the North West Mounted Police, and was formerly stationed in Toronto. Jack is a U.S. Marshal and a former Texas Ranger.

Each of these law officers is courting the fancy of Marie Dumont (Sophie Barjac). Marie and her husband (Jaque), both from Paris, lived in Bordertown until he died leaving Marie a widow. Marie is also the town's doctor and proprietor of the local general store. Marie has adopted Lucy, a girl whose parents have died.

Joanna Radway (Donna Carroll White) is a widow, owner of a local ranch and head of the local Women for Temperance Committee.

Zack Denny (Duncan Fraser) is the proprietor of the local saloon and roadhouse.

Sally Duffield (Beverley Elliott) is proprietor of the local boarding house and an employee at Marie's general store.

Wendell MacWherter (Paul Batten) is the local banker (an employee of the bank headquartered in Helena) and owner of the livery stable. He is also courting Sally Duffield.

[edit] Production information

The show was filmed on location at Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada. The French title is Les Deux font la loi.

[edit] Season 1

Episode	First airdate	No.	Production No.
Civilization	7 Jan 1989	1	903
Runners	14 Jan 1989	2	901
Medicine Woman	21 Jan 1989	3	902
Blindside	28 Jan 1989	4	904
The Man They Couldn't Hang	4 Feb 1989	5	905
A Model Citizen	11 Feb 1989	6	906
Over the Line	18 Feb 1989	7	909
Blood Fury	25 Feb 1989	8	908
The Reaper	4 Mar 1989	9	907
The Killing	11 Mar 1989	10	910
The Gunfighter	18 Mar 1989	11	911
Trapped	25 Mar 1989	12	912
Slave	1 Apr 1989	13	913
One of the Boys	8 Apr 1989	14	914
When Dreams Die	15 Apr 1989	15	915
The Lady and the Corpse	22 Apr 1989	16	916
The Fur Trader	29 Apr 1989	17	917
Ties That Bind	6 May 1989	18	918
The Bounty Hunter	13 May 1989	19	919
Pretty Shadows [aka Legacy]	20 May 1989	20	920
Bad Memories	27 May 1989	21	921
Craddock vs. Bennett	3 Jun 1989	22	922
Nahanni	10 Jun 1989	23	923
Vigilante	17 Jun 1989	24	924
Gold and Lead	24 Jun 1989	25	925
Keenan's Raiders	1 Jul 1989	26	926

[edit] Season 2

Episode	First airdate	No.	Production No.
Hunter's Moon	5 Jan 1990	27	227
The Pony Riders	12 Jan 1990	28	234
Hand to Hand	19 Jan 1990	29	239
The Last Shot	28 Jan 1990	30	235
The Convoy	2 Feb 1990	31	241
The Last Fenian Raid	9 Feb 1990	32	231
Letter of the Law	16 Feb 1990	33	237
White Feather	23 Feb 1990	34	233
Four Eyes	2 Mar 1990	35	240
Skirmishes	9 Mar 1990	36	230
Buffalo Woman	16 Mar 1990	37	236
Ancient Claims	23 Mar 1990	38	244
Killer with a Smile	30 Mar 1989	39	229
Straight from the Heart	6 Apr 1989	40	232
Compadres	13 Apr 1989	41	228
When Gold Turns Black	20 Apr 1989	42	248
Gun Down	27 Apr 1989	43	243
Two Moons	4 May 1989	44	242
The Last of the James Gang	11 May 1989	45	250
Snap Shot	18 May 1989	46	251
The Fourth Estate	25 May 1989	47	247
The Heart of Adventure	1 Jun 1989	48	245
A Brand of Justice	8 Jun 1989	49	249
Devil's Right Hand	15 Jun 1989	50	246
Fool's Gold	22 Jun 1989	51	238
All for One	29 Jul 1989	52	252

[edit] Season 3

Episode	First airdate	No.	Production No.
Second Chance (1)	14 Sep 1990	53	353
Vengeance Is Mine (2)	21 Sep 1990	54	354
Nebraska Lightning	28 Jan 1990	55	356
Let There Be Light	5 Oct 1990	56	358
Sons of Thunder	12 Oct 1990	57	357
Wild Horses	19 Feb 1990	58	363
Blood	26 Feb 1990	59	355
Sweet Revenge	2 Mar 1990	60	362
Sight Unseen	9 Mar 1990	61	359
The Preacher	16 Mar 1990	62	360
Honour Thy Father	25 Mar 1990	63	361
In Cold Blood	2 Dec 1990	64	364
A Question of Negligence	9 Dec 1990	65	365
Conduct Becoming	16 Dec 1990	66	366
The Bostonian	23 Dec 1990	67	367
Field of Honour	30 Apr 1990	68	368
The New Recruit	6 Jan 1991	69	369
Marshal Law	13 Jan 1991	70	370
Roaring Days	20 Jan 1991	71	375
The Road Chosen	27 Jan 1991	72	371
Hired Hand	3 Feb 1991	73	373
Demon Rum	10 Feb 1991	74	372
Tall in the Saddle	22 Feb 1991	75	374
A Small Kindness	3 Mar 1991	76	376
Frontier Passage	10 Mar 1991	77	377
Under Western Skies	17 Mar 1991	78	378

[edit] DVD releases

Four DVDs have been released containing episodes of this series. Each DVD has a different cover, episode list, product number and UPC, but they do not tell which volume number they are.