Bordertown (TV series)

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

Bordertown is a Canadian-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.

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[edit] Premise

Pemmican was a town in the western plains of North America near the 49th 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 corporal in the North West Mounted Police, and was formerly stationed in Toronto. Jack is a U.S. Marshal, a former Texas Ranger, and a veteran of the Confederate army.

Each of these law officers is courting the fancy of Marie Dumont (Sophie Barjac). Marie and her physician/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 (managing a branch 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[1] First airdate No. Production No. Summary
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[2] First airdate No. Production No. Summary
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[3] First airdate No. Production No. Summary
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

Platinum Disc Corp has released a 4-disc boxset of Bordertown on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The set features 2 episodes from Season 1 and all of Season 3. These same episodes were previously released in 4 volume collections. It is not known if the remaining episodes will be released in the future.

Volume Release date UPC Product code Episodes
1 12 Aug 2003 096009127398 127398
2 7 Dec 2004 096009216399 216399
3 11 Jan 2005 096009216498 216498
4 11 Jan 2005 096009216597 216597 71 - 78[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ TV.com: Episode names, airdates order number and production number for season 1.
  2. ^ TV.com: Episode names, airdates, order number and production number for season 2.
  3. ^ TV.com: Episode names, airdates order number and production number for season 3.
  4. ^ Bordertown volume 4 DVD case