Season 1
Season 1 • 2014
⭐ 5.0 / 5
In season one we see Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, leave her comfortable world in the city and accept a teaching position in a frontier town.
Episodes
1. Lost and Found
As Elizabeth nervously faces her first day of teaching, Jack must figure out which doomed miner wrote a personal message on a plank found in the mine.
2014-01-11 • 42 min
2. Cease and Desist
When the coal company orders the town's widows to move and make way for new miners, Abigail devises a plan to keep the women in their homes.
2014-01-18 • 42 min
3. A Telling Silence
While Jack investigates the suspicious church fire, Elizabeth tries to figure out why little Rosaleen can't speak and is terrified of miner Wendell.
2014-01-25 • 42 min
4. Secrets and Lies
Jack questions Cat about the fire after finding whale oil cans in her shed, while Elizabeth is baffled when a poor student gives her a costly gift.
2014-02-01 • 42 min
5. The Dance
The arrival of new miners in Coal Valley creates excitement among the townswomen, but Jack regards Billy, Elizabeth's earnest suitor, with suspicion.
2014-02-08 • 42 min
6. These Games
As the town readies for the Miners' Games, Elizabeth and Billy's courtship heats up, and Jack investigates some thefts he suspects Billy is behind.
2014-02-15 • 42 min
7. Second Chances
Eager to start her life anew, Abigail concocts a bold but costly business proposition, while Elizabeth and Jack go to bat for a struggling student.
2014-02-22 • 42 min
8. Perils of the Soloists
Adam, the mine disaster's sole survivor, finally returns home but struggles to readjust. On short notice, Elizabeth puts on the Founders' Day play.
2014-03-01 • 42 min
9. Change of Heart
Elizabeth's visiting sister causes a stir when she brings a wounded man to town, while Jack invites Elizabeth to a romantic dinner at Abigail's café.
2014-03-08 • 42 min
10. Love Comes First
As Elizabeth yearns for the absent Jack, Abigail pumps Gowen for details about the mine disaster, and Julie grows close to fugitive outlaw Nathaniel.
2014-03-15 • 42 min
11. Rules of Engagement
Jack and Elizabeth's reunion is threatened by the appearance of a woman from Jack's past. Abigail welcomes forensics investigator Bill Avery to town.
2014-03-22 • 42 min
12. Prelude to a Kiss
Helped by Jack, Bill investigates the mine explosion, while Elizabeth must decide whether to accept a job offer back East or remain in Coal Valley.
2014-03-29 • 43 min
