Colonial House (2004)
Synopsis
Modern day participants attempt a recreation of daily life as it would have been in Plymouth Colony in 1628.
First Air Date: 2004-05-17
Last Air Date: 2004-05-25
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Networks: PBS, Channel 4
Top Cast
- Kathryn Walker as Narrator
Seasons
Season 1 (2004)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: A New World
Three families and seven individuals attempt to build an authentic working colony in New England, using only 17th-century tools.
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Ep. 2: Harsh Reality
The cooperative venture gets underway, but the colonists lack motivation; the governor's family receives tragic news.
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Ep. 3: City of God
Gov. Wyers returns to take charge of his colony; the colonists struggle to shake their modern sensibilities and adhere to restrictive 17th-century laws.
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Ep. 4: The Outsiders
Food rations are cut in half; colonists must work together to build a new house.
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Ep. 5: Regime Change
Lay preacher Don Heinz becomes the new governor of the colony.
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Ep. 6: The Shake Up
A cape merchant arrives to check up on the new venture on behalf of the sponsoring company; clamming, fishing and spar production get underway.
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Ep. 7: The Reckoning
The harvest is a success; members of the Wampanoag tribe visit the colony.
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Ep. 8: Judgment Day
The colonists celebrate Michaelmas; after a panel assesses the colony's performance, the participants depart for the 21st century.
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