When Calls the Heart (2014)

Name: When Calls the Heart
Rating: 8.2

Rating: 8.2

Synopsis

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

First Air Date: 2014-01-11

Last Air Date: 2026-03-22

Number of Seasons: 13

Number of Episodes: 139

Created By: Michael Landon Jr., Brian Bird

Networks: Hallmark Channel

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Top Cast

Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher
Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux
Jack Wagner as Bill Avery
Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen
Kavan Smith as Leland Coulter
Loretta Walsh as Florence Blakeley
Andrea Brooks as Faith Carter
Ben Rosenbaum as Mike Hickam
Gracyn Shinyei as Emily Montgomery
Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

Season 2 (2015)

Season 3 (2015)

Season 4 (2017)

Season 5 (2018)

Season 6 (2019)

Season 7 (2020)

Season 8 (2021)

Season 9 (2022)

Season 10 (2023)

Season 11 (2024)

Season 12 (2025)

Season 13 (2026)

Season 1 (2014)

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:

Ep. 1: Lost and Found (2014-01-11)

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.
Ep. 2: Cease and Desist (2014-01-18)

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.
Ep. 3: A Telling Silence (2014-01-25)

While Jack investigates the suspicious church fire, Elizabeth tries to figure out why little Rosaleen can't speak and is terrified of miner Wendell.
Ep. 4: Secrets and Lies (2014-02-01)

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.
Ep. 5: The Dance (2014-02-08)

The arrival of new miners in Coal Valley creates excitement among the townswomen, but Jack regards Billy, Elizabeth's earnest suitor, with suspicion.
Ep. 6: These Games (2014-02-15)

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.
Ep. 7: Second Chances (2014-02-22)

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.
Ep. 8: Perils of the Soloists (2014-03-01)

Adam, the mine disaster's sole survivor, finally returns home but struggles to readjust. On short notice, Elizabeth puts on the Founders' Day play.
Ep. 9: Change of Heart (2014-03-08)

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.
Ep. 10: Love Comes First (2014-03-15)

As Elizabeth yearns for the absent Jack, Abigail pumps Gowen for details about the mine disaster, and Julie grows close to fugitive outlaw Nathaniel.
Ep. 11: Rules of Engagement (2014-03-22)

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.
Ep. 12: Prelude to a Kiss (2014-03-29)

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.