Wind at My Back 1996
What is Wind at My Back?
Wind at My Back is a television series first released in 1996. Catalogued under Drama, Family.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 65
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Dec 1, 1996
- Networks
- CBC Television
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Updated
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Wind at My Back is a television series first released in 1996. Catalogued under Drama, Family. Produced and broadcast by CBC Television. Current status: Ended. Spans 5 seasons and 65 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“A recently widowed mother battles to keep her family together during the Great Depression.”
- emotional family drama
- historical 1930s setting
- heavy and dramatic subject matter
Watch it if you enjoy historical family dramas set during the Great Depression.
The series deals with emotional themes regarding a widowed mother and her children.
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
- E1 Four Walls and a Roof (1) Mytharc Dec 1, 1996
- E2 Four Walls and a Roof (2) Core Dec 1, 1996
- E3 No Way of Telling Core Dec 8, 1996
- E4 A Family of Independent Means Core Dec 15, 1996
- E5 My Dog Pal Core Dec 22, 1996
- E6 Something From Nothing Core Jan 5, 1997
- E7 Moonshine Struck Core Jan 12, 1997
- E8 Train To Nowhere Core Jan 19, 1997
- E9 Aunt Grace's Wedding Core Jan 26, 1997
- E10 No Place Like Home Core Feb 2, 1997
- E11 Chasing Rainbows Core Feb 9, 1997
- E12 Moving Mountains Mytharc Feb 16, 1997
- E13 Back In My Arms Again Mytharc Feb 23, 1997
Season 2 · 13 episodes
- E1 Many Happy Returns Mytharc Sep 28, 1997
- E2 Never Sleep Three In A Bed Core Oct 5, 1997
- E3 The Agony Column Core Oct 12, 1997
- E4 Triple Trouble Core Oct 19, 1997
- E5 Summer Dreams, Summer Nightmares Core Oct 26, 1997
- E6 The Champ Core Nov 2, 1997
- E7 By Gosh Or By Golly Core Nov 9, 1997
- E8 Careers Core Nov 23, 1997
- E9 Radio Waves Core Nov 30, 1997
- E10 A Ghost of a Chance Core Dec 7, 1997
- E11 A Meeting of the Clan Core Dec 14, 1997
- E12 Of All That Human Hearts Endure Mytharc Dec 21, 1997
- E13 Smiling Through Mytharc Dec 21, 1997
Season 3 · 13 episodes
- E1 The Resurrection of May Mytharc Jan 24, 1999
- E2 The Long Weekend Core Jan 31, 1999
- E3 The Forever Leap Core Apr 11, 1999
- E4 My Beautiful Mom Core Feb 7, 1999
- E5 The Fever Core Mar 14, 1999
- E6 The Crystal Skull Core Feb 21, 1999
- E7 Public Enemies Core Mar 7, 1999
- E8 New Directions Core Mar 21, 1999
- E9 The Strap Core Mar 28, 1999
- E10 Grace of Hollywood Core Jan 17, 1999
- E11 Marathon Core Apr 4, 1999
- E12 A Mission For Honey Mytharc Apr 18, 1999
- E13 Life On Mars Mytharc Apr 18, 1999
Season 4 · 13 episodes
- E1 All This And Heaven Too Mytharc Jan 16, 2000
- E2 It Don't Mean A Thing Core Jan 30, 2000
- E3 A Girl In Trouble Core Feb 6, 2000
- E4 A River Rages Core Feb 13, 2000
- E5 After Leo Mytharc Feb 27, 2000
- E6 Faith Healer Core Mar 5, 2000
- E7 Remembrance Day Core Mar 12, 2000
- E8 The Shadow Boxer Core Mar 19, 2000
- E9 Murmur Most Foul Core Mar 26, 2000
- E10 The Wild Blue Yonder Core Apr 2, 2000
- E11 A Family Again Core Oct 15, 2000
- E12 A Formal Affair Mytharc Oct 22, 2000
- E13 The Foolish Heart Mytharc Oct 29, 2000
Season 5 · 15 episodes
- E1 Coming of Age Mytharc Nov 5, 2000
- E2 Oh Happy Day Core Nov 12, 2000
- E3 The Trick Cyclist Core Dec 3, 2000
- E4 New Girls In Town Core Dec 10, 2000
- E5 The Spanish Prisoner Core Jan 7, 2001
- E6 Marriage of True Minds Core Jan 14, 2001
- E7 For God and Country Core Jan 21, 2001
- E8 Enter Eddie Jackson Core Jan 28, 2001
- E9 The Summer Plague Core Feb 4, 2001
- E10 Reconciliation Core Feb 11, 2001
- E11 Crack In The Mirror Core Feb 18, 2001
- E12 Secrets and Lies Core Apr 1, 2001
- E13 Pay Back Core Apr 1, 2001
- E14 A Wind at My Back Christmas Part 1 Mytharc Dec 23, 2001
- E15 A Wind at My Back Christmas Part 2 Mytharc Dec 23, 2001
Frequently asked questions
When does the series take place?
The series is set in Ontario during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
What is the main premise?
A recently widowed mother loses her children to a cold mother-in-law.
What genre is the show?
It is classified as a drama and family series.
What is the rating of the show?
The show is rated TV-PG.
Is the show based on any books?
It is based loosely on books by Max Braithwaite.
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