The Maple Leaf

Episode 01

The Canadian Man (Le Canayen)

Dec 28, 1971 · 60 min

François Bellerose, wounded by two arrows during Jacques Cartier's Canadian expedition, loses consciousness as the French escape in the longboat. Indians carry him away, and delirium from fever sets in. Upon awakening, he faces his initial struggles to adapt.

Episode 02

The Canadian Woman (La Canayenne)

Jan 4, 1972 · 60 min

François's fiancée, lost in Canada fighting Indians, joins settlers from France to find him living among them. She then reintegrates him into civilization.

Episode 03

The Girl of Tadoussac (La Pucelle de Tadoussac)

Jan 11, 1972 · 60 min

Having escaped a ship, three bandits raid the Bellerose home, where only the women reside. Jean and Pierre Bellerose, aided by Iroquois Indians, pursue them to rescue the women.

Episode 04

The Cross of Mont Royal (La Croix du Mont-Royal)

Jan 18, 1972 · 60 min

Jean Bellerose, a Frenchman, is the first casualty of the Iroquois resistance to colonial settlement, prompting a war between settlers and the Iroquois.

Episode 05

A Burning Winter (Un Hiver Brûlant)

Jan 25, 1972 · 60 min

As Pierre Bellerose prepares to leave Santa Maria for Montreal with furs, the murder of a young Native American ignites tensions. Accusations fly against a French trader and even the mission's superior officer. Bellerose, witnessing the unrest, decides to investigate the murder himself.

Episode 06

The King's Daughter (La Fille du Roy)

Feb 1, 1972 · 60 min

Arriving in Canada as one of 150 "filles du roi" sent to remedy the gender imbalance, Nicole d'Astier finds herself drawn to a solitary lumberjack who spurns her marriage prospects.

Episode 07

Three Thousand Soldiers, One Woman (3000 Soldats, Une Fille)

Feb 8, 1972 · 60 min

François Bellerose rescues a drowning woman who claims to be from Boston and warns of an imminent English attack on Quebec, but the governor suspects she is a spy.

Episode 08

The Caribus (Les Caribous)

Feb 15, 1972 · 60 min

Hudson Bay, 1694: Bellerose, a backwoodsman, must announce the French reoccupation of Fort Nelson (renamed Fort Bourbon) and renegotiate the fur trade with the Eskimos. Guided by a mixed-race Eskimo interpreter, Bellerose will face the daily struggle for survival in the unforgiving landscape.

Episode 09

The Lord Of The Forest (Le Seigneur De La Forêt)

Feb 22, 1972 · 60 min

Canada, 1702. A suspicious death during a Bellerose logging operation ignites superstitious fears among the lumberjacks, who blame the "White Lady."

Episode 10

The Camel's Treasure (Le Trésor Du Chameau)

Feb 29, 1972 · 60 min

Canada, 1725: Leon Bellerose, an informant for the governor, works with the chief engineer of the Cap Breton fortress, whose daughter is pursued by an officer, the son of a high-ranking official.

Episode 11

The Acadians (Les Acadiens)

Mar 7, 1972 · 60 min

Canada, 1758. Major Evans, a British officer, is ordered to eliminate rebels evading deportation. Pierre Bellerose, with his brother and wife, seeks refuge in the woods alongside other locals.

Episode 12

The Fugitive (L’Évadé)

Mar 14, 1972 · 60 min

Canada, 1758. Amidst fifteen years of conflict between the French and Canadians, young Quebec garrison officer Julian Bellerose is betrothed to his cousin. During a country walk, she encounters and hides a wounded, fugitive English officer, unaware of the peril she courts.

Episode 13

Farewell to the Fleur-de-Lis (L’Adieu Au Lys)

Mar 21, 1972 · 60 min

England prevails in the war. Aunt Anne's death coincides with the Bellerose mansion becoming a refuge. Anne Marie returns, remorseful for her elopement, and seeks reconciliation with her former fiancé. (Final episode)