When Calls the Heart backdrop
When Calls the Heart poster
Drama
Western

The Best Episodes of When Calls the Heart Season 1

Every episode of When Calls the Heart Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of When Calls the Heart Season 1!

The Best Episodes of When Calls the Heart Season 1

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...

Filter By Season12

  1. 8.6/10(761 votes)

    #1 - Prelude to a Kiss

    Loading...
    S1:E12

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  2. 8.5/10(705 votes)

    #2 - Rules of Engagement

    Loading...
    S1:E11

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  3. 8.4/10(718 votes)

    #3 - Second Chances

    Loading...
    S1:E7

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  4. 8.4/10(718 votes)

    #4 - Change of Heart

    Loading...
    S1:E9

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Anne Wheeler
    Writer:Ken Craw
  5. 8.3/10(748 votes)

    #5 - Secrets and Lies

    Loading...
    S1:E4

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  6. 8.3/10(750 votes)

    #6 - The Dance

    Loading...
    S1:E5

    The arrival of new miners in Coal Valley creates excitement among the townswomen, but Jack regards Billy, Elizabeth's earnest suitor, with suspicion.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Anne Wheeler
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of When Calls the Heart

    READ
  8. 8.3/10(727 votes)

    #7 - These Games

    Loading...
    S1:E6

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  9. 8.3/10(710 votes)

    #8 - Perils of the Soloists

    Loading...
    S1:E8

    Adam, the mine disaster's sole survivor, finally returns home but struggles to readjust. On short notice, Elizabeth puts on the Founders' Day play.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Jon Nappa
  10. 8.3/10(698 votes)

    #9 - Love Comes First

    Loading...
    S1:E10

    As Elizabeth yearns for the absent Jack, Abigail pumps Gowen for details about the mine disaster, and Julie grows close to fugitive outlaw Nathaniel.

    0 Comments
    View all
  11. 8.2/10(823 votes)

    #10 - Cease and Desist

    Loading...
    S1:E2

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  12. 8.1/10(787 votes)

    #11 - A Telling Silence

    Loading...
    S1:E3

    While Jack investigates the suspicious church fire, Elizabeth tries to figure out why little Rosaleen can't speak and is terrified of miner Wendell.

    0 Comments
    View all
  13. 8.0/10(949 votes)

    #12 - Lost and Found

    Loading...
    S1:E1

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Prelude to a Kiss" is the best rated episode of "When Calls the Heart" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 761 votes. Directed by Neill Fearnley and written by Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal H. Dobrofsky, it aired on 3/29/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Rules of Engagement".