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The Best Episodes of Wind at My Back

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The Best Episodes of Wind at My Back

A recently widowed mother loses her children to a cold mother-in-law in Ontario during the Great Depression of the 1930s.  Based loosely on the books "Never Sleep...

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  1. 9.3/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Secrets and Lies

    S5:E12

    Grace confronts Van about his identity.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:N/A
  2. 9.2/10(28 votes)

    #2 - Crack In The Mirror

    S5:E11

    The Masked Rider comes to town. Grace receives a strange letter.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. 9.1/10(30 votes)

    #3 - The Trick Cyclist

    S5:E3

    Members of the family struggle with how to take care of May while maintaining their own lives. Maisey worries that she will be shipped off as May is unable to look after her.

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  4. 9.1/10(35 votes)

    #4 - Pay Back

    S5:E13

    Grace decides how she will deal with Van. Honey and Max talk to Hub about his future.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:N/A
  5. 9.0/10(30 votes)

    #5 - The Champ

    S2:E6

    Joe arrives in New Bedford to promote a group of wrestlers.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:N/A
  6. 9.0/10(30 votes)

    #6 - The Spanish Prisoner

    S5:E5

    Grace and Van arrive at Lakeview Estate.

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  8. 8.9/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Oh Happy Day

    S5:E2

    The situation with Grace causes stress for May. Grace and Van's thoughts turn to wedding plans. Honey's salon reopens, but she has trouble attracting business. Hub meets a young girl who needs help.

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  9. 8.7/10(31 votes)

    #8 - Coming of Age

    S5:E1

    A mysterious stranger arrives in New Bedford and expresses interest in Grace. Fat tries to prove to himself that he is no longer a little kid. Honey is unable to reopen her salon as Callie refuses to rent her the space.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
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  10. 8.3/10(16 votes)

    #9 - A Girl In Trouble

    S4:E3

    Alice returns to New Bedford. Grace thinks about buying a car.

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  11. 8.2/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Four Walls and a Roof (1)

    S1:E1

    Financial hardships of the Great Depression hit Honey Bailey and her family, changing the life they had known.

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  12. 8.2/10(20 votes)

    #11 - By Gosh Or By Golly

    S2:E7

    The workers refuse to return to the mine until it is deemed to be safe.

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  13. 8.2/10(17 votes)

    #12 - A Meeting of the Clan

    S2:E11

    May's cousin Jesse arrives from Nova Scotia.

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  14. 8.0/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Back In My Arms Again

    S1:E13

    With Honey away at a hairdressing course, Fat learns that Matilda and Hugh plan to leave the country with Violet.

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  15. 8.0/10(14 votes)

    #14 - The Agony Column

    S2:E3

    Grace's on-air advice column becomes popular.

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  16. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #15 - A Family Again

    S4:E11

    Honey returns from the sanitarium, and worries about Hub's involvement in Alice's situation.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.9/10(12 votes)

    #16 - A River Rages

    S4:E4

    A famous novelist comes to New Bedford.

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  18. 7.8/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Triple Trouble

    S2:E4

    A rebellious tomboy arrives in New Bedford with his grandfather.

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    Director:Donald Shebib
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  19. 7.7/10(13 votes)

    #18 - A Ghost of a Chance

    S2:E10

    The kids try to find a ghost at the New Bedford Hotel.

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  20. 7.7/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Public Enemies

    S3:E7

    A local crime gang, dubbed the Burlesque Bandits, is terrifying the citizens of New Bedford; a mysterious newcomer is curious about Maisey.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
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  21. 7.6/10(16 votes)

    #20 - No Way of Telling

    S1:E3

    Honey's brother disappears with her savings. Meanwhile, the boys search for clues to a bank robbery.

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  22. 7.6/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Train To Nowhere

    S1:E8

    Honey and Grace help Max adapt one of his unsold radio plays for the local drama society, only to see it consume Aunt Toppy's life.

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  23. 7.6/10(14 votes)

    #22 - All This And Heaven Too

    S4:E1

    Grace Bailey plans a quiet vacation at the family cabin, but bumps into the Fletts and an old family enemy. Toppy moves into her new home. The Sutton family visits Honey at the sanitarium (offscreen).

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  24. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Never Sleep Three In A Bed

    S2:E2

    Max faces resistance from Hub and Fat.

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  25. 7.5/10(12 votes)

    #24 - A Formal Affair

    S4:E12

    Laura invites Hub to a ball in Toronto. Doris comes to New Bedford for a visit.

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  26. 7.5/10(12 votes)

    #25 - New Girls In Town

    S5:E4

    May's nurse arrives in New Bedford. A new girl enters Fat and Pritchard's class.

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    Director:Stefan Scaini
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Best Episodes Summary

"Secrets and Lies" is the best rated episode of "Wind at My Back". It scored 9.3/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Stefan Scaini and written by N/A, it aired on 4/1/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Crack In The Mirror".