Wind at My Back: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wind at My Back is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. The series is set during the Great Depression of the 1930s, in the fictional small mining town of New Bedford in Northern Ontario. The family drama followed the members of the Bailey family as they lived through a time marked by hardship.

Series details

• Title: Wind at My Back
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1996-12-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11270
• IMDb ID: tt0115420
• TVDB ID: 74480

Cast and credited roles

• Shirley Douglas — May Bailey
• Kathryn Greenwood — Grace Mainwairing
• Tyrone Savage — Fat Bailey
• James Carroll — Max Sutton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-12-01; final listed air date 1997-02-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-09-28; final listed air date 1997-12-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-01-17; final listed air date 1999-04-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-01-16; final listed air date 2000-10-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-11-05; final listed air date 2001-04-01; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wind at My Back on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.