Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West
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| starring = Alana Logie
Frank Logie
Deanna Treadway
Tim Treadway
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| executive_producer = Jamie Brown
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| location = Argyle, Manitoba, Canada
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| runtime = 50 mins
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| channel = History Television
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| first_aired = {{start date|2000|11|19}}
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Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West was a Canadian documentary television series which aired on History Television and the Public Broadcasting Service in 2001. It is the first entry of producer Jamie Brown's "Quest series" which includes Quest for the Bay (2002), Klondike: The Quest for Gold (2003) and Quest for the Sea (2004). It was filmed on a site just north of Argyle, Manitoba
Cast
- Alana Logie
- Frank Logie
- Deanna Treadway
- Tim Treadway
Episodes
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{{Episode list |Title=The Dream |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2000|11|19|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.01 |EpisodeNumber=1 |ShortSummary= Hundreds of candidates have volunteered to spend an entire year living as 1870s settlers. Viewers meet some of them, and see the intense selection process used to select the two couples. It ends with their move onto the Manitoba prairie. }} {{Episode list |Title=If Momma Ain't Happy... |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2000|11|19|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.02 |EpisodeNumber=2 |ShortSummary= The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock. }} {{Episode list |Title=Prairie Purgatory |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|2|4|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.03 |EpisodeNumber=3 |ShortSummary= The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress. }} {{Episode list |Title=What Are We Doing This For? |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|2|4|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.04 |EpisodeNumber=4 |ShortSummary= Tension builds between the couples while they undertake their biggest project - building their house. }} {{Episode list |Title=101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|4|1|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.05 |EpisodeNumber=5 |ShortSummary= After a crop failure, the settlers must hunt for food. }} {{Episode list |Title=No Way, We're Not Leaving |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|4|1|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.06 |EpisodeNumber=6 |ShortSummary= The settlers celebrate a traditional Christmas. }} {{Episode list |Title=The Long Haul |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|6|10|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.07 |EpisodeNumber=7 |ShortSummary= The settlers continue to brave the harsh winter, and get some traditional (and painful) dental treatment. }} {{Episode list |Title=Going Home |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|6|10|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.08 |EpisodeNumber=8 |ShortSummary= Spring floods threaten to destroy the settlers food store. The settlers celebrate the end of the year and return to the 21st century. }} {{Episode list |Title=Survivors of the Real West |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2001|11|27|df=y}} |ProdCode=#1.09 |EpisodeNumber=9 |ShortSummary= The settlers reflect on their experiences after they return to the 21st century. }} |
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