Series
The Maple Leaf
Drama
From 1535 to 1760, this story follows the Bellerose family, beginning with François Bellerose's arrival in New France with Jacques Cartier and culminating in Julien Bellerose's death. Through generations, the Belleroses embody the tenacity and courage with which families overcame adversity to build Canada, then known as New France. Each episode features a new generation.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1The Canadian Man (Le Canayen)28 Dec 1971 · 60mFrançois 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.
- 2The Canadian Woman (La Canayenne)4 Jan 1972 · 60mFrançois's fiancée, lost in Canada fighting Indians, joins settlers from France to find him living among them. She then reintegrates him into civilization.
- 3The Girl of Tadoussac (La Pucelle de Tadoussac)11 Jan 1972 · 60mHaving 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.
- 4The Cross of Mont Royal (La Croix du Mont-Royal)18 Jan 1972 · 60mJean Bellerose, a Frenchman, is the first casualty of the Iroquois resistance to colonial settlement, prompting a war between settlers and the Iroquois.
- 5A Burning Winter (Un Hiver Brûlant)25 Jan 1972 · 60mAs 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.
- 6The King's Daughter (La Fille du Roy)1 Feb 1972 · 60mArriving 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.
- 7Three Thousand Soldiers, One Woman (3000 Soldats, Une Fille)8 Feb 1972 · 60mFrançois 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.
- 8The Caribus (Les Caribous)15 Feb 1972 · 60mHudson 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.
- 9The Lord Of The Forest (Le Seigneur De La Forêt)22 Feb 1972 · 60mCanada, 1702. A suspicious death during a Bellerose logging operation ignites superstitious fears among the lumberjacks, who blame the "White Lady."
- 10The Camel's Treasure (Le Trésor Du Chameau)29 Feb 1972 · 60mCanada, 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.
- 11The Acadians (Les Acadiens)7 Mar 1972 · 60mCanada, 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.
- 12The Fugitive (L’Évadé)14 Mar 1972 · 60mCanada, 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.
- 13Farewell to the Fleur-de-Lis (L’Adieu Au Lys)21 Mar 1972 · 60mEngland 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)
Details
- Created by
- Marie Desmarais
- First aired
- 28 Dec 1971
- Last aired
- 21 Mar 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- French
- Network
- ICI Radio-Canada Télé, ORTF Télévision
- Episodes
- 13
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Dominique BriandLouis Bellerose
Gilles RenaudFrançois Bellerose- LLéo IlialJacques Cartier
François TasséJulien Bellerose
Carole LaureAnne-Marie Bellerose
