Character's Bio: Grase Bailey

Grace is Honey's unmarried sister-in-law who lives with her mother, May. She has grown up with low self-confidence due to her mother’s constant scrutiny. Eventually, Grace gets a job and moves out of her mother’s house to live with Toppy. Grace is involved with a series of men, though none of her relationships last. Eventually, after a whirlwind affair, Grace marries a man named Van. She eventually learns he is a con man who lied about everything except his feelings for her.

Actor's Bio: Kathryn Greenwood

In addition to her role as Grace Bailey, Kathryn Greenwood has extensive experience working in radio, film, television and theatre. She has appeared on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Kids in the Hall, Second City Live, and Hostage for a Day, where she starred alongside John Candy. Kathryn was also a regular on the hit TV show Whose Line is it Anyway? with Drew Carey. A winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award, her dramatic credits include Street Legal, Queer as Folk and the Nora Ephron film, This is My Life.

Character's Bio: May Bailey

May is Honey's domineering mother-in-law who resents Honey for the death of her son, Jack. When Honey is forced to look for work, May takes in Honey’s two boys and uses this opportunity as a second chance to fix the mistakes she made with Jack. Though her decisions are harsh and manipulative, May truly believes she is doing what is best for the family. Eventually, May is diagnosed with a serious heart condition, but attempts to hide it. Soon her illness becomes apparent and she believes her family’s care is actually an attempt to steal the family mine. May remains at odds with Honey until, by chance, she is forced to deliver Honey’s son, Zach, and they eventually put aside their differences.

Actor's Bio: Shirley Douglas

A Canadian acting legend, Shirley Douglas made her Canadian television prime time series debut with her role as staunch matriarch May Bailey in Wind at My Back. No stranger to portraying strong, often sullen characters, Douglas’ stage credits include Big Momma in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Hagar in The Stone Angel. Daughter of Tommy Douglas - one of Canada’s greatest political leaders -and mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland, Shirley Douglas is one of Canada’s most celebrated talents. She received the Order of Canada in 2002 and was honoured with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame.

Character's Bio: Del Sutton

Del Sutton is Max’s older brother who arrives in New Bedford in time to be Max’s best man at his wedding to Honey. Del is a railroad executive whose temporary decision to stay in town turns into a permanent one. When he loses his job, he decides to live a more carefree life and Honey’s children take to him. Grace helps Del get a job working as a mechanic for Ollie, and Del later helps Ollie woo Grace. However, after becoming colleagues with Grace at the radio station in town, the two soon begin to have feelings for each other. They admit their feelings, but ultimately know that they are not right for each other, and Del eventually leaves New Bedford.

Actor's Bio: Ron Lea

Ron Lea’s impressive list of film and television credits includes roles in such productions as Criminal Law, This is Wonderland, Bon Cop, Bad Cop and Saw IV. A student from the world-renowned National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, he received a Gemini nomination for his work on the television series Street Legal in 1995. More recently, he appeared with Hollywood legend Barbara Hershey in the Kevin Sullivan film Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.

Character's Bio: Bob Bailey

Bob Bailey is May’s eldest son and is responsible for running the mine. He and Toppy (his wife) end up having marital problems, and eventually get divorced. After the divorce, Bob leaves town and is rarely seen again. May is furious with him for abandoning the town, and often blames him for the troubles with the mine.

Actor's Bio: Dan Lett

An accomplished stage actor, Lett has performed in theatrical classics at many of Canada’s finest venues. His credits include The Cherry Orchard at Tarragon and Berkeley Square at the Shaw Festival. He has won three Gemini awards for his work on the CBC comedy show Made in Canada. Lett can also be seen in other Sullivan Entertainment films such as Under the Piano and the award-winning Butterbox Babies.

Character's Bio: Maisey McGinty

Maisey is the tomboy granddaughter of Leo - May’s husband’s old prospecting partner – who has returned to New Bedford so that Maisey is protected from big city life. Maisey and Leo don’t get along very well because Leo had a rocky relationship with her mother - a saloon singer who passed away. But Maisey quickly becomes friends with the Bailey boys and is involved in their many adventures around town. Always searching for the truth about her biological father, Maisey is confronted with the ups and downs of life with him when he returns to New Bedford after Leo passes away.

Actor's Bio: Dalene Irvine

Dalene Irvine made her television series debut when she appeared as Maisey McGinty in Wind at my Back in 1997. With a background as a soloist with the Theatre Orangeville Youth Singers, Irvine was also the voice of Felicity King in Kevin Sullivan’s animated feature Anne: Journey to Green Gables.

Character's Bio: Hubert ‘Hub’ Bailey

Hubert ‘Hub’ Bailey is Honey's eldest son. He is incredibly stubborn and often resists the control his grandmother tries to exercise over him. He soon gets into trouble in school because of a number of new stresses on his life, including losing his father, living apart from his mother and sister, and living with his grandmother. He eventually becomes interested in the mine and May begins training him to become the future owner. As he grows older, Hub becomes a much quieter and gentler young man, and eventually decides to become a priest.

Actor's Bio: Dylan Provencher

With a background in children’s theatre, Dylan Provencher made his television debut in 1996. He has since made guest appearances on popular shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Goosebumps. In 1999, the Montreal native received the Young Artist Award in recognition for his role in The Sweetest Gift. Dylan returned to the set of Wind at my Back in 2001 to deliver a moving performance in “A Wind at my Back Christmas.” Currently, Dylan is a real estate agent, alongside his brother, in Toronto.

Character's Bio: Henry ‘Fat’ Bailey

Fat is the younger brother of Hub Bailey and is the more mischievous of the two. When Fat meets a police officer, he decides that becoming an RCMP officer is no longer just a dream – it’s his goal. His family does not take him seriously, but Fat is determined to succeed.

Actor's Bio: Tyrone Saveage

Son of actors Janet-Laine Greene and Booth Savage, Tyrone Savage began his acting career at a young age, appearing on the popular series Goosebumps and The Dresden Files. He also narrated the television special Isaac Newton: Pebbles of Truth. In recent years, he played Edgar in the movie American Pie Presents: Beta House. Tyrone is now part of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre in Stratford, Ontario.

Character's Bio: Max Sutton

Max is a school teacher in New Bedford who grows very fond of Honey. Eventually he and Honey are married, but he faces initial resistance from her children and from May. Through the seasons, Honey’s children - Hub in particular- begin to trust Max and rely on him for support. Max and Honey ultimately have two more children; a biological son and an adopted daughter.

Actor's Bio: James Carroll

James Carroll is a music and theatre graduate of La Salle University and Villanova University. He is an actor with an impressive resume, having roles in such theatre productions as Guys and Dolls, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Metal Blues and White Blood. He has also starred in numerous television shows and films, including Wonderfalls, Hidden Room, Street Legal, Scales of Justice and The Gathering. In 2008, James appeared alongside screen legend Shirley MacLaine in Kevin Sullivan’s Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.

Character's Bio: Honey Sutton

Honey is married to Jack Bailey and they own a small town hardware store. It is soon forced into bankruptcy when the bank halts their loan at the start of the Great Depression. Soon after, Jack dies in an accident and Honey is forced to leave her two sons with May Bailey (Jack’s mother), while her young daughter, Violet, is sent to live with distant relatives. Eventually, Honey remarries to a man named Max Sutton and soon gives birth to their son, Zach. Quickly after his birth, Honey is diagnosed with Tuberculosis and leaves for a sanatorium to recover. When she returns months later, Honey finds her children grown and the town worried about how her illness might affect them. Eventually she is able to recover her local hair salon and tries to move on with her life.

Actor's Bio: Laura Bruneau

Cynthia Bellvieau: Renowned for her many appearances in dramatic television series, Belliveau’s credits include fiery reporter Terry Morgan on ENG and Sally Rand in Million Dollar Babies. In 1998, she was nominated for a Gemini award for her role as Honey Sutton in Wind at My Back. The Calgary native’s most recent credit was a starring role on the popular children’s series Caitlin’s Way, which aired on the Nickelodeon channel.

Laura Bruneau: Known for her role as Kitty on the popular series Material World, Bruneau joined the cast of Wind at My Back in 2000. Her television credits include guest starring roles in The Outer Limits, Matrix, Street Legal and The Beachcombers. The Vancouver native is also an accomplished stage performer, having appeared in productions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hot & Cold.

Character's Bio: Toppy Bailey

Toppy is married to Jack’s brother, Bob, and together they have a daughter named Doris. When Bob gets caught up in trying to save the mine from bankruptcy, he becomes irritable and Toppy eventually leaves him. They couple try to resolve their differences and save their marriage, but it ultimately ends in divorce.

Actor's Bio: Robin Craig

An accomplished stage, film, television and radio actor, Robin Craig’s resume includes three nominations for the Dora Mavor Moore Award, a nomination for an Academy Award for Life Times Nine and an ACTRA Award for her radio performance in Lies My Mother Told Me. She received the Gemini Award in 1998 for her role in Wind at My Back in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Robert Bockstael: Jim Flett

Natasha LaForce: Violet Bailey

Dougie Laforce: Zach Sutton

Kevin Sullivan: Executive Producer, Writer, Director

Kevin Sullivan is the President of Sullivan Entertainment Inc. which he and his partner, Trudy Grant, founded in 1979. Internationally recognized as one of the leading producers of high quality entertainment and renowned for his directorial ease with children and top performers, Mr. Sullivan has achieved myriad accolades and awards over the past two decades. His ability to consistently produce top-notch entertainment as well as to attract big name stars has enhanced the image of Sullivan Entertainment throughout the world.

Under Mr. Sullivan’s guidance Sullivan Entertainment has developed a distinctive brand of story-telling. Lavish productions that are emotionally compelling and entertaining have become the hallmark of the company Mr. Sullivan founded more than 20 years ago.

Trudy Grant: Co-Executive Producer

Trudy Grant is the President of Sullivan Entertainment International, which she founded in 1981. Through her leadership, the company has emerged as a major player in the world marketplace and particularly in the television arena.

Her involvement in distribution prompted her to form Sullivan Entertainment International to better administer the Sullivan product. The company’s penetration into many of the world’s less accessible markets makes it one of the few companies that can truly be considered international, having developed key relationships with buyers and financiers for various co-productions. One of Ms. Grant’s main achievements is the sale of the mini-series “Anne of Green Gables” to more than 120 countries around the globe.

Ms. Grant has evolved into the guiding light behind the company’s financial success. By strategically maximizing financial opportunities, Ms. Grant has built a very successful international business around the Sullivan brand.

Ken Jubenvill: Director

Ken Juvenvill was nominated for two Gemini Awards in 1989 for his work on the dramatic program, One Wolf, One Boy, One Summer. His other television credits include 21 episodes of Wind at my Back, Danger Bay, Lonesome Dove and most recently, The Force.

Nancey Pankiw: Production Designer

Wind at my Back is not the only Sullivan Entertainment production to which Nancey Pankiw has brought her expertise in production design. The award winner also worked on Road to Avonlea, Lantern Hill, Butterbox Babies and By Way of the Stars. Some of Nancey’s other credits include the feature films The Fly, Dick, Chicago, Urban Legends: Final Cut, Cold Creek Manor, and the series Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and Salem Witch Trials - for which she won a Directors Guild of Canada award for production design.

Ruth Secord: Costume Designer

“Having not done the other two Anne mini-series was my biggest challenge,” admits Costume Designer Ruth Secord. Sullivan Entertainment’s signature attention to detail and accuracy pushed Secord’s team into one of their most gratifying challenges. In just eight weeks, Secord and her team of cutters, tailors, and milliners researched, found and created authentic period costumes for 85 cast members and 3,000 background players. In a film that spanned Canada, the United States, France, Britain, and Germany, Secord was not only required to create civilian wardrobes but military uniforms indigenous to each of the five countries. Secord’s television credits include Sullivan productions of Under the Piano, Wind at My Back, Promise the Moon, Butterbox Babies, and Road to Avonlea. Her film work includes Blown Away, Oh, What a Night, Beautiful dreamers, and Johnny Mnemonic and the recent production of Disney’s The Miracle Worker.

Don Gillis: Composer

Don Gillis is a three-time Gemini Award nominee who has contributed his musical talents to several of Kevin Sullivan’s productions, including Wind at my Back, A Wind at my Back Christmas, Road to Avonlea and An Avonlea Christmas. He was nominated for a Gemini for his compositions for two Road to Avonlea seasons in 1994 and 1995, as well as for the TV series Danger Bay. In addition, Gillis was the musical director of episodes of The Jim Henson Hour and was the musical director of Fraggle Rock – also created by Jim Henson.

Raymond Lorenz: Art Director

Raymond Lorenz was born in Vancouver, B.C. where he graduated from the University of BC as an art teacher. Ray has designed many different television projects for Sullivan Entertainment, including three seasons of Wind at My Back (1999-2001), Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008), Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998) and An Avonlea Christmas (1998). He was also production designer on Paul Haggis’ directorial feature Red Hot (1993), as well as the pilot and first season of Due South (1994-1995). Ray designed two seasons of Jeff Ltd. (2005) and the TV miniseries Canada/Russia ’72 in 2006.

Max's brother Del arrives for Honey and Max's wedding.

Following the custody hearing, Honey is still living in the rooming house with all three of her children, and is still working at the laundry. Relations with May are tense, although Fat in particular misses his grandmother and May in return misses the children. Life at the mine office is not going well. In addition to some financial difficulties, Toppy is doing the bookkeeping - a task at which she is not very good. Grace, wanting a little independence, gets a job working as the town's telephone operator, replacing the retiring Hattie Olsen. Grace also catches the eye of Ollie Jefferson, although she says they are only friends. And Max, on May's maneuvering, is out of his teaching job, although he still has his announcing job at the radio station. Max is offered a teaching job in Albany, New York, and asks Honey to go with him as his wife. Despite a cold initial reception to the idea from both Hub and Fat, Honey's entire household does eventually agree that it is a good idea and the proposal is accepted. Grace is to be Honey's maid of honor, and Max's older brother Del - a railroad executive - is to be Max's best man. Fat tells his grandmother of the situation and May is distraught that her grandchildren will be leaving New Bedford for good. May does whatever she can to keep Honey and the children in New Bedford, including offering Honey the house she wanted free and clear, and asking Bob to rehire Honey at the mine. Honey declines the house and Bob can't in good conscience offer Honey a job when he is cutting the hours of existing employees. Although May and many on the school board don't really like Max, May figures the last card she can play is to get Max his job back at the school. Not only does the school board offer Max a job, but he is offered the position of Vice-Principal. This offer is one that Max and Honey cannot refuse or decline, and they decide to stay in New Bedford. Beyond the job offer, May offers a small olive branch to Honey. Meanwhile, two secrets are kept hidden: one concerning May's health and the other concerning the newly arrived Del Sutton. Honey and the boys who are the only people in town who know both secrets.

Max faces resistance from Hub and Fat.

Things are not going well at the mine. To keep the company afloat, Bob needs to secure extended credit from the bank and lay off some workers. The workers do not take well to this news. In addition, Toppy and Doris have left Bob. May realizes that she has left too much responsibility to Bob, which has partly caused both his professional and personal problems. Meanwhile, things at the Sutton household are also not going well following Max and Honey's wedding. At Honey's apartment, there are now six people living in two rooms, the sixth person being Del, who has decided temporarily to stay in New Bedford. Hub and Fat have not taken to Max as their father and they try not to lose the memory of Jack as Max becomes a more integral part of their lives. Hub and Fat are having more fun with their Uncle Del, who, following losing his railway executive job, has reverted to a loose and carefree life. With Grace's help, Del manages to get a job as a mechanic working for Ollie. But Del's secondary job is as a pool hustler, which works for him until he gets hustled himself. Beyond the issues with Hub and Fat, Max needs some peace and quiet to study for his university degree, without which he is out of the Vice-Principal job at the school. With the housing situation, Honey and Max decide to rent a 3-bedroom apartment in the New Bedford Hotel - the major selling point for Honey being that there is an abandoned hairdressing space just off the hotel lobby.

Grace's on-air advice column becomes popular.

Everyone in town seems to be getting a new job. Hub is apprenticing with Ollie at the garage. Honey is opening her hair dressing salon. Callie is taking over responsibility for managing the radio station from Alden. And Grace, depressed at being recently fired from her telephone operator job, is asked by Max to manage his radio show - with Del and Fat's help - on this one specific occasion when he has a school board meeting in his new role as Vice-Principal. Grace had better do a good job as Callie is threatening to move Max's radio program to a less lucrative afternoon slot - a time when he would be unable to work at the station. During this particular show, Grace faces a crisis of possible dead air time when an act cancels at the last minute. On Del's suggestion, Grace reads an advice column on air to fill this time. Using a fake stage voice and the assumed name “Dr. Veronica Love”, Grace is embarrassed and ashamed of the job she did. But Dr. Love is a hit with the listeners. Callie wants to hire Dr. Love on an exclusive contract, even after she finds out the truth that Grace is Dr. Love. Callie even convinces Grace to do public appearances wearing a costume and wig. It isn't until Dr. Love dispenses advice to a love struck Ollie (Grace is initially unaware that the letter he submitted is about herself) that Grace realizes Dr. Love is no longer part of her future. But Grace devises another act to fill in Dr. Love's old time slot. Meanwhile, May's driver's license is suspended after she gets into a fender bender with a police car. Sergeant Stoneman, who considers May to be the worst driver in New Bedford, decides to put the fear in May with a mandatory driver's exam she needs to do to get her license back. But May surprises the sergeant with her diligence and response to his little prank.

A rebellious tomboy arrives in New Bedford with her grandfather.

After being closed for a year, the town's pawn shop reopens, this time by the actual owner of the property, Leo McGinty. May does not recognize Leo at first, but he was her husband John's old prospecting partner and John's competitor for May's affections. But Leo ran away from New Bedford forty years prior thinking that he had no chance with her. Although May does not know what would have happened between herself, Leo and John if Leo did not run off, May and Leo's reunion is marked by the two keeping an emotional distance. Leo decided to move back to New Bedford to protect his twelve-year-old maternal granddaughter, Maisey, from life in the big city, Toronto. Maisey is a tomboy who isn't scared of anyone or anything. She and Leo don't get along much since she was emotionally close to her deceased mother, with whom Leo had a turbulent relationship. Maisey's mother was a saloon singer and pianist and she passed on her musical talents to her daughter. After an auspicious introduction to the other kids in town, Maisey and the Bailey boys become fast friends, especially Hub, who tries to help Maisey achieve her goal of running away back to Toronto where she wants to earn a living playing the piano. But Leo really does love his granddaughter - a fact that she needs to hear.

Financial straits at the mine cause marital problems for Bob.

It's nearing the end of summer 1933 and with it comes the annual Farewell to Summer Dance. The kids are planning on having a good time, with a friendly wager struck between partners Hub/Alice and Fat/Maisey on which couple will win the junior ballroom dance contest. Ollie is hoping to take Grace to the dance. Afraid that she still thinks of him only as a friend, Ollie enlists Del as his mentor in wooing Grace. Del ghost writes some romantic letters for Ollie to Grace, which she loves. Things are not going as well for Bob. Toppy, with Doris, has returned to New Bedford to ask Bob for a divorce. She still loves Bob but does not want to take second place in his life to the mine. Things at the mine are in dire straits as the bank will soon foreclose on its loan and stop credit if the mine's new vein does not produce within two weeks. Bob pressures the mine workers into drilling and blasting quicker into the vein, against the advice of the mine's explosives man, Gene MacFarlane (Alice's father). Gene officially voices his opposition to Bob's directive. Because of the aggressive blasting and poor materials, a serious accident occurs and Gene looks to be permanently blinded. Bob thinks it a good idea for the family to lay low because of the public outcry regarding the accident, but May refuses. The entire Bailey clan does end up going to the dance, but their presence places a noticeable tension on the festivities, especially between the MacFarlanes and Baileys. But Bob has ulterior motives in attending the dance - the reason he tells only to Grace before he executes his plan.

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

Joe Callaghan returns to New Bedford a seemingly changed man. Donning an expensive suit, Joe pays Honey back for all the money he took from her and then some. He has been earning this money working for Battling Bob - a promoter of professional wrestling. The show is coming to New Bedford, which has the whole town abuzz. Honey has mixed feelings about seeing her brother, as she isn't sure if he's changed. Never having met him before, Del is certain Joe is a shyster. Del does discover that the wrestling is a front for organized gambling and fight fixing. Del and Grace confront Joe and threaten to inform the police about it. Although Joe admits that he knows about the illegal activity, he tells them that he has no influence over Battling Bob. Del also recognizes the show's headliner world champion, the Dynamite Kid, as former renowned boxer, David Doyle. Doyle apparently faced a crisis of faith following his stint in the war. Hub and Fat idolize “The Kid”, as they call him. Del appeals to “The Kid”'s moral side to do the right thing in regard to the fight. Perhaps Joe will also do the right thing and not embarrass his sister, who will have to live in New Bedford following the aftermath.

Workers refuse to return to the mine until it is deemed to be safe. Honey has news from Dr. Barlow.

Despite May's assurances that the mine is safe, the miners refuse to go back to work until they are guaranteed by the union that the mine is safe from any explosives. This labor unrest delays mine operations. May is in a Catch-22 situation: she needs an extension on the loan, but the bank won't provide an extension unless the mine is operating. Although Leo offers his assistance, May comes up with another idea when Ethan Newcombe, a friend of the Governor General's, gets stranded in New Bedford: May will convince Newcombe to persuade the Governor General to tour the mine. Newcombe is almost prepared to do so until a series of misunderstandings convinces him that May is unscrupulous and underhanded. Leo convinces May that a visit by the Governor General would not have made any difference in the situation, and it really is she herself that needs to show the miners an act of true belief in her own words to resolve the situation. On another work front, Daisy Whitney is appointed Principal of the school. She promptly buries the Vice-Principal, Max, under a pile of paperwork. And Honey finds out that she's pregnant. Hub is happy but doesn't really see what the big deal is. Fat, however, is not looking forward to yet another person entering the family.

Mrs. Whitney disapproves of Max's job at the radio station. Students spend a day at various businesses around town to learn about careers.

After Mrs. Whitney and the school board insist that Max give up his radio job, Grace takes over as producer of the radio show. This directive from Mrs. Whitney is only one of many disagreements between herself and Max. Max suggests a series of extracurricular activities for the children, but all are turned down by Mrs. Whitney, except for one: Career Day. However, she makes it more of an academic exercise than Max had envisioned. Max secures fourteen businesses as sponsors, with each business hosting a pair of students. Career Day ends up changing the career thoughts of the Bailey boys. Fat and Maisey are partnered. Fat desperately wants the police department as his career business, but they are stuck with the New Bedford Hotel. But based on rumors about Callie, Fat and Maisey decide to test out their policing skills. Hub and Buck get the Silver Dome Mine much to Hub's dismay, since he thinks he already knows all about that business. But he learns there is much more to the mine than what he's previously witnessed in the office. Although his Career Day experience excites him about the prospect of one day running the mine, Hub doesn't know if he has the aptitude. Meanwhile, Grace, on the advice of Del - her new friend and radio station colleague - contemplates leaving New Bedford for the bright lights of New York City.

Grace faces a protest over the cancellation of a radio show. Maisey and Hub try to build a ham radio.

Callie is taking greater control of the radio station. After she fires Skip Roper (a firing he quite gladly accepts as he has major disagreements with the tyrannical Callie), Callie decides to hire Grace as the new station manager at a much reduced pay rate. On the surface, Grace is to have all the responsibility, but under the surface, Callie is still making all of the important decisions. As Callie's sole goal is to make money, Grace is to find new advertisers for the station. One she does secure is Yuen's Laundry. Lee Yuen only agrees if his brother, Chan, can do the radio spots for the laundry. Chan is a natural at it, as he is articulate and well spoken with a great radio voice. Max notices Chan's abilities, and wants to use him as the main actor in the new murder mystery serial he is writing for radio. The problem is that there is no air time for the serial without cutting an existing program. Callie orders Grace to cancel "Bible Hour with Reverend Milo McLellan", the show she considers 'the least popular'. Grace doesn't agree as she thinks "Bible Hour" fills an important need for the community, but Grace can't refuse her boss' orders. This change in programming has mixed results. The radio serial, entitled "The Adventures of Sam Chang: Private Investigator", is a hit, and even draws Sunbrite Soap as a major new sponsor for the radio station. However, there is major backlash against "Bible Hour"'s cancellation from its small, but devoted, audience. And the radio station is vandalized with anti-Chinese graffiti sprayed across the front. Callie decides to lay all public blame for the radio station's problems on Grace. Callie fires Grace, reinstates "Bible Hour", and cancels "The Adventures of Sam Chang”. One other issue with the vandalism is that Hub, with Maisey, was secretly in the radio station at the time the vandalism occurred. Interested in ham radios, Hub and Maisey broke into the station after hours to use the station's equipment. Hub witnessed the vandalism but initially doesn't want to tell either his parents or Sergeant Stoneman what he saw because he also broke the law by breaking into the station. Hub eventually does confess what happened as he would rather be punished for breaking and entering than have people think he's racist. Things start to unravel for Callie as she learns the vandalism was pure hooliganism by teenagers (i.e. not potential sponsors), and Sunbrite Soap has withdrawn their sponsorship since the serial is no longer airing. Callie decides to reinstate the serial and makes a public announcement to that fact. But getting the serial back on the air is not going to be as easy as Callie thinks. She has to do some major groveling and apologizing to several people for it to happen, especially to the no longer meek and timid Grace.

When Honey and Max take a short trip to Toronto, Grace helps mind the kids and the beauty salon. Meanwhile, Fat, Maisey and Hub search for a ghost when plates are mysteriously broken at the hotel.

While Max and Honey go into Toronto for the weekend to visit a publisher about Max's writing, Del and Grace look after the kids. Hub, Fat and Maisey keep preoccupied for the weekend by searching the hotel for the ghost of Gap-Tooth Peggy. Alden and Callie have recently had a lot of plates break by falling off their plate rail. Although Callie thinks it's the vibration caused by the kids cavorting around the hotel, Alden tells Fat that it is the ghost of Gap-Tooth Peggy breaking the plates. Even the hotel chambermaids believe the story of Gap-Tooth Peggy, a former resident of the hotel who killed herself there. The kids decide to find conclusive evidence that the ghost of Gap-Tooth Peggy really does exist. Meanwhile, there seems to be something new and unspoken between Del and Grace. They have been spending a lot of time together lately because of the kids and their work at the radio station. Grace knows that she has feelings for Del, but Del just won't quite admit to himself that he has feelings for Grace, especially since he doesn't think he's Grace's type. Regardless, Grace and Ollie are still dating each other, and Del has just started seeing Marjorie. Marjorie wants to look nice for her upcoming date, and although Grace states that she isn't a licensed hairdresser and doesn't consciously try to sabotage Del's new relationship, she agrees to give Marjorie a hair set and facial, in Honey’s absence. Both end in disaster. Del and Marjorie's date also ends in disaster when Del won't stop talking about Grace. Simultaneously, Grace and Ollie's date ends worse when Ollie confesses that he loves her.

May's cousin Jesse arrives from Nova Scotia.

May's cousin, Jessie Buchanan, is coming to New Bedford for a visit. Cousin Jessie has always been somewhat of a motherly figure to May, albeit an unwanted one. Cousin Jessie decided to visit solely to get May's life back on track. Since Bob left, May has been dedicating all her time to the mine and her angina has gotten worse. Jessie feels that May needs to focus more on family in the here and now - which not only includes Grace, Hub, Fat and Violet, but also Honey, Max and even Del, Leo and Maisey - rather than her focusing solely on the mine as a legacy for Hub and Fat. Grace and Cousin Jessie end up being partners in crime in the task of getting May to change her ways - much to May's consternation. Their scheming includes trying to reunite May with Leo in a romantic fashion. May needs to raise some quick capital for the mine and makes the decision to sell some property. She contemplates selling the lake front property, which she has been holding onto for sentimental reasons. After conferring with Leo, they decide it is worthless from a mining perspective, but worthwhile for development. As May is not in the development business, she decides it is the one to sell. The people who seem to be perfect purchasers are Callie's slightly business-unscrupulous relatives - father and son Hugo and Luc Gerrard. Just as May is about to sell the property to the Gerrards, Grace and Cousin Jessie unwittingly thwart the deal, which ends up being a good thing. Max discovers the property is rich in nickel. A selfless act by Max shows May that Cousin Jessie may actually be right about her life and relationships.

May's heart pains worsen as she works more and more hours at the mine office. Maisey tends the pawnshop.

Business troubles are brewing in New Bedford. At the pawn shop, Maisey sells a watch in which the pawn ticket has not expired. When the rightful owner comes back to retrieve his property, he threatens to sue unless he gets his watch back. On a larger scale, the Silver Dome Mine is still experiencing troubles. Despite the nickel deposit found on May's property, the bank is still thinking about calling its bank loan unless the mine itself starts showing some major revenues in the immediate future. Coinciding with this move, May decides it's time that Hub learns more about the mine. She gives him the 200 shares of the mine that were originally Jack's. But the pressures of life are getting to her and May suffers a minor heart attack. If the bank finds out about her medical problems, they will definitely call the loan. Grace calls Bob back from Toronto so that the shareholders can discuss the mine's future. In addition to wanting him to learn about the overall workings of the mine, May wants Hub to act as her spy to see what the others are planning on doing "behind her back". Luc Gerrard is slyly looking to take control of the mine. Bob wants to sell the mine and finds a willing buyer in Luc for half of his 200 shares. Grace, a 200 share holder, wants what she considers best for the family. Del convinces her that the best option is for her to temporarily take control of running the mine until May recovers. However May, who holds 400 shares, thinks both Bob and Grace are trying to usurp her authority - a knife in her back, in figurative terms. That means that Hub, whose votes go to Honey as his guardian, may be the deciding force. Hub needs to decide between heeding the wishes of his grandmother, deciding what's best for the economic health of the family and the mine, and what's best for May's personal health. Through this difficult time for Grace, which includes harsh and unkind words from May, Del and Grace become closer. Both who know they are attracted to each other, but also know that they are not right for one another.

May watches as the mine falls out of her reach, and finally realizes the importance of family.

Troubles are still brewing at the mine. Grace is the new figurehead for the company, but May is still making the decisions. This strain between the two made Grace move out of the house. The bank is expecting its latest payment on time or will call the note. Luc offers a loan to the mine, which May reluctantly accepts. But Hugo has other ideas that may jeopardize the Bailey's ownership of the company. Luc also suggests holding a dance for the mine workers to thank them for their support. This dance offers Grace the opportunity to evaluate her personal life. She and Del are still flirting with each other, but others suggest that Luc may be a suitable beau. Callie also places this idea in Luc's head - if only for the power of their collective shares in the mine. But Luc also admits to Callie that he has personal feelings for Grace. Del finally admits to Grace his feelings for her, but is it too late? At the Bailey household, May is alone now that Grace has moved out, except for the presence of her private nurse, Harper, who was appointed by Dr. Barlow. Nurse Harper and May do not get along so it is with mixed blessings for May that Cousin Jessie has returned to New Bedford to take care of her. And Honey is close to her delivery date. The entire family wants to be part of naming the baby. Fat thinks he's come up with the best boy's name. But the name will need not only Honey and Max's approval, but May's as well. Honey unfortunately goes into labor when she and May are stranded alone at the mine office.