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When Calls the Heart

Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr., Anne Wheeler, 2014-2021

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When Calls the Heart
Janette Oke, 1983

When Calls the Heart is a TV series directed by Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr. and Anne Wheeler in 2014 and inspired by the book of the same name by Janette Oke, first published in 1983. The TV series features Erin Krakow, Martin Cummins, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Loretta Walsh, and others.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

8.1

/ 10

TV Series Poster: When Calls the Heart (Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr., Anne Wheeler, 2014-2021)

8.4

/ 10

Book Cover: When Calls the Heart (Janette Oke, 1983)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of When Calls the Heart, the 1983 book by Janette Oke.

When Calls the Heart

Read by: Nancy Peterson

Storyline

The story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high-society life. She receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coal-mining town in Western Canada which is located just south of Robb, Alberta. There, life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Royal Northwest Mounted Police Constable Jack Thornton.

Movie vs Book

Poster of When Calls the Heart, the 2014 TV series by Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr. and Anne Wheeler

Year

2014

Minutes

43

Movie Rate

8.10

Source: IMDb

TV Series

When Calls the Heart

Country: USA

Year: 2014-2021

Length: 43m / 76 episodes

Cover of When Calls the Heart, the 1983 book by Janette Oke

Year

1983

Pages

220

Book Rate

8.42

S: Goodreads

Book

When Calls the Heart

Country: Canada

First published in: 1983

Length: 220 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
When Calls the Heart (2013)
Movie by Michael Landon Jr.
TV Series poster
When Hope Calls (2019-)
TV Series by Alfonso H. Moreno

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Which is better?

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of When Calls the Heart, the 2014 TV series by Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr. and Anne Wheeler

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15% No

11 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of When Calls the Heart, the 1983 book by Janette Oke

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25% No

9 votes

3 votes

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