''Hawkeye'' (also referred to as ''Hawkeye: The First Frontier'') is a television series, airing in syndication for one season during 1994–1995, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell. The series was filmed in North Vancouver and

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, Canada. Based on characters from the '' Leatherstocking Tales'', a set of novels written by James Fenimore Cooper, the series takes place in 1755

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, New York during the

French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the ...

. It follows the main character,

Natty Bumppo Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the '' Leatherstocking Tales''. Fictional biography Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delawar ...

( Lee Horsley), his Native American companion

Chingachgook Chingachgook is a fictional character in four of James Fenimore Cooper's five ''Leatherstocking Tales'', including his 1826 novel ''The Last of the Mohicans''. Chingachgook was a lone Mohican chief and companion of the series' hero, Natty Bumppo. ...

( Rodney A. Grant),

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trading post owner Elizabeth Shields (

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) and other people stationed at or living in the vicinity of Fort Bennington.

Cast

* Lee Horsley as Hawkeye (

) *

as Elizabeth Shields * Duncan Fraser as Colonel Munro * Dave "Squatch" Ward as Sam * Rodney A. Grant as Chingachgook *

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as Captain Taylor Shields *

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as McKinney *

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as Peevey

Episodes

In the 18th century during the war between French and British troops, the man of the woods Hawkeye helps Elizabeth Shields, an Englishwoman, to deliver her husband from the French. The action takes place in the Hudson Valley.

Home media

On March 22, 2011, Mill Creek Entertainment released ''Hawkeye: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1. In June 2022,

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re-released ''Hawkeye - The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1.

References

External links

*
Hawkeye page on Cannell.com
* http://www.wonderland-site.com/html/hawk.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkeye (Tv Series) Television series by Stephen J. Cannell Productions 1994 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings Fiction set in 1755 First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television shows filmed in Vancouver Television shows set in New York (state)