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The Americans Episode Guide
Harper's Ferry
S1 Ep1
23rd Jan 1961
When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
Rebellion At Blazing Rock
S1 Ep2
30th Jan 1961
Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
The Regular
S1 Ep3
6th Feb 1961
In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.
On To Richmond
S1 Ep5
20th Feb 1961
Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.
The Escape
S1 Ep8
13th Mar 1961
Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.
The Inquisitors
S1 Ep17
15th May 1961
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.
The first episode of The Americans aired on January 23, 1961.
The last episode of The Americans aired on May 15, 1961.
