Small-town surgery panic meets secret past drama in this cozy frontier soap.
From celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Heart: Heart of a Secret. Abigail's reinstatement as mayor of Hope Valley is complicated when Cody becomes seriously ill, and the entire town rallies around him hoping that a surgeon can be brought to him in time. Meanwhile, Elizabeth learns a lesson about motherhood as she awaits Jack's return, and a mysterious woman causes havoc when she comes to town with information on Carson's secret past.
Acting
Lori Loughlin's maternal warmth carries the medical crisis.
Production
Hope Valley remains aggressively picturesque Canadian frontier fantasy.
Writing
Three simultaneous plotlines—because why have one drama when you can have three?
Director
Neill Fearnley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie is actually a repurposed two-episode arc from the series' fourth season, explaining the multiple competing storylines.
When Calls the Heart survived the 2019 college admissions scandal with Lori Loughlin edited out of later episodes—making her prominent role here unintentionally historical.
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