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'Sanctuary' Season 1 (2008-2009)

An episode overview

By Mark Wilson, About.com

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Following are episodes that aired as part of season 1 of Sanctuary.

101. Sanctuary for All: Part 1
A forensic psychiatrist follows the trail of an unusual boy who fled from a crime scene, and encounters a doctor with a unique proposition in the series opener.
•  Fri, Oct 3, 2008
•  Directed by Martin Wood
•  Story: Damian Kindler. Teleplay: Damian Kindler and Sam Egan
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Christopher Heyerdahl (John Druitt/Bigfoot). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss). Kavan Smith (Detective Joe Kavanaugh). Kandyse McClure (Meg). Panou (Sylvio Rudd). Michael Adamthwaite (Albert Russo). Ellie Harvie (Eleanor). Malik McCall (Lawrence Birch). Sheri Noel (Molly). Diana Pavlovská (Jagna Mitrovna). Yaroslav Poverlo (Jagna's Husband). Darien Provost (Young Will).

102. Sanctuary for All: Part 2
Part 2 of the series opener: Magnus's new protégé adjusts to his role at the Sanctuary.
•  Fri, Oct 3, 2008
•  Directed by Martin Wood
•  Story: Damian Kindler. Teleplay: Damian Kindler and Sam Egan
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Christopher Heyerdahl (John Druitt/Bigfoot). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss). Kandyse McClure (Meg). Panou (Sylvio Rudd). R. Nelson Brown (Squid). Chuck Campbell (Two Faced Guy). Sheri Noel (Molly). Nicholas Podbrey). Darien Provost (Young Will). Kirsten Robek (Will's Mom). Cainan Wiebe (Alexei).

103. Fata Morgana
Doctor Helen Magnus, her daughter Ashley, and the newest member to the Sanctuary, Doctor Zimmerman, travel to Northern Scotland to discover three women in an ancient crypt and bring them back to the Sanctuary for refuge and study.
•  Fri, Oct 10, 2008
•  Directed by James Head
•  Written by: Sam Egan
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Christopher Heyerdahl (Bigfoot). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss). R. Nelson Brown (Squid). Peter Bryant). Leah Cairns (Tatha). Chuck Campbell (Two-Faced Guy). Miranda Frigon (Danu). Kandyse McClure (Meg). Laura Mennell (Caird).

104. Folding Man
Helen, Ashley and Will journey to Scotland, where they free three women from a crypt and take them back to the Sanctuary.
•  Fri, Oct 17, 2008
•  Directed by James Head
•  Written by: Sam Egan
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Christopher Heyerdahl). Peter Outerbridge (Malcolm Dawkins). Alex Zahara (Carver). Mackenzie Gray (Mr. Jones). Matthew Walker (Oliver Braithwaite). Jeb Beach (Chemist). James Kirk (Adam Braithwaite). David Richmond-Peck (Jake Polanski). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss).

105. Kush
While returning from a trip in Himalaya meant to capture an abnormal, Doctor Magnus and Will's plane crashes in a remote mountain range.
•  Fri, Oct 24, 2008
•  Directed by Martin Wood
•  Written by: Damian Kindler
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Christopher Heyerdahl (John Druitt). Sarah Strange (Dr. Allison Grant). Panou (Sylvio Rudd). Adrien Dorval (Braun). Thai-Hoa Le (Tashi). David Nykl (Strickland). Alison Araya (Giselle). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss). Kirsten Robek (Will's Mom).

106. Nubbins
When two seemingly harmless abnormals arrive at the Sanctuary, the team finds themselves feeling some unusual animal attraction for one another...
•  Fri, Nov 7, 2008
•  Directed by Peter DeLuise
•  Written by: Sam Egan
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Katharine Isabelle (Sophie). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss).

107. The Five
When Magnus encounters an old acquaintance in Rome, he tells her that the Cabal is planning to seek revenge on her for the events of "Fata Morgana".
•  Fri, Nov 14, 2008
•  Directed by Martin Wood
•  Written by: Damian Kindler
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Chuck Campbell (Two-Faced Guy). Colin Corrigan (Cabal Agent). Christopher Heyerdahl (John Druitt). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss). Jonathon Young (Nikola Tesla).

108. Edward
Will probes a father's suicide and enlists the help of a gifted teen artist who may hold the key to explaining the man's death. Elsewhere, Ashley copes with Druitt's disclosure.
•  Fri, Nov 21, 2008
•  Directed by Brenton Spencer
•  Written by: Sam Egan
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss). Gabrielle Rose (Ruth). Michael Eisner (Edward). Sam Laird (Robbie). Kavan Smith (Det. Joe Kavanaugh).

109. Requiem
An underwater mission goes awry for Magnus and Will when their submarine encounters trouble in the Bermuda Triangle.
•  Fri, Dec 5, 2008
•  Directed by Martin Wood
•  Written by: Damian Kindler
•  Cast: Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus). Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman). Emilie Ullerup (Ashley Magnus). Ryan Robbins (Henry Foss).

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