Overview

• Melissa Gilbert confirmed on the Hey Dude... The 90s Called podcast that she will reprise her role as Inspector Georgie McGill for Season 13 of When Calls the Heart.
• Her two-episode appearance in Season 12 reintroduced a decades-old romance with Jack Wagner’s Judge Bill Avery and concluded on a romantic cliffhanger.
• Jack Wagner said the renewed dynamic gives his character a long-awaited romantic arc after several seasons without one.
• Filming is scheduled to start in Vancouver next month under co-developer and co-showrunner Michael Landon Jr.
• Gilbert expressed enthusiasm for exploring a mature romance on screen and said being over 60 does not diminish her character’s vitality.