Dracula: The Series

Dracula: The Series
Format	Drama, Horror, Action/Adventure Rated TV-MA Also known as R Ristricted 17+
Starring	Bernard Behrens Geordie Johnson Joe Roncetti Jacob Tierney Mia Kirshner
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	21
Production
Running time	approx. 30 mins per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndicated
Original airing	1990

Dracula: The Series was a short-lived syndicated series about Count Dracula (using the alias of "Alexander Lucard," a wealthy tycoon — the name itself 'A. Lucard' being 'Dracula' backwards.) and his struggles with Gustav Van Helsing, as well as Gustav's young nephews — Maximilian and Christopher Townsend. They were also aided by a schoolgirl, Sophie Metternich. Romantic tensions developed between Chris and Sophie. The series was filmed in Luxembourg, and produced by Phil Bedard and Larry Lalonde, best known for their work on John Woo's "Once a Thief" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues".

The series formula was relatively straightforward, with the four heroes learning of some plot by Lucard/Dracula and attempting to foil it, with at least some success. In keeping with the novel, but not most film and television lore, vampires could walk in sunlight but lacked their powers. Anyone bitten just once by a vampire transformed into a zombie-like servant. This process could be stopped by applying holy water to the bite.

Guest appearances

Guest stars for the show were a cross-section of Canadian television and theatre talent, including Geraint Wyn Davies, who played Gustav's son Klaus, who'd been turned into a vampire. He went on to play the vampire Nick Knight in the series Forever Knight. Other notables included Stratford and Shaw festival veteran Jonathan Welsh, well known television and film actors Kim Coates (from Prison Break) and Barry Morse (from The Fugitive and Space: 1999), Chas Lawther, Kirsten Kieferle (from Degrassi: The Next Generation), and Marina Anderson-Carradine, best known for managing (and then marrying) actor David Carradine.

Episode list

№	Title	Original airdate
1	"Children of the Night"	1990 September 29
2	"Double Cross"	1990 October 6
3	"The Vampire Solution"	1990 October 13
4	"The Boffin"	1990 October 20
5	"Double Darkness"	1990 October 27
6	"Black Sheep"	1990 November 3
7	"What a Pleasant Surprise!"	1990 November 10
8	"Damsel in Distress"	1990 November 17
9	"Mind Over Matter"	1990 November 24
10	"A Little Nightmare Music"	1990 December 1
11	"Get a Job"	1990 December 8
12	"The Great Tickler"	1990 December 15
13	"Bad Blood"	1991 January 19
14	"Sophie, Queen of the Night"	1991 January 26
15	"My Girlfriend's Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble"	1991 February 2
16	"My Fair Vampire"	1991 February 9
17	"The Decline of the Romanian Vampire"	1991 February 16
18	"I Love Lucard"	1991 February 23
19	"Bats in the Attic"	1991 April 27
20	"My Dinner With Lucard"	1991 May 4
21	"Klaus Encounters of the Interred Kind"	1991 May 11

External links

• Lucard's Home Page
• Dracula: The Series at TV.com
• Dracula: The Series at the Internet Movie Database
• Dracula: The Series Picture Gallery
• When Good Helsings Go Bad: Klaus' Home Page