She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London was a short-lived television series that aired was distributed in first-run syndication in the USA from October 1990 to April 1991. The first 14 episodes were filmed in England and aired under the "She-Wolf" title, while a second season of 6 episodes was filmed in Los Angeles and aired under the title "Love and Curses", with a drastically reduced cast.

Plot

American actress Kate Hodge played graduate student Randi Wallace. Working on her masters thesis, Randi meets Mythology professor Ian Matheson, played by English actor Neil Dickson. The two develop an unspoken attraction to each other, which only increases when Randi looks to him for help after surviving a werewolf attack on the Moors. While searching for a cure, Ian becomes Randi's keeper during the full moon phases, with the mismatched duo somehow always seeming to find themselves in hot water with various supernatural creatures along the way which end up clashing with Randi's werewolf form (portrayed by Diane Youdale).

Mid-way through the first season, the European producers of the series pulled their financial backing, and the lower budget forced production to move to Los Angeles for the final six episodes. The series was retitled "Love and Curses", with Neil Dickson's character changed from a British professor to an L.A. talk-show host eager to investigate the paranormal. The show was cancelled after its first season, along with the two other Hollywood Premiere Network shows ("Shades of LA" and "They Came From Outer Space".)

Trivia

*Episodes of the series ran on the Sci-Fi Channel for a short time following its cancellation. For these airings, the "Love and Curses" episodes were retitled "She-Wolf of London", despite the obvious contradiction. The opening sequence for these episodes were replaced by the show's original opening.
*On August 1, 1999 "The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings" by Brad Steiger was published. Steiger makes a brief one-sentence mention of "She-Wolf" in the book's Forward section, stating only that the 1946 movie of the same name did not actually feature a werewolf, but the 1990s television series did. Later in the book the TV series "Werewolf" is highlighted, and is said to have been the only television show to feature a werewolf as its lead character.
*"She-Wolf of London" was part of the Hollywood Premiere Network, an early attempt by Universal Television to create an "ad-hoc" syndication network. Although not a "real" network with affiliates and the like, they were ahead of their time. The series aired in many of the stations that would later become either UPN or WB affiliates. The series premiered along with two other shows, "Shades of L.A." and "They Came from Outer Space" on October 9, 1990.
*The She-Wolf series explored new ground by airing female nudity in various episodes, something not uncommon to air on European television, but something considered taboo for U.S. non-cable television programming..

Episodes

As "She-Wolf of London"

Episode One: She Wolf of London. "Director: Dennis Abey / Writers: Mick Garris & Tom McLoughlin"
Episode Two: The Bog Man of Letchmoor Heath. "Director: Roger Cheveley / Writer: Anthony Adams"
Episode Three: The Juggler. "Director: Gerry Mill / Writer: Jim Henshaw"
Episode Four: Moonlight Becomes You. "Director: Brian Grant / Writer: Valerie West"
Episode Five: Nice Girls Don't. "Director: Roger Cheveley / Writers: Abbie Bernstein, Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Six: Little Bookshop of Horrors. "Director: Gerry Mill / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Seven: The Wild Hunt. "Director: Brian Grant / Writers: Diana Ayers & Susan Sebastian"
Episode Eight: What's Got Into Them? "Director: Dennis Abey / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Nine: Can't Keep a Dead Man Down - Part 1. "Director: Roger Cheveley / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Ten: Can't Keep a Dead Man Down - Part 2. "Director: Roger Cheveley / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Eleven: Big Top She-Wolf. "Director: Brian Grant / Writer: Kate Boutillier"
Episode Twelve: She-Devil. "Director: Dennis Abey / Writer: William Rabkin"
Episode Thirteen: Voodoo Child. "Director: Roger Cheveley/ Writer: Terry Erwin"
Episode Fourteen: Beyond the Beyond. "Director: Brian Grant / Writers: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin & Arthur Sellers"

As "Love & Curses"

Episode One: Curiosity Killed the Kravitz. "Director: Brian Grant / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Two: Habeas Corpses. "Director: Chuck Bowman / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Three: Bride of the Wolfman. "Director: Bruce Seth Green / Writer: Kate Boutillier"
Episode Four: Heart Attack. "Director: Chuck Bowman / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Five: Mystical Pizza. "Director: Bruce Seth Green / Writers: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin"
Episode Six: Eclipse. "Director: Gary Walkow / Writers: Richard Manning & Hans Beimler"

External links

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* [http://noel.simianzombie.com/movie_shewolfoflondontvseries.html Episode Guide]
* [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/amasoni2002/shl/originals/she-wolf_of_london_(1990).htm Show Biography]
* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/randi.htm Character Biography]