Guinevere Jones is a Canadian/Australian fantasy television series and a series of four novels. It revolves around the adventures of the title character as she uses magic to fight evil, while at the same time dealing with problems and difficulies of high school. The show debuted in May of 2002, and ran for twenty-six episodes over two seasons.

Television Show

Episodes

There are a total of twenty-six episodes, with thirteen in each season. Each episode has a self-contained little plot, but there are also several story arcs stretching across multiple episodes. Indeed, most episodes start with both a teaser and a "Last Time on Guinevere Jones" plot review. The last three episodes are direct continuations of each other and are essentially a miniature serial.

Season 1

Season 1 Aired in May, June, and July of 2002.

1.1 Hard Rain

The series opener. Running from Canada, Gwen and her mother move to suburban Melbourne. Gwen's Mom is declared insane and is put in a hospital. Gwen is put in foster care. She meets Merlin and finds out her true destiny.

1.2 Psyched

People in St. James' Hospital are seeing things. Gwen and her Mom see them too.

1.3 That Old Black Magic

Morgana kidnaps Tasha. Josh and Gwen must rescue her.

1.4 Ordinary Evil

Gwen is removed from Harve and Louise's foster care. She believes that she may have inadvertantly cast a spell to cause that.

1.5 Weird Sisters

1.6 Dybbukkim

A mischevious demon possesses Spencer. Reine finds out that Gwen can do magic.

1.7 First Date

1.8 Warwe and Mineer

1.9 Love Hurts

This is the first episode with Michael.

1.10 The Dryad

1.11 Solo Act

1.12 Shadows

1.13 Choices

Season 2

Season 2 aired in September, October, November, and December of 2002.

2.1 Lost and Found

2.2 Time Cuts

2.3 Detention

2.4 Wishes

Spencer accidentally sells his emotions for complete knowledge of the secrets of the universe. Gwen must get them back.

2.5 Tribes

2.6 Easy Money

Someone casts a prosperity spell on and tries to frame Gwen. Gwen must find the real culprit and contend with an over-zealous police investigator who thinks she is guilty.

2.7 No Place Like Home

This is a partial clip show. Someone casts a spell on Gwen to prevent her from leaving her foster parents' shop. She must find out who did it, why they did it, and how to stop them.

2.8 Bloodlines

2.9 Fifi

2.10 Spellbound

2.11 What Guinevere Knew

Guinevere makes an attempt to retrieve an artifact of power.

2.12 Darkness Falls

Morgana succeeds in her goal and reign of terror falls across the land. Gwen must put an end to it.

2.13 Rebellion

The series finale. Gwen learns who Morgana really is, and finds who is her father.

Yani Gellman is credited in this episode, but does not appear. He absence is explained as being due to Morgana's Magic.

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Characters

There are several major characters in the television show and books:

• Gwen Jones is the protagonist. She uses magic to fight evil.

• Tasha Myers is Josh's sister. She works at a cafe frequented by students at the school and is Gwen's best friend.

• Josh Myers Tasha's brother. He is very much a foil to his sister.

• Michael Medina is Gwen's friend and sometimes boyfriend.

• Spencer Huang is a friend of Tasha's.

• Reine one of the villains and the primary antagonist of Gwen and her friends. She has some knowledge of magic herself.

• Mordana Le Fay is an evil witch who opposes Gwen and Merlin.

• Merlin often offers Gwen advice but is also difficult. He is actually a spirit from the past.

• Mr. O'Leary is one of Gwen's teachers at the school.

• Ms. Blatt is the Socials teacher.

See Guinevere Jones minor characters for a listing of minor characters.

Magic

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Setting

The majority of the action takes place in several places. The fictional Griffin High School is where most of the scenes involving school take place. The show strongly implies that the school is located outside of Melbourne, Australia. There is a forest glade where Gwen can talk to Merlin. The Arc is the cafe and arcade where Tasha works. It is frequented by other students. The store Gwen's foster parents run is called The New Sage. The hospital is called St. James's Hospital.

Cast and Crew

Main Article: Guinevere Jones cast and crew

Cast

• Gwen is played by Canadian actress Tamara Hope .
• Tasha is played by Australian actress Greta Larkins .
• Josh is played by Australian actor Damien Bodie.
• Michael is played by Canadian actor Yani Gellman .

Frequently Recurring Characters

• Reine is played by Canadian actress Bridget Neval.
• Merlin is played by Ted Hamilton .
• Mr. O'Leary played by Don Halbert .
• Morgana LeFay is played by Mercia Deane-Johns .
• Fire (Bromsky) is played by Vanessa Elliott .
• Gadowain is played by Ian Dixon .
• Wind (Winifred Winters) is played by Katie Campbell .
• Ms. Blatt is played by Pepe Trevor .
• Spencer is played by Filipino-Australian actor Algin Abella .
• Katie is played by Madeline Page .
• Louise Rosen is played by Briony Behets .
• Harve Rosen is played by Dennis Coard .

For the actors and actresses playing minor characters, see Guinevere Jones cast and crew

Production and Writing

Elizabeth Stewart was the producer and creator of the series.

The show was filmed at St. Hellier's Convent , a 120-year old building and heritage site in Melbourne, Australia.

Aired On

Guinevere Jones is or was aired on: YTV and several other networks for its initial run. On March 1st, 2005, YTV announced that it would be airing reruns of the show during the last half of March through April. In 2005, it appeared on Disney Italy and FR2. France .

Books

The four novels are a direct novelization of the television series.

The first book is called A River Through Time and covers the events from the first fourth of the series. It was written by Sophie Masson .

The second book covers the events of the remainder of the first season. It was written by Felicity Pulman

Quote

• "I told you, my name is Gwen." Said by Gwen in every opening credit sequence.

See Also

• Category:Guinevere Jones

References

• TVTome page accessed April 15 2005
• Official Site accessed April 15 2005
  • Character Page accessed April 15 2005

External Links

• Guinevere Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site
• Guinevere Jones at YTV