Guinevere Jones facts for kids
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| Genre | Drama Family Fantasy |
| Created by | Elizabeth Stewart |
| Based on | Arthurian legend |
| Written by | Elizabeth Stewart (creator) Jesse McKeown John Meadows Annie Beach Therese Beaupre Ysabelle Dean Rick Drew Jutta Goetze Piers Hobson Cathy Moss Susin Nielsen Deborah Peraya |
| Directed by | Peter Sharp Arnie Custo Bill Hughes Pino Amenta |
| Starring | Tamara Hope Greta Larkins Damien Bodie Yani Gellman Aljin Abella Bridget Neval Ted Hamilton Don Halbert Ian Dixon |
| Composer(s) | Jack Lenz |
| Country of origin | Canada Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bruce Gordon Tom Parkinson Elizabeth Stewart Kim Todd |
| Producer(s) | Sarah Cronin-Stanley Lynn Bayonas Tim Williams |
| Production location(s) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Cinematography | Gary Moore |
| Editor(s) | Charlotte Disher George Roulston Robert K. Sprogis |
| Camera setup | Gavin Head Bruce Phillips Peter White |
| Production company(s) | Crawford Productions Original Pictures Ibis Entertainment |
| Distributor | Film Brokers International (all media) Network Ten (Australia) (all media) Renown Pictures Corporation (2002) (World-wide) (TV) |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV (Canada) Network Ten (Australia) |
| Original release | 4 May – 7 December 2002 |
Guinevere Jones is a cool TV show from Canada and Australia. It's a fantasy series about a girl named Gwen. She uses magic to fight bad guys. At the same time, she has to deal with everyday problems like school. The show first aired in Canada on May 4, 2002, and in Australia ten days later. It had 26 episodes over two seasons. There are also four books based on the show!
Contents
Television Show
Elizabeth Stewart created the TV show. Both seasons of Guinevere Jones aired in 2002.
Episodes
There are 26 episodes in total, with 13 in each season. Each episode tells its own story. But there are also bigger stories that continue over several episodes. The last three episodes are a direct continuation of each other.
Season 1
Season 1 aired in May, June, and July 2002.
| Episode | Title | Summary |
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| 1.1 | Hard Rain | This is the first episode! Gwen and her mom move to Melbourne to escape danger. Gwen's mom is put in a hospital, and Gwen goes to live with foster parents. She meets Merlin and learns she is the new Guinevere. Her job is to fight evil. |
| 1.2 | Psyched | People at St. James' Hospital are seeing strange things. Gwen and her mom see them too. |
| 1.3 | That Old Black Magic | Morgana kidnaps Tasha. Josh and Gwen must work together to save her. |
| 1.4 | Ordinary Evil | Katie is removed from Harve and Louise's foster care. Gwen thinks she might have accidentally caused it with a spell. |
| 1.5 | Weird Sisters | Gwen starts seeing visions of the future during a school play rehearsal. Her visions begin to come true. Meanwhile, her special pendant goes missing. |
| 1.6 | Dybbukkin | A mischievous demon takes over Spencer. Reine finds out that Gwen can do magic. |
| 1.7 | First Date | Josh and Gwen start to develop feelings for each other. |
| 1.8 | Warwe and Mineer | A magical rock with Aboriginal Australian paintings traps Spencer inside. |
| 1.9 | Love Hurts | This episode introduces Michael. Tasha likes him and asks Gwen to cast a love spell. It doesn't go as planned. |
| 1.10 | The Dryad | A tree spirit named Fern lives in a huge tree. Reine's father's company plans to cut down the tree. |
| 1.11 | Solo Act | Michael's dad tries to bribe the school so Michael makes the basketball team. But Michael doesn't want that. Gwen discovers something magical about Michael. |
| 1.12 | Shadows | Gwen gets Gadowain to stop following Michael while invisible. But now Gadowain can't leave Tasha's shop and eats all the snacks. |
| 1.13 | Choices | A woman named Amanda shows up, claiming to be Gwen's aunt. But there's something strange about Amanda. |
Season 2
Season 2 aired from September to December 2002.
| Episode | Title | Summary |
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| 2.1 | Lost and Found | |
| 2.2 | Time Cuts | Tasha sees Black Angus, an evil dog that brings bad luck. Gwen uses a magical device to go back in time to stop anyone from seeing it. |
| 2.3 | Detention | Gwen and Tasha find time capsules from an old class. They discover a secret about a teacher who disappeared years ago. |
| 2.4 | Wishes | Josh uses a magical item to wish for Gwen's love. His wish comes true, but it causes problems for everyone else. |
| 2.5 | Tribes | |
| 2.6 | Easy Money | Someone casts a spell to make it look like Gwen stole money. Gwen must find the real thief and deal with a police officer who thinks she's guilty. |
| 2.7 | No Place Like Home | Someone casts a spell on Gwen, trapping her in her foster parents' shop. She needs to find out who did it and how to break the spell. |
| 2.8 | Bloodlines | Michael's parents are in a car accident. This leads him to discover a big secret about his past. |
| 2.9 | Fifi | Spencer accidentally trades his emotions for all the secrets of the universe. Gwen must get his emotions back. Meanwhile, Michael has gone missing. |
| 2.10 | Spellbound | |
| 2.11 | What Guinevere Knew | |
| 2.12 | Darkness Falls | |
| 2.13 | Rebellion | Morgana has taken over the world. Gwen gathers her friends, who don't remember how the world used to be, to fight back. Gwen gets help from O'Leary and goes to Morgana's dungeons to get Merlin's Stone. She finds out that Reine is actually Morgana! Gwen and her friends defeat Morgana and fix reality. Gwen also discovers that Patrick O'Leary is her father. |
Characters
Here are some of the main characters you'll meet in the TV show and books:
Main characters
- Gwen Jones is the main character. She uses magic to fight evil. In the first episode, she learns she is the reincarnation of Guinevere, who was a queen from King Arthur's time. Her mother, Karen Jones, was captured by an evil spirit. Gwen was adopted by the Rosens, who own a shop selling magical items. (played by Tamara Hope).
- Tasha Myers is Josh's sister. She works at a cafe called the Arc, where students often hang out. She is Gwen's best friend and helps Gwen fight evil. (played by Greta Larkins).
- Josh Myers is Tasha's brother. He is very different from his sister. Sometimes he acts like Gwen's boyfriend, along with Michael. (played by Damien Bodie).
- Michael Medina is Gwen's friend and sometimes boyfriend. A troublesome fairy named Gadowain used to protect him. (played by Yani Gellman). He appears after Episode 9.
- Spencer Huang is a friend of Tasha's. (played by Aljin Abella).
- Reine Davidson is the main bad guy for Gwen and her friends. She knows some magic herself. She likes Josh and later Michael. (played by Bridget Neval).
- Merlin often gives Gwen advice, but he can be tricky. He is a spirit from the past. (played by Ted Hamilton).
- Patrick O'Leary is one of Gwen's teachers. He seems mysterious, but he is actually Gwen's father. (played by Don Halbert).
- Gadowain is a mischievous fairy. He was Michael's protector. (played by Ian Dixon).
Minor characters
These characters appear in fewer episodes or are not as important to the main story.
- Arthur was the king of Camelot and Guinevere's husband. He appears in flashbacks. (played by Chris Hemsworth).
- Lancelot was a knight of Camelot. He appeared in one flashback. (played by Alex Tsitsopoulos)
- Fire Bromsky is part of Reine's group. Her real name is Frances. (played by Vanessa Elliott).
- Wind Winters is also part of Reine's group. Her real name is Winifred Winters. (played by Katie Campbell).
- Morgana La Faye is an evil witch who fights against Gwen and Merlin. (played by Mercia Deane-Johns).
- Penelope Blatt is the Socials teacher. (played by Pepe Trevor).
- Harve Rosen is Gwen's foster father. (played by Dennis Coard).
- Louise Rosen is Gwen's foster mother. (played by Briony Behets).
- Katie Dawson is Gwen's foster sister. She is also in foster care. (played by Madeline Page).
- Karen Jones is Gwen's mom. (played by Trudy Hellier).
Magic
In the series, people who have lived many lifetimes have magical abilities. The older a soul is, the more powerful its magic seems to be. Gwen has lived many lifetimes, so she has strong magic. Her mom has some magic, but not as much as Gwen. This idea is talked about in the second episode.
In the fifth episode, Weird Sisters, it's said that objects themselves don't have magic. They just help the person using them. However, spells can be cast on objects. For example, the stone from Warwe and Mineer has magic on it.
The small forest area where Gwen talks to Merlin is special. It's near two ley lines, which are like invisible energy lines on Earth. This helps Gwen focus her magic better.
Magical artifacts
There are several magical items in the show. The most important one is a large, glowing blue gemstone called Merlin's Stone. It's so powerful it could make someone immortal. That's why Morgana wants it.
Gwen's pendant is a tiny piece of Merlin's Stone. It helps her use magic. She has used it to erase memories, influence people, and move objects with her mind. The pendant glows when it's near Merlin's Stone.
In the first episode, Gwen gets a book from someone unknown. In the third episode, the book is destroyed because it has evil magic inside.
Later in the series, in the episode Rebellion, it's revealed that Gwen's Pendant is actually more powerful than Merlin's Stone.
Settings
Most of the action in Guinevere Jones happens in a few main places. The fictional Griffin High School is where many school scenes take place. It's mentioned that the show is set near Melbourne, Australia.
Near the school is a small forest glade. This is where Gwen meets and talks to Merlin. Merlin explains that this glade is where two ley lines cross. It's also where Gwen learns a lot about her magic.
The Arc is a cafe and arcade where Tasha works. Many students hang out there. Gwen's foster parents run a store called The New Sage, which sells herbs. Gwen and her foster family live on the second floor of that building. The hospital in the show is called St. James's Hospital.
Production
The series was made by companies from both Canada and Australia. The Canadian companies were Original Pictures Inc and Ibis Entertainment, based in Winnipeg. The Australian company was Crawford Productions. The show was filmed at St. Hellier's Convent, a very old building in Melbourne, Australia.
Airings
Guinevere Jones was shown on different TV channels. It first aired on YTV in Canada. On March 1, 2005, YTV announced they would show reruns of the series. In 2005, it also appeared on Disney Italy, Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon Arabia, and France 2. In Australia, it was shown on Network Ten. The show also aired in the UK on Film 24 (Sky 157) starting November 7, 2009.
Books
- The four novels are based directly on the television series.
- The first book is called A River Through Time. It covers the events from the first part of the TV series. Sophie Masson wrote it.
- Book 2 is titled Love and Other Magic. It covers the rest of the first season's events. Felicity Pulman wrote this book.
- The third book, The Dark Side of Magic, covers the first part of the second season. Pulman also wrote this one.
- Book 4 is called No Place Like Home. It covers the events from the last part of the second season. Sophie Masson wrote this book too.
- All four books were published by Random House Australia.
Selected quotes
- "I told you, my name is Gwen." - Said by Gwen in every opening credit sequence.
- "We all have many lifetimes. We first met when you were King Arthur's queen. Your destiny is magic, Guinevere. Your task is to fight evil." - Said by Merlin in the opening credits.
See also
In Spanish: Guinevere Jones para niños
