Another Life

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Another Life
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Roy Winsor Bob Aaron
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	875
Broadcast
Original channel	CBN
Original run	June 1, 1981 (1981-06-01) – October 5, 1984 (1984-10-05)

Another Life is an American television soap opera produced and broadcast by the Christian Broadcasting Network from June 1, 1981 to October 5, 1984. It was co-created by Roy Winsor and Bob Aaron, and ran for 875 episodes.

Synopsis

Another Life attempted to combine standard afternoon intrigue with religious overtones, as many characters were portrayed as born-again Christians who relied on the power of prayer to solve their problems.

Through its run, Another Life revolved around the Davidson family, including widowed matriarch nurse Terry Davidson (Mary Jean Feton), teenage son Peter (Darrel Campbell), and daughter Lori (Jeannette Larson and later Debbie McLeod), who later married Dr. Ben Martin (Matt Williams), as well as their friends and neighbors. The show's main villains were Terry's half-sister, Nancy Lawson, her former lover and local businessman Charles Carpenter, and his daughter Miriam Carpenter Mason; the latter later became a Christian.

In a nod to how The Secret Storm began its story, Terry's husband Scott Davidson and Nora Lindsay (Terry and Nancy's mother) were killed in a car accident on New Year's Eve. One of the show's more successful alumni, Susan Scannell, who played aspiring model-turned-singer Becky Hewitt, left after the first year to join the cast of Search for Tomorrow .

Set in the fictional town of Kingsley, the show was taped in CBN's hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Cast

Actor	Character	Role
Mary Jean Feton	Terry Davidson	Head of the nursing department at Kingsley Hospital.
John Corsaut	Scott Davidson	News reporter, husband of Terry. Was killed in a car accident along with his mother in-law, Nora Lindsay.
Jeanette Larson and Debbie McLeod	Lori Davidson	College student who would later marry Dr. Ben; daughter of Terry and Scott
Darrel Campbell	Peter Davidson	Sudent: son of Terry and Scott, known for his wisecracks.
Matt Williams	Dr Benjamin 'Ben' Martin	Local doctor and husband of Lori
Nancy Mulvey	Nancy Lawson	Main villain; Terry's half-sister.
Edye Byrde	Ione Redlon	Receptionist at clinic; mother of Gene and Terry's best friend.
Elain Graham	Carla Redlon	Singer and wife of Gene
Eddie Hailey	Gene Redlon	News reporter, son of Ione, husband of Carla.
Alan Sader	Harold Webster	Local lawyer, friend of Charles Carpenter
Julie Jenny	Barbara 'Babs' Farley	Harold's squeeze, a good natured woman, with a quick sense of humor.
Randolph Kraft	Charles Carpenter	Local businessman, villain; former lover of Nancy Lawson.
Ginger Burgett	Miriam Mason	Daughter of Charles; would later leave Kingsley with lover Jeremy Lancelot for Canada.
Kelly Gwinn	Hugo 'Lance' Lancelot (Miriam's kidnapper), and Jeremy Lancelot (Lance's twin brother)
Chris Roland	Russell 'Russ' Weaver	College student, Lori's former lover
Peggy Woody	Amber Phillips	Model
Sue Scannell	Becky Hewitt	Student/Singer; Lori's best friend, later married - and divorced - Russ