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 – October 5, 1984 |
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.
[edit] 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 born-again Christian as well.
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.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Role |
| Mary Jean Feton | Terry Davidson | Local nurse at Kingsley Hospital; head of the nursing department, mother of Lori and Peter, widow of Scott Davidson. |
| John Corsaut | Scott Davidson | News reporter, husband of Terry. Father of Lori and Peter. Was killed in a car accident along with his mother in-law, Nora Lindsay. |
| Debbie McLeod | Lori Davidson | Daughter of Terry and Scott; a college student who later married Ben and became a teacher |
| Jeanette Larson | Lori Davidson | Daughter of Terry and Scott ('Lori' was played by two different actresses) |
| Darrel Campbell | Peter Davidson | Son of Terry and Scott, known for his wisecracks. |
| Matt Williams | Dr Benjamin 'Ben' Martin | Husband of Lori |
| Nancy Mulvey | Nancy Lawson | Main villain Terry's half-sister. |
| Edye Byrde | Ione Redlon | Friend of Terry; a fellow nurse at Kingsley Hospital; mother 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 | Babs Farley | Harold's squeeze, a good natured woman, with a quick sense of humor. |
| Frankie Cardoza | Lucille Figgins | Clinic nurse |
| Randolph Kraft | Charles Carpenter | Local businessman, villain; former lover of Nancy Lawson. |
| Ginger Burgett | Miriam Mason | Daughter of Charles, considered to be the soap's female J.R. Ewing, until she embraced Christianity with a vengeance, after an overdose. She eventually left Kingsley with her new lover, Jeremy Lancelot, the brother of her abductor, to Canada. |
| Kelly Gwinn | Hugo 'Lance' Lancelot (Miriam's kidnapper), and Jeremy Lancelot (Lance's twin brother) | |
| Chris Roland | Russell 'Russ' Weaver | Medical student, Lori's former lover |
| Peggy Woody | Amber Phillips | Model |
| Susan Scannell | Becky Hewitt | Lori's best friend, later married Russ |
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