Guinevere Jones
television series
Guinevere Jones is a fantasy television series and a series of four novels created by Elizabeth Stewart. 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 difficulties of high school. The show debuted in Canada on May 4, 2002, on YTV and ten days later in Australia. It ran for 26 episodes over two seasons.
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Tamara Hope as Gwen Jones:The main protagonist. 14 year old Gwen is an independent, passionate and temperamental fourteen-year-old living in a strange world, using magic to fight evil. She is the reincarnation of Guinevere, the 6th century Queen of Britain and King Arthur's wife. She and her mother moved from Canada to Australia. But Gwen was placed into the care of the Rosens, after her mother became ill and was sent to the mental hospital. Reluctantly, she takes on the role of the hero, fighting dark magic, mentored by Merlin.
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