''Summer in Transylvania'' is a

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programme which aired on

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. The programme, originally called ''Freaky Farleys'', was renamed ''Summer in Transylvania'' and was filmed in

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. It is Nickelodeon UK's first original TV series since ''

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''. It was announced on 23 June 2012 that the programme would not return for a second series.

Plot

Teenager Summer Farley (

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) moves to

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with her father and brother. She then starts at her new

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, Stoker High, which is filled with

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and many other sorts of monsters. She tries to get through school with help from her friends, Heidi the zombie (

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) and Bobby the werewolf ( Kane Ricca).

Cast

Humans

as Summer Farley – The main character. Smart, cute and witty, Summer is really nice and one of the two humans attending her school. She has two best friends, Heidi and Bobby; even if Bobby is in love with her, she considers him just a friend. She tries to fit in and goes on many dates. *

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as Jake Farley – Summer's younger brother. *

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as Dr Mike Farley – Summer's father.

Monsters

as Heidi – Summer's girl best friend, she's a zombie. She's nice but is not afraid to say what she thinks. She wears wacky neon clothes. She has proven to be a good friend, but a bit of a show off like when she tried to take Antonio off of Summer. *Kane Ricca as Bobby – Sweet, funny, he's a werewolf. He has a huge crush on Summer and is her boy best friend. He doesn't like when Summer dates other guys. *Dan Black as Rolf – a werewolf, he's Serena's boyfriend. Hot, but unusually quiet, his breath apparently stinks. * Charlie Evans as Serena – Beautiful, mysterious but very mean, she's a vampire. She makes Summer miserable, however she has been a tad kind to Summer in episode ''Banned'' so Summer could help her. She seems to be friendly at times; yet she gets jealous of other girls around Rolf. * Andrew Harrison as Dr Tempest – Principal of Darkness and Head of English, he's a teacher at Stoker High. He's a vampire.

Others

*Lee Simmonds as Bolt – a Frankenstein monster, he's Jake's best friend. *Phillipa Peak as Magda – Summer and her father Mike Farley's housekeeper, apparently human but there are suggestions there is more to her than meets the eye. She has a crush on Mike Farley.

Episodes

References

External links

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