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. The horror series was produced by Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment in association with

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for the

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network.

Plot

A disturbed young woman (Alice) has trouble convincing her lover that she is a wolf, and her psychiatrist is sure he has discovered a new complex that will make his name. She moves to a retreat in Scotland, where she morphs permanently into a wolf.

Cast

Amanda Ooms Amanda Francisca Ooms (born 5 September 1964) is a Dutch-Swedish actress and author. She has acted in both film and TV in Sweden and internationally. She was born in Kalmar. Ooms participates in season 10 of '' Stjärnorna på slottet'' which w ...

as Alice White *

Owen Teale Owen Teale (born 20 May 1961) is a Welsh character actor having appeared in many films, including ''Robin Hood'' (1991), '' The Hawk'' (1993), ''King Arthur'' (2004), '' The Last Legion'' (2007), '' Tolkien'' (2019), and '' Dream Horse'' (2020) ...

as Dan Somers *

Michael Kitchen Michael Roy Kitchen (born 31 October 1948) is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama '' Foyle's War'', which comprised eight series betwe ...

as Luther Adams *

Gemma Jones Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility (film), Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the Bridget Jones (film series), ''Bridget Jo ...

as Jane Garth * Johanna Benyon as Serena * Molly Bolt as Dan's daughter *

Mark Caven Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currenc ...

as Chuck * Jim Dunk as Butcher *

David Gillespie David "Cement" Gillespie (born 22 March 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward in the 1980s and 1990s. Gillespie played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, ...

as Maurice *

Mary Healey Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blesse ...

as Nurse *

Terence Hillyer Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence's plays su ...

as Carl *

Catherine Holman Catherine Holman (born in Surrey) is an English actress. She trained at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. She made her theatre début as Scout in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' opposite '' Alan Dobie'' at the ''Mermaid Theatre''. This w ...

as Young Alice * Brigitte Kahn as Alice's mother *

Val Lehman Valerie Kathleen Lehman (née Willis; born 15 March 1943) is an Australian actress and director, best known locally and internationally for her role as the antagonist "Top Dog" and self-styled Queen Bea Smith in the Australian TV series ''Pr ...

as Vet * Nicholas Lumley as Alice's father *

Rosalind March Rosalind March is a British TV, film and stage actress. Born in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, March began her career in 1979, when she played Madge in several episodes of the series ''The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game''. Throughout the ' ...

as Eleanor *

Philip McGough Philip McGough (born ) is a British actor from Penygraig, Wales, who is a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company with many appearances on a variety of television programmes. Personal life In an interview with '' The Mirror'' in 2001, McGo ...

as Marcus * Liz Moscrop as Luther's receptionist * Gerard O'Hare as Kevin * Catherine Russell as Deborah * Nina Thomas as Sarah *

Rupert Vansittart Rupert Nicholas Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama ...

as Jeremy * Daniel Wilson as Darren (as James Wilson)

Soundtrack

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* 1996 British television series debuts 1996 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series 1990s British horror television series ITV television dramas Television shows written by Andrew Davies British horror fiction television series Carlton Television 1990s horror novels 1990s British television miniseries Television shows based on British novels Television series by ITV Studios British English-language television shows Television shows set in Scotland 1996 horror films 1996 films {{1990s-horror-film-stub