Forever Knight was a Canadian crime drama\horror\mystery TV series created by Barney Cohen & James D. Parriott.
The show aired from May 5, 1992 and ended on May 17, 1996 after 3 seasons and 70 episodes.
It originated as a CBS television movie in 1989 called "Nick Knight", starring Rick Springfield.
In 1992, CBS began broadcasting the series as part of its "Crimetime After Primetime" lineup, with a new name and with Geraint Wyn Davies now portraying the role of Nick Knight (using a pilot that had been re-shot with Davies).
Plot[]
The series centered on Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire who is working as a police detective in modern-day Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while he struggles to find a way to become human again.
Cast[]
- Geraint Wyn Davies as Detective Nick Knight
- Nigel Bennett as Lucien LaCroix
- Deborah Duchêne as Janette DuCharme
- Catherine Disher as Natalie Lambert
- John Kapelos as Detective Donald Schanke (seasons 1 & 2)
- Gary Farmer as Captain Joe Stonetree (season 1)
- Natsuko Ohama as Captain Amanda Cohen (season 2)
- Ben Bass as Javier Vachon (season 3)
- Lisa Ryder as Detective Tracy Vetter (season 3)
- Blu Mankuma as Captain Joe Reese (season 3)
- Greg Kramer as Screed (season 3)