Fantasy-horror/Police Drama
Aired 1992-95
Primary Characters
Nick Knight -- A vampire brought across in
1228 who now wants to be human again.
LaCroix -- The master vampire who made
Nick and means to keep him "in the fold."
Natalie Lambert -- A coroner who's in
love with Nick and hopes to cure him.
Don Shanke -- Nick's all-too-human police
detective partner.
Janette -- A beautiful vampire and Nick's
former lover; she remains a "very good friend."
Vachon -- A free-spirit "lost boy" vampire
from Spain.
Premise
To atone for centuries of killing, Nick Knight fights
evil as a police detective in modern-day Toronto while he searches for
a way to regain his mortality. Determined to thwart him is his vengeful
vampiric sire, Lucien LaCroix, as well as the sultry Janette, who first
tempted Nick into the darkness. The evils of Nick's past are presented
in flashbacks to previous centuries. The contemporary stories concern
his police cases and his ongoing search for a cure.
Though it owed much of its inspiration to both
Dark Shadows and Anne Rice, Forever Knight carved its own
unique place in the hearts of vampire aficionados and gothic romance fans.
The poignant dissensions of Nick's doomed romance with Natalie and his
recurrent flirtations with Janette, the warring of his dual natures (human
vs. vampire) and his continual love-hate battles with LaCroix made for
some very exciting stories. FK fans have many factions, clubs,
zines and web pages. See the links on our main page for some of them.