Sanctuary

Show Guide

About The Show

SANCTUARY started life as an internet phenomenon and it was so popular that we had to make them into a series. We even have the original WEBISODES avaliable for you to watch absolutely free. Having already premiered in the UK with little fanfare, we're giving the show a much-deserved second outing, enabling multichannel viewers so check it out! Sanctuary follows the adventures of Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population a group of strange beings.

Meet the Characters

Dr Will Zimmerman

Robin Dunne
Dr Helen Magnus

Amanda Tapping
John Druitt

Christopher Heyerdahl
Ashley Magnus

Emilie Ullerup

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Amanda Tapping Interview - Part 1

The first part of the Amanda Tapping interview. Interviewer is our very own Peter Holley and it was shot by Syfy France.

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Amanda Tapping Interview - Part 2

The second part of the Amanda Tapping interview shot by Syfy France.

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Sanctuary - Webisode 3

Here is the third webisode for the show Sanctuary. Only on scifi.co.uk

Episodes

Episode 1

Sanctuary For All (1)

The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) recruits an insightful forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (ROBIN DUNNE) to join her in the quest to track, study and protect the strange, and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.
Episode 2

Sanctuary For All (2)

The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) recruits an insightful forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (ROBIN DUNNE) to join her in the quest to track, study and protect the strange, and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.
Episode 3

Fata Morgana

Dr. Helen Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING), her daughter Ashley (EMILIE ULLERUP), and new to the Sanctuary, Dr. Will Zimmerman (ROBIN DUNNE) release three women from a mysterious crypt in Scotland, bringing them back to the Sanctuary for refuge. Unbeknownst to the team, and the women themselves, they have extraordinary powers. And their disappearance does not go undetected by a powerful cabal, resolute on reclaiming what it determines is theirs.
Episode 4

Folding Man

An investigation into a string of bizarre robberies leads Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and Will (ROBIN DUNNE) to a crime ring of thieves who seem to be able to slip between the cracks of the law...literally.
Episode 5

Kush

Returning with an abnormal captured in the Himalayas, Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and Will (ROBIN DUNNE) are stranded from civilization and aid after their plane goes down in a desolate mountain range. While anxiously waiting for a rescue team, the surviving passengers begin to fall victim to vicious and deadly attacks throughout the night. It becomes chillingly apparent that surviving the cold is the least of their worries and no one, not even Magnus and Will, is above suspicion.
Episode 6

Nubbins

When a mating pair of cute, furry and seemingly harmless abnormals is brought in for scientific study, the Sanctuary team begins to exhibit some hidden animal attractions for one another.
Episode 7

The Five

While leading a covert meeting in Rome, Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) encounters Nikola Tesla (JONATHAN YOUNG), an old friend from her past who confides that the Cabal has come to exact revenge on her for the events in "Fata Morgana". But Magnus realizes that Tesla's loyalties may not be as steadfast as in their college days when the two became part of an exclusive order called The Five - a group in which each is connected by a secret they have carried for decades.
Episode 8

Edward

A young artist with an uncanny ability to draw remarkably detailed pictures from memory may be the key to a solving a case surrounding the suspicious death of his abusive father. But it will take Will's (ROBIN DUNNE) forensic profiling to determine if the boy's drawings are inspired by reality or simply a terrifyingly vivid imagination.
Episode 9

Requiem

Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and Will (ROBIN DUNNE) investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus's life.
Episode 10

Warriors

Investigating the disappearance of an old college friend, Will (ROBIN DUNNE) finds himself caught in an underground fight club where the combatants are genetically engineered abnormals who fight to the death like modern day gladiators. And Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) is eerily convinced that one of the men involved in the illegal operation is none other than her long-deceased father.
Episode 11

Instinct

Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and the Sanctuary team attempt to capture a rare and deadly creature - all under the watchful eye of a local news crew.

Characters

Dr Will Zimmerman

Robin Dunne

Dr. Will Zimmerman (ROBIN DUNNE) is a brilliant forensic psychiatrist who gained stature while working with the Federal authorities. A master of behavioral science, he can translate the most veiled human signals into case-breaking deductions. Problem is, no one believes him. His fascination with alternative and otherworldly explanations for horrific crimes has cost him the respect of his peers - and his job.

He is recognized as a good man with an inarguable talent for psychiatry and analysis. However, his inability to submit to the status quo of crime investigation has resulted in demotions and a mundane affiliation with Homicide in Old City.

Swift with a clever quip, usually in an effort to redirect an awkward situation, Will is instantly likable. Upon joining Magnus in her work at the Sanctuary, Will discovers a new and strange world that is both logically unbelievable yet intuitively plausible to him. While ahead of his time, and at least partially open to the world of 'abnormals' he reacts to the unusual and fantastical in a way we can all understand.

The team quickly learns that Will is less than comfortable with a gun, but Magnus is certain his instinct and genuine thirst to know the truth will prove invaluable in her fascinating work.
Dr Helen Magnus

Amanda Tapping

The beautiful and enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) has devoted her life to the practical research of cutting edge medicine and science. The daughter of the most brilliant and controversial medical researcher of his day, she was exposed early on to her father's secret laboratory. He further taught her the wonders of his world, knowing these revelations would change her forever.

Well over a century later, Magnus runs the Sanctuary where she tracks, protects and learns from the extraordinary and paranormal creatures that inhabit our world.

Although dismissed as monstrous figments of our imaginations and the stuff of our childhood nightmares, Magnus recognizes that the world is full of nature's mistakes and triumphs. And she has the spectacular proof that they are indeed real. For some 'abnormals', Magnus becomes their protector. And for a dangerous few, she is their captor.

Magnus is bold and straightforward, brave and no-nonsense, yet she remains proudly true to her formal Victorian English sensibilities. She adores her daughter Ashley, respecting her independence and self-reliance - but that doesn't preclude some occasional mother-daughter friction.

Magnus's past is long and colorful... as one would expect from a life lasting 157 years. The secret to her seemingly eternal youth is but one of many mysteries hidden within the walls of the Sanctuary.
John Druitt

Christopher Heyerdahl

The mysterious John Druitt (CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL) enters the world of Sanctuary quite literally in a flash. His sinister presence is palpable and his strength and power thus far unmatched. Able to appear and disappear at will, he is unlike any 'abnormal' we've yet encountered.

Sharing a past with Dr. Helen Magnus, his unexpected return to her life shakes her steady demeanor, as she knows all too well of his extraordinary capabilities and strength. But there is also a depth to Druitt that is hidden among the secrets of his history and his personal connection to Magnus.
Ashley Magnus

Emilie Ullerup

Ashley (EMILIE ULLERUP) is yin to Will's yang in the Sanctuary's dual agenda of "preserve and protect." Arrestingly beautiful, she is tough as nails, physically adept and a skilled fighter making her perfectly suited to her calling as monster-hunter supreme. Ashley has moments of vulnerability but it's a side she deftly covers with a veneer of bravado and fearlessness.

Growing up in the world of the Sanctuary with her mother, Dr. Helen Magnus, she has come to accept the impossible as a matter of course. And while there are the usual generational sparks between mother and daughter, Ashley is acutely respectful of her mother's work and knowledge.
Henry Foss

Ryan Robbins

One of Magnus's employees at the Sanctuary, Henry (RYAN ROBBINS) is an uber-geek of the cool variety, a weapons designer and computer expert. His skill and intelligence with all things technical keep the Sanctuary at maximum security... most of the time.

Not one to be shy, Henry doesn't hesitate to speak his mind and always has a witty remark at the ready for anyone who will listen. He is smart-mouthed, sarcastic, and undeniably brilliant. But like most residents of the Sanctuary, there is more to Henry than meets the eye.

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