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Secret Adventures of Jules Verne episode
“Rockets of the Dead”
Cast photo
Original Air Date	CBC: July 2, 2000 SCIFI: January 12, 2001
Season	1
Episode #	3
Production #	103
Writer(s)	Brian Finch
Director	Pierre de Lespinois
Guest star(s)	Jonathan Coy Patrick Duffy
Episode Order
Previous	Next
"Queen Victoria and the Giant Mole"	"The Cardinal's Design"

Rockets of the Dead was the third of 22 episodes of the steampunk science fiction TV series, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.

Plot synopsis

While starring in one of Jules Verne's plays, Rebecca Fogg meets Duke Rimini of Carpathia, a handsome man who pays court to Miss Fogg in hopes of luring her to his side.

Unfortunately, Rimini also happens to be a vampire with strong notions about civil rights for the undead. Rimini believes society has discriminated against vampires for far too long, and is plotting to takeover the world. Rebecca finds herself forced to make a difficult choice between duty her queen and to her heart.

Guest stars

• Patrick Duffy as Duke Rimini