As young as twelve? I thought the character of Saida just became Jenny, but if they'd gone so far as to cast... Yes, Saida had already been cast when they decided to change things - a 14-year-old actress called Pamela Franklin (http://www.geocities.com/~childactors/images/actress2/pamelafranklin1a.jpg) had been chosen for the role. When they ultimately replaced her with Jenny, the character became older, and her relationship with Dortmun (who was meant to be Saida's father) was changed.
I think of her as around sixteen at the time of The Rescue. In The Myth Makers, Vicki tells Troilus he's too young to be a soldier. He replies "I'm seventeen next birthday!" to which she retorts "Well, that's hardly any older than me!" which I think confirms she's sixteen.
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Yes, Saida had already been cast when they decided to change things - a 14-year-old actress called Pamela Franklin (http://www.geocities.com/~childactors/images/actress2/pamelafranklin1a.jpg) had been chosen for the role. When they ultimately replaced her with Jenny, the character became older, and her relationship with Dortmun (who was meant to be Saida's father) was changed.
I think of her as around sixteen at the time of The Rescue.
In The Myth Makers, Vicki tells Troilus he's too young to be a soldier. He replies "I'm seventeen next birthday!" to which she retorts "Well, that's hardly any older than me!" which I think confirms she's sixteen.