HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop culture icon Bo Derek, best known as the corn-rowed, bikini-ed object of Dudley Moore's affection in "10," guest stars on the new swashbuckling syndicated series, QUEEN OF SWORDS, the weekend of November 4 and 5 (check local listings). Derek jumped into the saddle and did her own riding for her turn as Mary Rose, a ranchero and former pirate whose son is accused of murder, in "Witness." Mary Rose vows to save her boy from the hangman's noose, even if it means killing the crime's only witness, Tessa Alvarado (played by series lead Tessie Santiago). Mary and the QUEEN OF SWORDS, Tessa's mask-wearing alter ego, come to blows in a well-matched standoff between two strong women.

Newcomer Tessie Santiago cuts a wide swath across 19th century California this fall, expertly wielding her blade and razor-sharp wit in the fight against injustice as Tessa Alvarado, a Spanish beauty who masquerades as the avenging QUEEN OF SWORDS, bringing fear to evil and hope to good. With clashing swords and thundering horses, the one-hour weekly action-adventure series, filmed entirely on location in Almeria, Spain, is a Fireworks/Morena Films/Amy International production in association with Telefonica and M6. The series is distributed domestically by Paramount Domestic Television in association with Mercury Entertainment, and internationally by Fireworks International.