The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (miniseries) changes from the book. It was partly shot at the Belle Tout Lighthouse at Beachy Head near Eastbourne in East Sussex, which has since been moved several metres from the cliff edge, due to the rapid rate of coastal erosion in the area. The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (miniseries) The Life and Loves of a She-Devil is a 1986 award-winning BBC miniseries adapted from Fay Weldon's 1983 novel "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil". The story concerns married couple Ruth and Bobbo, who are on the verge of separating as Bobbo is having an affair with novelist
Shanna the She-Devil freely in the wild lands. She begins to wear Julani's fur pelt as a sight-and-sense cue to help with the raising of the cubs. In the jungle, Shanna becomes more and more at home with herself and her new native element, all the while protecting the reserve from poachers as Shanna the She-Devil. During her stay in Africa, her father is kidnapped by the Mandrill. Shanna searches for him until the wizard Malgato kidnaps her to the Savage Land, a prehistoric jungle within Antarctica. She escapes with the help of Lord Kevin Plunder, a.k.a. the jungle lord Ka-Zar. Shanna returns