Catweazle
Catweazle was a British television series in 1970, created and written by Richard Carpenter and produced by London Weekend Television under the LWI (London Weekend International) banner, and screened in the UK on ITV. There were two seasons with 13 episodes each.
The series featured Geoffrey Bayldon as the title character, an eccentric old 11th Century wizard who accidentally travels through time to the year 1970 and befriends a young boy, who spends most of the rest of the series attempting to hide Catweazle from his parents while Catweazle searches for a way to return to his own time.
The second series featured a 12-part riddle which Catweazle, once more transported to 1970s England, attempts to solve one clue per episode, with the solution (as he thinks) being revealed in the 13th.
Catweazle mistakes all modern technology for powerful magic (see also Clarke's third law), particularly 'electrickery' (electricity) and the 'telling bone' (telephone).
The entire series is shot on 16mm, mostly on location.
There are two novelizations by Carpenter, one for each series: Catweazle and Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac.
A Region 2 DVD release was announced for 2000, but did not materialise. The first series was finally given a firm May 2005 release date.
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Actors
- Catweazle: Geoffrey Bayldon
- Mr.Bennet: Charles Tingwell
- Harold Bennet: Robin Davies
- Sam Woodyard: Neil McCarthy
- Cedric Collingford: Gary F. Warren
Season 1
1. The Sun in a Bottle
2. Castle Saburac
3. The Curse of Rapkyn
4. The Witching Hour
5. The Eye of Time
6. The Magic Face
7. The Telling Bone
8. The Power of Adamcos
9. The Demi Devil
10. The House of the Sorcerer
11. The Flying Broom-Sticks
12. The Wisdom of Solomon
13. The Trickery Lantern
Season 2
14. The Magic Riddle
15. Duck Halt
16. The Heavenly Twins
17. The Sign of the Crab
18. The Black Wheels
19. The Wogle Stone
20. The Enchanted King
21. The Familiar Spirit
22. The Ghost Hunters
23. The Walking Trees
24. The Battle of the Giants
25. The Magic Circle
26. The Thirteenth Sign
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