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Catweazle

Season 2 1971

  • 1971-01-09T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 25m
  • 5h 25m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English, German
  • Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 was directed by David Reid and David Lane. Both series had thirteen episodes each, with Geoffrey Bayldon playing the leading role. The series was broadcast in Ireland, Britain, Gibraltar, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua and Quebec. The first episode is available to view in full at the BFI Screenonline site.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1971-01-09T23:00:00Z

2x01 The Magic Riddle

Season Premiere

2x01 The Magic Riddle

  • 1971-01-09T23:00:00Z25m

Catweazle is back. Inevitably the return of the 11th century wizard for a new series of 20th century adventures spells trouble. Especially for Cedric, the 12 year old son of Lord and Lady Collingford who finds the magician hiding in his bedroom.

1971-01-16T23:00:00Z

2x02 Duck Halt

2x02 Duck Halt

  • 1971-01-16T23:00:00Z25m

Now that Catweazle has been introduced to life in King's Farthing, he needs somewhere to live. But where? And why is he so interested in the sign swinging before the Bull Inn? The sign of Taurus.

1971-01-23T23:00:00Z

2x03 The Heavenly Twins

2x03 The Heavenly Twins

  • 1971-01-23T23:00:00Z25m

"Magic is magic" says Catweazle in one of his more profound moments. But even he seems confused when he meets a modern-day magician at a children's party.

1971-01-30T23:00:00Z

2x04 The Sign of the Crab

2x04 The Sign of the Crab

  • 1971-01-30T23:00:00Z25m

When burglars raid King's Farthing there are no prizes for guessing into whose hands the stolen property falls. Now Cedric tries to persuade the police that Catweazle is not the thief.

1971-02-06T23:00:00Z

2x05 The Black Wheels

2x05 The Black Wheels

  • 1971-02-06T23:00:00Z25m

When Groome loses his voice, Catweazle's efforts to find it reduce the residents of King's Farthing to a state of near hysteria.

1971-02-13T23:00:00Z

2x06 The Wogle Stone

2x06 The Wogle Stone

  • 1971-02-13T23:00:00Z25m

Lord Collingford is tempted to sell King's Farthing and Duck Halt to an up-and-coming property tycoon. Luckily for Catweazle, the tycoon turns out to be very very superstitious.

1971-02-20T23:00:00Z

2x07 The Enchanted King

2x07 The Enchanted King

  • 1971-02-20T23:00:00Z25m

A local sculptor is mistaken by Catweazle for a demon who "turns people into stone". Is Catweazle's magic as strong as the demon's? And where is Groome when the plaster flies?

1971-02-27T23:00:00Z

2x08 The Familiar Spirit

2x08 The Familiar Spirit

  • 1971-02-27T23:00:00Z25m

Touchwood the toad is sick. Two identical twins, both local toad experts are consulted by Cedric, but things get out of hand when they discover their patient is 900 years old.

1971-03-06T23:00:00Z

2x09 The Ghost Hunters

2x09 The Ghost Hunters

  • 1971-03-06T23:00:00Z25m

Lady Collingford commands ghost hunters to be called to King's Farthing to investigate things which go bump in the night. Catweazle, of course, is doing some investigating himself.

1971-03-13T23:00:00Z

2x10 The Walking Trees

2x10 The Walking Trees

  • 1971-03-13T23:00:00Z25m

Is Catweazle a spy? The army thinks so, and not even Cedric can save his friend from a military interrogation, which has disastrous consequences - for the army, that is!

1971-03-20T23:00:00Z

2x11 The Battle of the Giants

2x11 The Battle of the Giants

  • 1971-03-20T23:00:00Z25m

Excitement grows as the local flower show gets under way in King's Farthing. But nobody is prepared for the effect of Catweazle's marrow-growing potion.

1971-03-27T23:00:00Z

2x12 The Magic Circle

2x12 The Magic Circle

  • 1971-03-27T23:00:00Z25m

Groome is seeing things - or is he? A London doctor is consulted, but he finds Catweazle a far more interesting case than Groome.

Season Finale

1971-04-03T23:00:00Z

2x13 The Thirteenth Sign

Season Finale

2x13 The Thirteenth Sign

  • 1971-04-03T23:00:00Z25m

Catweazle has now collected all 12 signs of the zodiac. But he still needs to discover the 13th before he can fly. Will the great quest succeed in this last episode of the series?

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