Catweazle

A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) is transported to the modern age.

Cast:Geoffrey Bayldon , Robin Davies , Gary Warren , Charles 'Bud' Tingwell , Neil McCarthy , Moray Watson , Peter Butterworth , Elspet Gray , Gwen Nelson , John Ringham , Patricia Hayes , Peter Sallis , Bernard Hepton , John Junkin , Aubrey Morris , Brian Wilde , Hattie Jacques , Marjie Lawrence

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Sun in a Bottle

Sun, Jan 4, 1970

Catweazle, an 11th century magician, is conjuring in his cave when his enemies suddenly burst in. He flees, casting a spell to make himself fly. However, something goes wrong because the spell transports him to the 20th century instead.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Castle Saburac

Sun, Jan 11, 1970

Catweazle is astonished - and frightened - by everything around him. Including the bath Carrot runs for him. Meanwhile, Sam is hot on his trail.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Curse of Rapkyn

Sun, Jan 18, 1970

Carrot believes that there may be a curse on Hexwood Farm so Catweazle attempts to remove it using Rapkyn's book of spells.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Witching Hour

Sun, Jan 25, 1970

Carrot believes that his father plans to marry a parish councillor, so he seeks Catweazle's help to spirit her away.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Eye of Time

Sun, Feb 1, 1970

Catweazle uses his "Eye of Time" when introduced to betting.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Magic Face

Sun, Feb 8, 1970

Catweazle imagines that he has been put under a spell and is compelled to obey an American visitor when she takes his photograph.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ The Telling Bone

Sun, Feb 15, 1970

In an attempt to return to his own time, Catweazle's dubious powers land him on top of the church spire. After being rescued by the vicar, Catweazle has an encounter with the vicarage telephone.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Power of Adamcos

Sun, Feb 22, 1970

Whilst fleeing what he believes to be Norman soldiers in the forest, Catweazle loses his magical knife Adamcos. Carrot promises to help find it.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ The Demi Devil

Sun, Mar 1, 1970

A failed spell and a visit from a lost pet sparks chaos for Catweazle, who believes that he has turned Carrot into a monkey.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The House of the Sorcerer

Sun, Mar 8, 1970

Sam has disappeared, and Catweazle believes that he has been murdered.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Flying Broomsticks

Sun, Mar 15, 1970

Broomsticks are being stolen. Police Sergeant Bottle believes that they are being used for witchcraft and that Sam is the culprit. Carrot enlists Catweazle's help to free him.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Wisdom of Solomon

Sun, Mar 22, 1970

A new domestic helper and her obnoxious son, Arthur, arrive at Hexwood Farm

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Trickery Lantern

Sun, Mar 29, 1970

It's Mr Bennett's birthday and Carrot has bought him a lantern as a present. However Catweazle is determined to have it...

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Magic Riddle

Sun, Jan 10, 1971

Imprisoned for his witchcraft, Catweazle dupes his guard and travels to the 20th Century in an identical fashion to the way he did in S1 Episode 1.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Duck Halt

Sun, Jan 17, 1971

In his quest for astrological symbols, Catweazle obtains a tricycle, a pub sign representing Taurus, and holes up in a railway station disused since the Beeching cuts.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Heavenly Twins

Sun, Jan 24, 1971

Whilst hunting for Gemini, the next sign of the Zodiac, Catweazle creates havoc at a children's magic show.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Sign of the Crab

Sun, Jan 31, 1971

Following a burglary at King's Farthing, Catweazle is duped into handling the stolen hoard.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Black Wheels

Sun, Feb 7, 1971

When Groome loses his voice, Catweazle's efforts to find it cause mayhem for the residents of King's Farthing.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Wogle Stone

Sun, Feb 14, 1971

Lord Collingford is considering selling King's Farthing along with Duck Halt (which is Catweazle's home) to a property tycoon. When Catweazle hears about this he sets about finding a Wogle Stone as "No man can build where stands the Wogle Stone".

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Enchanted King

Sun, Feb 21, 1971

Catweazle believes that a local sculpture is an evil wizard who need to be vanquished in order for the next sign of the Zodiac to be revealed. The sign of the balances.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Familiar Spirit

Sun, Feb 28, 1971

Catweazle's quest to secure all the astrological symbols continues with a search for the scorpion. Touchwood takes ill and Cedric recommends a local zoologist.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Ghost Hunters

Sun, Mar 7, 1971

Catweazle's search for the sign of Sagittarius leads to an encounter with a pair of charlatan ghost hunters.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Walking Trees

Sun, Mar 14, 1971

In his quest for Capricorn, Catweazle is captured as a spy in a war game by Tony Selby in a dry run for Get Some In.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Battle of the Giants

Sun, Mar 21, 1971

Poorly Catweazle's remedy potion gets mixed up with Groome's marrow fertiliser; the result is Cedric's is bigger than both Groome's and his dad's, so earning him an Aquarian prize to donate to Catweazle's collection.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Magic Circle

Sun, Mar 28, 1971

A pair of goldfish added to his Zodiac symbols, Catweazle tries to jump into water. Is he really trapped in time - or is it just film being run backwards?

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Thirteenth Sign

Sun, Apr 4, 1971

Catweazle flies - but when - and where - will he land?