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Catweazle

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

10 Votes (7.8)

1970 HD 25min United Kingdom English Ended
Adventure Comedy

Credits:

Richard Carpenter

director

Moray Watson

Lord Collingford

Geoffrey Bayldon

Catweazle

Elspet Gray

Lady Collingford

Gary Warren

Cedric Collingford

S1E1 - The Sun in a Bottle 1970-02-15

Catweazle is casting spells in his secretive cave in the great forest and his chantings are overheard by the Normans who enter his cave and attempt to capture him for practicing witchcraft. Biting one of the soldiers he is able to escape into the forest complete with his familiar Touchwood. He is chased by some other Norman soldiers and is trapped by them leaving him no option but to dive into the lake. He reappears in a small pond located at Hexworth Farm in 20th century England having flown through time 900 years into the future. Here the magic of his journey begins. Hiding himself in a barn at Hexworth Farm he soon meets up with Edward (aka Carrot) when he returns to the barn with farmhand Sam riding on the farms tractor whose noise scares Catweazle. Carrott manages to hide Catweazle from his father despite the strong smell on Catweazles clothes. Carrott promises to bring Catweazle food later in the evening and this is where the fun begins.

S1E2 - Castle Saburac 1970-02-22

Returning to the house to learn about the Electrickery" Catweazle hears the kettle whistling in the kitchen and thinks its a demon. He hides under the dining room table and draws a circle in chalk around him to protect himself whilst blowing on his magic thumb ring and chanting sator arepo tenet opera rotas. Meanwhile Carrots father comes into the house and can smell the same smell he first noticed in the barn the night before. Wondering how he can get Catweazle out of the room he deliberately knocks something over on the table and his father leaves to get something from the kitchen to clean it with. Trying to leave the house Catweazle is almost spotted by farmhand Sam and takes himself up to Carots bedroom. After trying to clean the chalk stain off the carpet that Catweazle had made, Carrot follows his nose up to his bedroom where he finds Catweazle hiding in his wardrobe. Catweazle is in awe of how Carrot discovers him and then begs to be shown the magic of electrickery"...

S1E3 - The Curse of Rapkyn 1970-03-01

Episode 3 of series one sees Hexworth Farm in financial troubles with Mr Bennett played by Aussie actor Charles Tingwell overdrawn at the bank by 800 pounds. Believing there is a curse on the farm, Carrot seeks the help of Catweazle. Deciding the owner of a local history museum may help via some books which immediately sparks Catweazles interest, Carrot and Catweazle head off to the museum. During which Catweazle after causing havoc by letting touchwood get loose and scaring a bunch of schoolgirls visiting the museum, discovers the book of Rapkyn. Via the book its discovered that 2 stones hidden somewhere on the farm must be found to remove the curse. One in the tower and one in the water. The tower being the living room chimmney and the the water being an old well. Both leading to hillarious situations. The two stones are found in perfect condition and also fit the missing pieces of a rare artefact at the museum who pay Mr Bennett 800 pounds thus lifting the financial burden.

S1E4 - The Witching Hour 1970-03-08

Mrs Bonnington a local council member is a frequent visitor to Hexworth Farm much to Carots dislike. He decides magic is needed to get rid of her and seeks out Catweazles help. By using a spell from Rapkyns book its decided to make a doll to represent Mrs Bonnington and on the 7th chime of the church bell the spell will take effect. However they need a personal item from Mrs Bonnington to make the spell complete. Looking in her car for a personal item they find nothing and Catweazle is forced to hide in the back of her car when she leaves the farm for a hairdressers appointment. Carrot follows on his bike and they arrive in the local village and concoct a plan to obtain a personal item. Catweazle describing the hairdressers as a torture chamber and saying that removing hair is a loss of strength as per Samson in the Bible and realises this is the answer to thier problem.

S1E5 - The Eye of Time 1970-03-15

Catweazle gets involved with the TAB and also confronts a fake fortune teller played brilliantly by veteran UK character actress/comedian Hattie Jacques. Unable to reach the betting office (bettering as Catweazle refers to it) farmhand Sam asks Carrot to place the bets for him. However as he is underage he seeks help from an uncooperative Catweazle. Forcing him to dress in old scarecrow clothes to go into the village via a bus (referred to as thou roaring chariot by Catweazle) it is here that Catweazle sees a sign that points to the fortune tellers rooms. He then goes to see her and tells her that she doesnt have the eye of time that it is shut to her and that she tells customers to bet on the wrong horses and then rings the local bookie that another false customer is on his way.

S1E6 - The Magic Face 1970-03-22

Whilst hunting around the farm for old items Catweazle is accidentally photographed by a couple of Yank photographers/tourists one of whom becomes obsessed with the uniqueness of his face. When the photos are developed she returns to the farm and shows Carrot the photos who then shows Catweazle who believes he is now doomed and owned by the photographer and believes he must go to her and become his slave. The photographer gets Catweazle to clean her flashy sports car while she and her female partner (who is very masculine - suggesting lesbian overtones albeit very subtly afterall this was a childrens tv series) go off to take photos. Meanwhile Carrot arrives at thier residence and goes to steal the photos taken of Catweazle from inside the house so as to remove the spell Catweazle believes is now on him. Carrot tells Catweazle to keep watch and to honk the car horn if the photographers return.

S1E7 - The Telling Bone 1970-03-29

Due to yet another spell backfiring, Catweazle finds himself clinging to the local church spire. In an attempt to go back to his own time he ends up going sideways instead. The local vicar by speaking a few words of latin which Catweazle could relate to convinces him to come down from the spire and see his latin books. While in his home surrounded by cats named after famous hollywood celebritities of the 40s/50s Catweazle discovers the telephone "the telling bone, fascinated by it and demanding to speak to the spirits he causes more chaos. Meanwhile farmhand Sam has a new car which is having problems but finally gets going. The vicar phones Hexwood Farm (having discovered thats where Catweazle had come from) and listening into the phone call Carrot realises thats where Catweazle is and asks Sam to take him to the vicarage. His mother sees them on the way and decides she wants to go too despite being somewhat dottery.

S1E8 - The Power of Adamcos 1970-04-05

Catweazle loses his sacred witchknife adamcos which is accidentally found by mr bennet while walking in the woods.Scared to go back into the woods initially because of the normans(a group of locals dressed as norman soldiers as part of a local pageant),its decided that mr bennet(carrots father) has taken it to town to sell at the local antique shop. The shop is run by a very camp owner who is making costumes for the local pageant.Mr bennet gives the owner the adamcos as a gift.Being very busy he puts the shop closed sign up on the door to deter customers.Carrott and catweazle arrive at the shop but thinking it is closed catweazle places a magic spell on the door to open it.There is nobody in the shop as the owner had popped out to buy some items for the costumes he was finishing.Looking around for adamcos they find nothing but catweazle fears as a result he is dieing especially when he sees his reflection in a mirror which he believes to be his own spirit.Suddenly mr bennet

S1E9 - The Demi Devil 1970-04-12

catweazle annoyed at carrot puts a spell on him and at the same time a local colonel who keeps a pet monkey comes to visit the farm.The monkey escapes and finds his way to castle saburac.seeing this catweazle thinks his spell on carrott has really worked,especially as both he and the colonel refer to it as boy. The colonel is expecting an old chum to visit that he hasnt seen for many years and mistakes catweazle for him.Catweazle gets covered in water and changes into other clothes provided by the colonel.He and the colonel then drink and catweazle liking the taste gets drunk and passes out. Meanwhile mr bennet and carrott arrive at the colonels for dinner and the pet monkey is found.

S1E10 - The House of the Sorcerer 1970-04-19

A really funny episode and fast paced aswell.Catweazle out in the woods sees an ornathologist recording insect sounds etc.Ever curious he follows him bck to his caravan then gets scared by the sounds that come out of the caravan which are revealed to be recordings of various animal species. Meanwhile farmhand sam wants to work for him and quite his job at the farm. Catweazle sees sam go to the caravan and automatically thinks the worse. When carrot arrives at castle saburac catweazle is frantic and chanting his gab gabba a gabba a everything and nothing in particular.He is forced to show carrott what is happening and so they head off to the caravan. Inside carrott sees sams shoes lying on the chair and believing that catweazle is finally right for once calls catweazle into the caravan.(sam had in the meantime gone off to do some digging for the ornathologist).Looking around to see what else is happening catweazle becomes excited by all the sound recording equipment.Meanwhile t

S1E11 - The Flying Broomsticks 1970-04-26

Broomsticks have been dissapearing from the area with alarming regularity.The local police investigate and sam thinks they are after him for not paying his car registration.But of course its catweazle whose been stealing them and using them to try and fly back to his own time. Whilst being investigated by the police for suspected witchraft activity and not his car registration,sam remains confused and carrott enlists catweazles help.Catweazle initially refuses so carott threatens him with no more free food.Catweazle says he will not starve as his aim is true and points to dead animal pelts hes shot on the wall of castle saburac.Bribing him with his harmonica as a reward carrott convinces catweazle to help out. They go to the police station and catweazle using a bow and arrow fire a message supposedly through an open window,only to smash a non-opened one instead. The message attached to the arrow tells the police to meet them in the graveyard to find the real culprit of the

S1E12 - The Wisdom of Solomon 1970-05-03

Mr. Bennet grows tired of trying to keep the house clean, so he hires a new housekeeper, Mrs. Skinner. She brings her obnoxious son, Arthur, along with her to Hexwood Farm. They both cause upset, and Catweazle is called upon to cast a spell to get rid of them both.

S1E13 - The Trickery Lantern 1970-05-10

Catweazle starts preparing for his long journey home. He steals a spotlight, and startles Mr. Bennets sister that he is the ghost of Hexwood Farm.

S2E1 - The Magic Riddle 1971-01-10

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.

S2E2 - Duck Halt 1971-01-17

Now that Catweazle has been introduced to life in Kings 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.

S2E3 - The Heavenly Twins 1971-01-24

"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 childrens party.

S2E4 - The Sign of the Crab 1971-01-31

When burglars raid Kings 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.

S2E5 - The Black Wheels 1971-02-07

When Groome loses his voice, Catweazles efforts to find it reduce the residents of Kings Farthing to a state of near hysteria.

S2E6 - The Wogle Stone 1971-02-14

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

S2E7 - The Enchanted King 1971-02-21

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

S2E8 - The Familiar Spirit 1971-02-28

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.

S2E9 - The Ghost Hunters 1971-03-07

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

S2E10 - The Walking Trees 1971-03-14

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!

S2E11 - The Battle of the Giants 1971-03-21

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

S2E12 - The Magic Circle 1971-03-28

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

S2E13 - The Thirteenth Sign 1971-04-04

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?