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Catweazle : Season 2
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Air date: 10 Jan '71 - 13 episodesCatweazle is 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.
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List of Episodes (13)
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Catweazle (1970)
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1. The Magic Riddle
10 Jan '71Catweazle 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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2. Duck Halt
17 Jan '71Now 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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3. The Heavenly Twins
24 Jan '71"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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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4. The Sign of the Crab
31 Jan '71When 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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5. The Black Wheels
07 Feb '71When Groome loses his voice, Catweazle's efforts to find it reduce the residents of King's Farthing to a state of near hysteria.
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Catweazle (1970)
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6. The Wogle Stone
14 Feb '71Lord 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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7. The Enchanted King
21 Feb '71A 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?
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Catweazle (1970)
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8. The Familiar Spirit
28 Feb '71Touchwood 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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9. The Ghost Hunters
07 Mar '71Lady 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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10. The Walking Trees
14 Mar '71Is 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!
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Catweazle (1970)
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11. The Battle of the Giants
21 Mar '71Excitement 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.
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Catweazle (1970)
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12. The Magic Circle
28 Mar '71Groome is seeing things - or is he? A London doctor is consulted, but he finds Catweazle a far more interesting case than Groome.
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Catweazle (1970)
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13. The Thirteenth Sign
04 Apr '71Catweazle 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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