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Catweazle

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197025m / epSci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

First aired

February 15, 1970

7.5

TMDB Score

75% match · 21 votes

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S01 · E03

The Curse of Rapkyn

Season 1 · Mar 1, 1970 · 25m

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E01▶

The Sun in a Bottle

Feb 15, 1970 · 25m

E02▶

Castle Saburac

Feb 22, 1970 · 25m

E03Playing

The Curse of Rapkyn

Mar 1, 1970 · 25m

E04▶

The Witching Hour

Mar 8, 1970 · 25m

E05▶

The Eye of Time

Mar 15, 1970 · 25m

E06▶

The Magic Face

Mar 22, 1970 · 25m

E07▶

The Telling Bone

Mar 29, 1970 · 25m

E08▶

The Power of Adamcos

Apr 5, 1970 · 25m

E09▶

The Demi Devil

Apr 12, 1970 · 25m

E10▶

The House of the Sorcerer

Apr 19, 1970 · 25m

E11▶

The Flying Broomsticks

Apr 26, 1970 · 25m

E12▶

The Wisdom of Solomon

May 3, 1970 · 25m

E13▶

The Trickery Lantern

May 10, 1970 · 25m

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 Catweazle's 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 it's 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.

About the Series

Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy

Synopsis

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.

CreatorRichard Carpenter