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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.

Cast & crew

Richard Carpenter

Creator

Geoffrey Bayldon

Catweazle

Charles Tingwell

Mr. Bennet

Moray Watson

Lord Collingford

Neil McCarthy

Sam Woodyard

Robin Davies

Carrot

Elspet Gray

Lady Collingford

Gary Warren

Cedric Collingford

Peter Butterworth

Colonel Upshaw

G

Gwen Nelson

Mrs. Gowdie

John Welsh

Colonel Dickenson

Patricia Hayes

Mrs. Skinner

Bernard Hepton

Cyril Fitton

Roger Hammond

Boris

Hattie Jacques

Madam Rosa

Peter Sallis

Stuffy Gladstone

Hilda Braid

Aunty Flo

Aubrey Morris

Leslie Milton

Kenneth Cope

Jack Victor

Paul Eddington

Vandanti

J

John Ringham

Oscar / Otto Habbleman

Seasons

26 episodes

Season 11970 · 13 episodes

Season 21971 · 13 episodes