Ace of Wands is a fantasy-based British children's television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972, created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. The title, taken from the name of a Tarot card describes the principal character, called "Tarot" who combined stage magic with supernatural powers. Tarot has a pet Owl named Ozymandias, played by Fred Owl. The series ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty, with fourteen story arcs, in a similar manner to early Doctor Who. Many, if not all, of the first 26 episodes are believed to have been wiped, although the final season is intact.

Cast & crew

T

Trevor Preston

Creator

P

Pamela Lonsdale

Creator

Michael MacKenzie

Tarot

Tony Selby

Sam Maxstead

Judy Loe

Lulli Palmer

Roy Holder

Chas Diamond

Petra Markham

Mikki Diamond

F

Fred Owl

Ozymandias

D

Donald Layne-Smith

Mr. Sweet

Michael Standing

Spoon

Vernon Dobtcheff

Sandor Zandar

M

Michael Wynne

Fat Boy

Willoughby Goddard

Tun-Ju

Dorothy Reynolds

Mrs. Kite

John Barron

Bartlett Bonnington

Oscar Quitak

Ceribraun

C

Charles Morgan

Computer

Nicholas Smith

Fredericks

Sebastian Graham Jones

John Pentacle

S

Susan Glanville

Dee

Vivien Heilbron

Emm

E

Edward Hammond

Jay

Seasons

46 episodes

Season 11970 · 13 episodes

Season 21971 · 13 episodes

Season 31972 · 20 episodes