Catweazle
Rating: 7.6 · 1970 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy · United Kingdom · 2 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1970
- Genre
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 2
- TMDB
- 7.6
- IMDb
- 7.6
- Tagline
- Nothing works!
Director
Cast
- 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 — Groome
- 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
- John Ringham — Oscar / Otto Habbleman