Catweazle (1970)

Directed by

Quentin Lawrence, David Lane, David Reid

Genre

fantasy television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 26 episodes

Rated

6

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A medieval wizard named Catweazle travels through time to modern day England. He struggles to understand contemporary life while a boy named Carrot tries to help him.

whimsicalgentleplayfulnostalgicquirkycheerfulmildly magicallighthearted

What happens

Catweazle is a British children's fantasy television series, starring Geoffrey Bayldon in the title role, and created by Richard Carpenter for London Weekend Television. The first series, produced and directed in 1969 by Quentin Lawrence, was screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. The second series, produced and directed in 1970 by David Reid and David Lane, was shown in 1971. Both series had thirteen episodes, most written by Carpenter, who also published a book for each series based on the scripts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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