Catweazle

The story

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

G Geoffrey BayldonCatweazle C Charles TingwellMr. Bennet M Moray WatsonLord Collingford N Neil McCarthySam Woodyard R Robin DaviesCarrot E Elspet GrayLady Collingford G Gary WarrenCedric Collingford P Peter ButterworthColonel Upshaw · Groome G Gwen NelsonMrs. Gowdie J John WelshColonel Dickenson P Patricia HayesMrs. Skinner B Bernard HeptonCyril Fitton

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R Roger HammondBoris H Hattie JacquesMadam Rosa P Peter SallisStuffy Gladstone H Hilda BraidAunty Flo A Aubrey MorrisLeslie Milton K Kenneth CopeJack Victor P Paul EddingtonVandanti J John RinghamOscar / Otto Habbleman B Bill OwenPickle G Graham CrowdenGobbling B Brian WildeMr. Potts - The Vicar J John JunkinSergeant Bottle R Ruth KettlewellMiss Willoughby R Ronald LaceyTearful Ted T Tony SelbySergeant Jones J Jerold WellsPublican D Derek FrancisInspector Pugh T Tony CaunterRichardson H Hana Maria PravdaMrs. Habbleman D David EllisonFred R Richard CaldicotMayor Z Zulema DeneMaud H Hazel CoppenMrs. Woodyard F Freddy FooteArthur Skinner M Marjie LawrenceTheda Watkins A Anne JamesonMiss Arthur K Kim ButcherSchoolgirl S Sandra GreeneSchoolgirl J June JagoMiss Susan Bonnington C Carmel CryanAudrey U Ursula SmithDoris E Ellis DaleAlbert B Betty WoolfeWoman at Bus Stop M Marcella MarkhamMrs. Eleanor Derringer H Harry HutchinsonWilkins A Andy BradfordDick D Dorothy FrereMiss Coote J John TordoffCharley E Eileen MooreDr. Jane Matthews J Jonathan ElsomDr. Hawkins P Peter BaylissTV Storyteller A Arthur LovegroveArchie Goodwin D Dudley FosterHector Kenley D Derek GodfreyDr. Wenik