CATWEAZLE - SEASON TWO

After fleeing from Norman soldiers in 1096 the sorcerer Catweazle and his toad, Touchwood, find themselves transported forward in time nine hundred years into a world of strange magic. Befriended by a teenage boy, Catweazle discovers the wonders of the modern world as he attempts to make his way back home.

Regular Cast 

Catweazle - Geoffrey Bayldon

Cedric - Gary Warren

Lord Collingford - Moray Watson

Lady Collingford - Elspet Gray

Groome - Peter Butterworth

Regular Crew 

Writer / Creator - Richard Carpenter

Director - David Reid

Producer - Carl Mannin

Note - these synopses are from contemporary LWT documentation.

Episode One - The Magic Riddle 

Catweazle is back. Inevitably the return of the 11th century wizard for a new series of 20th century adventures spells trouble. Especially for Cedric, the 12 year old son of Lord and Lady Collingford who finds the magician hiding in his bedroom.

With:

Mrs Gowdie - Gwen Nelson

Episode Two - Duck Halt

Now that Catweazle has been introduced to life in King's Farthing, he needs somewhere to live. But where? And why is he so interested in the sign swinging before the Bull Inn? The sign of Taurus.

With:

Pickle - Bill Owen (Last of the Summer Wine)

Publican - Jerold Willis

Episode Three - The Heavenly Twins

"Magic is magic" says Catweazle in one of his more profound moments. But even he seems confused when he meets a modern-day magician at a children's party.

With:

Vadanti - Paul Eddington  (Yes, Minister)

Episode Four - The Sign of the Crab

When burglars raid King's Farthing there are no prizes for guessing into whose hands the stolen property falls. Now Cedric tries to persuade the police that Catweazle is not the thief.

With:

Inspector Pugh - Derek Francis

Tearful Ted - Ronald Lacey

Policeman - Tim Pearce

Episode Five - The Black Wheels

When Groome loses his voice, Catweazle's efforts to find it reduce the residents of King's Farthing to a state of near hysteria.

With:

Doctor Hawkins - Jonathan Elsom

Episode Six -The Wogle Stone

Lord Collingford is tempted to sell King's Farthing and Duck Halt to an up-and-coming property tycoon. Luckily for Catweazle, the tycoon turns out to be very very superstitious.

With:

Jack Victor - Kenneth Cope  (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street)

Richardson - Tony Caunter  (Eastenders)

Episode Seven - The Enchanted King

A local sculptor is mistaken by Catweazle for a demon who "turns people into stone". Is Catweazle's magic as strong as the demon's? And where is Groome when the plaster flies?

With:

Gobbling - Graham Crowden

The Storyteller - Peter Bayliss

Mayor - Richard Caldicott

Episode Eight  - The Familiar Spirit

Touchwood the toad is sick. Two identical twins, both local toad experts are consulted by Cedric, but things get out of hand when they discover their patient is 900 years old.

With:

Oscar and Otto Habbleman - John Ringham

Mrs Habbleman - Hanna-Maria Pravda

Episode Nine - The Ghost Hunters

Lady Collingford commands ghost hunters to be called to King's Farthing to investigate things which go bump in the night. Catweazle, of course, is doing some investigating himself. 

With:

Kenley - Dudley Foster

Hackforth - David Cook

Episode Ten - The Walking Trees

Is Catweazle a spy? The army thinks so, and not even Cedric can save his friend from a military interrogation, which has disastrous consequences - for the army, that is!

With:

Colonel Dickenson - John Welsh

Sergeant Jones - Tony Selby

Episode Eleven - The Battle of the Giants

Excitement grows as the local flower show gets under way in King's Farthing. But nobody is prepared for the effect of Catweazle's marrow-growing potion.

With:

Archie Goodwin - Arthur Lovegrove

Episode Twelve - The Magic Circle

Groome is seeing things - or is he? A London doctor is consulted, but he finds Catweazle a far more interesting case than Groome.

With:

Doctor Wenik - Derek Godfrey

Episode Thirteen - The Thirteenth Sign

Catweazle has now collected all 12 signs of the zodiac. But he still needs to discover the 13th before he can fly. Will the great quest succeed in this last episode of the series?

With:

Boris - Roger Hammond