Catweazle (1970)

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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.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (1,294 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1970)

7.92 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Sun in a Bottle	7.9	90
2	Castle Saburac	7.9	71
3	The Curse of Rapkyn	7.8	63
4	The Witching Hour	7.9	62
5	The Eye of Time	7.8	60
6	The Magic Face	7.7	55
7	The Telling Bone	8.4	63
8	The Power of Adamcos	8.0	56
9	The Demi Devil	8.0	57
10	The House of the Sorcerer	7.6	53
11	The Flying Broomsticks	7.9	56
12	The Wisdom of Solomon	7.9	54
13	The Trickery Lantern	8.1	56

Season 2 (1971)

7.71 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 7.6 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Magic Riddle	7.9	52
2	Duck Halt	8.0	53
3	The Heavenly Twins	7.9	51
4	The Sign of the Crab	7.7	50
5	The Black Wheels	7.6	50
6	The Wogle Stone	7.8	50
7	The Enchanted King	7.8	53
8	The Familiar Spirit	7.5	50
9	The Ghost Hunters	7.4	52
10	The Walking Trees	7.7	54
11	The Battle of the Giants	7.7	51
12	The Magic Circle	7.6	53
13	The Thirteenth Sign	7.6	53