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Catweazle was a television comedy series produced by London Weekend Television in the early 1970's.
The series was conceived, and written by Richard Carpenter and ran for two seasons starring Geoffrey Bayldon as the irrepressible Catweazle.
If, like me, you grew up amongst the constant presence of Doctor Who and the Goodies it is very likely you will also have fond memories of this well written and charming series.
Catweazle was a magician who lived in the eleventh century, but however hard he tried, his spells hardly ever worked.
One day was different.
When Norman soldiers tried to capture him, in desperation he used some magic to escape, and it worked!
The only trouble was that instead of flying through space to flee his pursuers, he flew though time.
Catweazle finds himself nine centuries into the future.
Being a magician, everything he experiences in the twentieth century such as motor cars, telephones ("telling bone"), and electric light ("electrickery"), he believes is the result of magic.
This basic premise, and Catweazle's quest to return to his own time, drive much of the humour in the series as Catweazle finds himself in situations that often become, well, hilarious.
In the first series Catweazle is befriended by a farmer's son, Carrot, and the two share a succession of chaotic misadventures before the wizard succeeds in returning to his own time.
The second series repeated the same formula, but this time Catweazle's young friend is Cedric, the son of Lord and Lady Collingforth.
It's been more than thirty years since Catweazle cast his spell and captured the imagination of children everywhere.
Unforgettable for Geoffrey Bayldon's outstanding performance as Catweazle, the series timeless humour, warmth and charm hold up today both for those who saw it originally, and for those who will experience this magic for the first time.
A true television classic.
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Catweazle Book review...Catweazle was a magician who lived in the eleventh century, but however hard he tried, his spells hardly ever worked.
Then one day was different.
First of all he had two bad omens - a bad dream and an owl hooting in daylight.
Then Norman soldiers tried to capture him, so in desperation he used some magic, and it worked!
The only trouble was that it had worked in the wrong way: Catweazle flew through Time instead of Space, and ended up in a place Hexwood Farm, nine centuries later, where of course he thought everything he saw - motor cars, telephones, electric light ('Electrickery') - all happened by magic.
How Catweazle is befriended by the farmer's son, Carrot, and how he finds his feet in the twentieth century, while hiding from the world in a water tower, makes a riotously funny story, as anyone who has watched the London Weekend Television serial of Catweazle will know.
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'Thou great Norman lump!' muttered Catweazle the magician. 'If I conjure till Doomsday, I cannot make thee gold,' and there was a sympathetic croak from his familiar, Touchwood. Even the world of Elecrickery had been better than this, thought Catweazle bitterly.
They were captives, imprisoned in the deepest of Farthing Castle at the behest of the great Norman lord, William de Collynforde, and likely to remain so unless Catweazle's magic worked for once, and he managed to fly from the accursed castle.
Fly he did, but once again it was through time, not space. Hurling himself, full of faith, from the battlements, Catweazle landed splosh in the moat - but the castle had vanished! In its place was a large white house with a clock tower with a little turret on top. Cedric Collingford, the boy who lived in the house, was to be his ally in a new series of magical and hilarious adventures, in which Catweazle seeks the 'Thirteenth Sign' of the Zodiac which he believes will help him fly back to his own time, and Cedric hopes to restore his family fortune by finding the lost Collingford treasure.
Catweazle's presence produces just as many hilarious situations as it did in the first book, Catweazle.
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: For the UK wrestler, see Catweazle (wrestler).
: For the UK Punk Band, see Catweazle (Uk Punk band).
Catweazle was a British television series in 1970, created and written by Richard Carpenter and produced by London Weekend Television under the LWI (London Weekend International) banner, and screened in the UK on ITV. There were two seasons with 13 episodes of 25 minutes each.
The series was immensely popular in Britain, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Norway.
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The Trickery Lantern: Aware that the way back to his own time lies through water, Catweazle prepares for his long journey home. Seeking protection from the Normans, he steals a spotlamp that Carrot has bought for his father's birthday, startling Mr Bennet's sister into believing he is the fabled Hexwood ghost.
