Catweazle ist ein schrulliger, alter, angelsächsischer Zauberer, der im 11. Jahrhundert lebt und auf der Flucht vor den England überfallenden Normannen per Zauberei in die 1970er Jahre katapultiert wird. Dort entdeckt er die moderne Zivilisation und deren Wunder, wobei er technische Neuerungen für kraftvolle Magie hält. In der ersten Staffel hilft ihm der Farmersohn Harold Bennet die Tücken der modernen Welt zu überstehen. Am Ende der Staffel kehrt Catweazle zu Bennets Überraschung wieder in seine Zeit zurück.
The Magic Riddle (Folge 1) 8.0
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-01-10
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
Duck Halt (Folge 2)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-01-17
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Heavenly Twins (Folge 3)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-01-24
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: "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.
The Sign of the Crab (Folge 4)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-01-31
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Black Wheels (Folge 5)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-02-07
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: When Groome loses his voice, Catweazle's efforts to find it reduce the residents of King's Farthing to a state of near hysteria.
The Wogle Stone (Folge 6)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-02-14
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Enchanted King (Folge 7)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-02-21
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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?
The Familiar Spirit (Folge 8)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-02-28
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Ghost Hunters (Folge 9)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-03-07
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Walking Trees (Folge 10)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-03-14
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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!
The Battle of the Giants (Folge 11)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-03-21
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Magic Circle (Folge 12)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-03-28
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: Groome is seeing things - or is he? A London doctor is consulted, but he finds Catweazle a far more interesting case than Groome.
The Thirteenth Sign (Folge 13)
Autor: Richard Carpenter
Sendedatum: 1971-04-04
Laufzeit: 25 min
Übersicht: 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?
