(1970) Catweazle: Complete First Series

Box set containing the entire first season of the popular 1970s children's series, about the Anglo-Saxon magician (played by Geoffrey Bayldon) transported through time to the present day. In 'The Sun in a Bottle', Catweazle leaps into a lake to escape his pursuers in eleventh century Britain, and emerges in 1970. He is befriended by Carrot (Robin Davies), a young boy from the local farm. 'Castle Saburac' sees Catweazle struggling to acclimatise to his new surroundings, and taking his first ever bath. In 'The Curse of Rapkyn', Catweazle and his pet toad, Touchwood, attempt to exorcise the curse which Toad believes has been placed on Hexwood Farm. In 'The Witching Hour', Carrot is unnerved by the arrival of Mrs Bonnington, who has obvious desires on Carrot's father. Catweazle attempts to rectify matters with a spell. 'The Eye of Time' sees Catweazle and Carrot placing a bet for farmhand Sam (Neil McCarthy). In 'The Magic Face', Catweazle believes that he has been placed under a spell when a wealthy American tourist takes a photograph of him. In 'The Telling Bone', Catweazle's attempts to return to his own time leave him stranded atop the spire of the local church. 'The Power of Adamcos' sees Catweazle desperate to find his magical knife, Adamcos. In 'The Demi Devil', Catweazle mistakenly believes that he has turned Carrot into a monkey. In 'The House of the Sorcerer', Catweazle finds temporary employment as an assistant birdwatcher. 'The Flying Broomsticks' sees Mr Bennet (Charles Tingwell) quizzed by the police after a number of broomsticks disappear locally. Could Catweazle be responsible? In 'The Wisdom of Solomon', the new housekeeper at the farm is upsetting the atmosphere, so Catweazle attempts to employ magic to get rid of her. 'The Trickery Lantern' sees Catweazle preparing for his long journey home, only to be mistaken for a ghost by Mr Bennet's sister.