
Catweazle
Seen it?1970 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans. If you loved Regular Show or Rick and Morty, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, mind-bending.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 51K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
- Season 11970 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21971 · 13 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Richard Carpenter
- Geoffrey BayldonCatweazle
- Moray WatsonLord Collingford
- Elspet GrayLady Collingford
- Gary WarrenCedric Collingford