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Catweazle

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1970 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

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.

  1. Season 11970 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Saturday Special
    Season 21971 · 13 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
    Saturday

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Cast & crew

Created by Richard Carpenter

  • Geoffrey BayldonCatweazle
  • Moray WatsonLord Collingford
  • Elspet GrayLady Collingford
  • Gary WarrenCedric Collingford