It's good to see Catweazle back for a second season, & I remember loving this at the time.
At the beginning, he's back in Norman times (after dematerializing at the end of season 1), and it's time for new adventures.
This time, he lands in the present day at the estate of King's Farthing mansion, where he yet again befriends a boy - this time young bespectacled Cedric (in the shape of The Railway Children's Gary Warren).
He also strangely encounters a couple of familiar faces from his own time in the present day too...
This new season is based around the eponymous 'magic riddle' - a flying spell that requires Catweazle to gather all the signs of the zodiac in order to make his wish come true.
He collects one each week - the first sign 'the ram' is what he needs here to get started.
Elspet Gray, Moray Watson & Peter Butterworth are all great here in supporting roles - as they will be throughout this series.
I showed the whole of Catweazle to my son when he was little, and he was absolutely captivated by it - as I was too as a child. And we later got to meet Geoffrey and some of the cast, which was so lovely.
Classic children's TV doesn't get much better than this.
At the beginning, he's back in Norman times (after dematerializing at the end of season 1), and it's time for new adventures.
This time, he lands in the present day at the estate of King's Farthing mansion, where he yet again befriends a boy - this time young bespectacled Cedric (in the shape of The Railway Children's Gary Warren).
He also strangely encounters a couple of familiar faces from his own time in the present day too...
This new season is based around the eponymous 'magic riddle' - a flying spell that requires Catweazle to gather all the signs of the zodiac in order to make his wish come true.
He collects one each week - the first sign 'the ram' is what he needs here to get started.
Elspet Gray, Moray Watson & Peter Butterworth are all great here in supporting roles - as they will be throughout this series.
I showed the whole of Catweazle to my son when he was little, and he was absolutely captivated by it - as I was too as a child. And we later got to meet Geoffrey and some of the cast, which was so lovely.
Classic children's TV doesn't get much better than this.
