Catweazle: The Complete Series DVD – Geoffrey Bayldon, Elspet Gray

Both series of the classic 1970s children’s programme, starring Geoffrey Bayldon as the time-travelling Anglo-Saxon wizard Catweazle, who finds himself transported to the present day when one of his magical spells goes wrong. Episodes from series one are: ‘The Sun in a Bottle’; ‘Castle Saburac’; ‘The Curse of Rapkyn’; ‘The Witching Hour’; ‘The Eye of Time’; ‘The Magic Face’; ‘The Telling Bone’; ‘The Power of Adamcos’; ‘The Demi Devil’; ‘The House of the Sorceror’; ‘The Flying Broomsticks’; ‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ and ‘The Trickery Lantern’. Episodes from series two are: ‘The Magic Riddle’; ‘Duck Halt’; ‘The Heavenly Twins’; ‘The Sign of the Crab’; ‘The Black Wheels’; ‘The Wogle Stone’; ‘The Enchanted King’; ‘The Familiar Spirit’; ‘The Ghost Hunters’; ‘The Walking Trees’; ‘The Battle of the Giants’; ‘The Magic Circle’ and ‘The Thirteenth Sign’.

Unforgettable for Geoffrey Bayldon’s entrancing performance as Catweazle the wizard, the series also boasted a superb regular cast, while guest appearances by some of Britain’s finest actors of the period – including Hattie Jacques and Peter Sallis – ensured the quality status of the production. Catweazle is a magical dip into the past for those who saw these series originally, and a special treat for everyone who will experience this classic for the first time.

Special Features:

• Limited edition packaging
• Exclusive postcards
• Brand-new 40th anniversary introduction to the series by Geoffrey Bayldon
• Brothers in Magic – Geoffrey Bayldon and Robin Davies are reunited after thirty years, at the Hexwood Farm location, to reminisce about the filming of Catweazle
• Commentaries with Richard Carpenter, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joy Whitby and Robin Davies
• Anglia News – Richard Carpenter interview, from 1970
• Extensive image gallery including behind the scenes and many previously unseen
• Merchandise image gallery
• PDF material including merchandise, magazines, annuals and scripts for all episodes, including an unfilmed episode, The Horned Dragon
• Commemorative Booklet