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[RichardCranium]

Catweazle info

What time of day was it on telly then?

It was broadcast in two 13 episode seasons on ITV starting 15/02/1970 and 04/04/1971 at 17:30.

The first ten minutes are here. They show how this 11th century druid got transported to 1970.

But for those more interested in Saturday afternoon's wrestling, here's your Granny's enemy, dirty Mick McManus getting a good hiding.

[Sysman]

Ah now

almost certainly Sunday
almost certainly 17:00 ish

There's the answer. We were force fed with Dickens classics on the Beeb at that time.

the great thing about the program, replicated in others as well was that it skated over the problem of adults befriending children, without other adults ever knowing, in a really harmless way. Charming is the word I think

Aye, tons of programmes did that, and we never thought there was anything dodgy about it. I'll agree on "charming" as a description.

[RichardCranium]

What time of day was it on telly then?

Trust me, you've missed it.

[EternalOptimist]

The mystery is Finally Solved. I never saw it, but have always wondered what folks were on about.

What time of day was it on telly then?

Ah now

almost certainly Sunday
almost certainly 17:00 ish


the great thing about the program, replicated in others as well was that it skated over the problem of adults befriending children, without other adults ever knowing, in a really harmless way. Charming is the word I think

[Sysman]

That is a fellow called Catweazle. A bumbling wizard who escaped from the Normans by falling into a lake.
He emerged in 1960's England where he though that modern technology was all magic.
It was a television series

Catweazle

The mystery is Finally Solved. I never saw it, but have always wondered what folks were on about.

What time of day was it on telly then?

[Sysman]

Brian Glover FFS before he bacame an actor lovey.

Les Kellet (I think was the name) possibly the oldest wrestler you ever saw who could run rings round the kids.

Les Kellet was also a brilliant comedian in the ring.

[Pogle]

I had an old aunt who believed that the bouts were for real. Sat afternoon she's in front of the telly shouting at the "baddies". She used to go and watch them live too - one of the old dears with a swinging handbag

That'll be me in 40 years time!

[Zippy]

I had an old aunt who believed that the bouts were for real. Sat afternoon she's in front of the telly shouting at the "baddies". She used to go and watch them live too - one of the old dears with a swinging handbag

[Pogle]

sometimes, looking like your avatar can be a disadvantage.

<cough>

[chef]

get the dvd

[Drewster]

not forgetting


johnny tworivers

Who could forget..... johnny who?

Wasn't there some bloke in a Kung Fu outfit complete with Karate Kid headband..... Went on to become World Arm Wrestling Champion??

[EternalOptimist]

not forgetting


johnny tworivers

[Drewster]

Pat "Bomber" Roach - Later of Auf Widersein Pet
Giant Haystacks

Bomber Roach..... Wasn't he about 6'8"... Ginger Hair... Hands like Hams... Ugly as f**k

Hey Churchill!! You don't talk like a Bumpkin from somewhere daarn in the West Cun'ry do you??

Just asking!

[DaveB]

Pat "Bomber" Roach - Later of Auf Widersein Pet
Giant Haystacks

[The Lone Gunman]

Brian Glover FFS before he bacame an actor lovey.

Les Kellet (I think was the name) possibly the oldest wrestler you ever saw who could run rings round the kids.