Ace of Wands(1970)

series - first aired/released 1970-07-29 - audience 6.3

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Family

Directed by Darrol Blake, John Russell, Michael Currer-Briggs, Nicholas Ferguson, Pamela Lonsdale, Ronald Marriott, Vic Hughes

Ace of Wands is a fantasy-based British children's television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972, created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. The title, taken from the name of a Tarot card describes the principal character, called "Tarot" who combined stage magic with supernatural powers. Tarot has a pet Owl named Ozymandias, played by Fred Owl. The series ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty, with fourteen story arcs, in a similar manner to early Doctor Who. Many, if not all, of the first 26 episodes are believed to have been wiped, although the final season is intact.