Ace of Wands
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.
Seasons
1. One and One and One Are Four, Episode One
Air Date: 1970-07-29
Hot on the trail of a device stolen from a research laboratory – a cure for paralysis which, in the wrong hands, could be used as a devastating weapon – Tarot and his friends meet evil villainess Madame Midnight, and her accomplice Teddy Talk.
2. One and One and One Are Four, Episode Two
Air Date: 1970-08-19
Hot on the trail of a device stolen from a research laboratory – a cure for paralysis which, in the wrong hands, could be used as a devastating weapon – Tarot and his friends meet evil villainess Madame Midnight, and her accomplice Teddy Talk.
3. One and One and One Are Four, Episode Three
Air Date: 1970-09-16
Hot on the trail of a device stolen from a research laboratory – a cure for paralysis which, in the wrong hands, could be used as a devastating weapon – Tarot and his friends meet evil villainess Madame Midnight, and her accomplice Teddy Talk.
4. The Mind Robbers, Episode One
Air Date: 1970-09-30
When Tarot discovers that an old adversary, Sandor Zandor, is involved in the disappearance of two government ministers, he and his companions follow a trail which a trail which leads them to a mysterious house – and a dangerous encounter with the Fat Boy and Zandor's bizarre menagerie of strange creatures.
5. The Mind Robbers, Episode Two
Air Date: 1970-08-26
When Tarot discovers that an old adversary, Sandor Zandor, is involved in the disappearance of two government ministers, he and his companions follow a trail which a trail which leads them to a mysterious house – and a dangerous encounter with the Fat Boy and Zandor's bizarre menagerie of strange creatures.
6. The Mind Robbers, Episode Three
Air Date: 1970-09-02
When Tarot discovers that an old adversary, Sandor Zandor, is involved in the disappearance of two government ministers, he and his companions follow a trail which a trail which leads them to a mysterious house – and a dangerous encounter with the Fat Boy and Zandor's bizarre menagerie of strange creatures.
7. The Mind Robbers, Episode Four
Air Date: 1970-09-09
When Tarot discovers that an old adversary, Sandor Zandor, is involved in the disappearance of two government ministers, he and his companions follow a trail which a trail which leads them to a mysterious house – and a dangerous encounter with the Fat Boy and Zandor's bizarre menagerie of strange creatures.
8. Now You See It, Now You Don't, Episode One
Air Date: 1970-09-16
A daring bank robbery leads Tarot, Lulli and Sam to Falk, a villain with delusions of grandeur, who occupies a houseboat filled with computers and staffed by a new Nazi regime.
9. Now You See It, Now You Don't, Episode Two
Air Date: 1970-09-23
A daring bank robbery leads Tarot, Lulli and Sam to Falk, a villain with delusions of grandeur, who occupies a houseboat filled with computers and staffed by a new Nazi regime.
10. The Smile, Episode One
Air Date: 1970-09-30
Tun-Ju, a master art thief, and his accomplice Mrs. Kite embark on an audacious plot to steal the Mona Lisa. Tarot and his friends meet them head on – but a doublecross and loss of memory hampers their progress.
11. The Smile, Episode Two
Air Date: 1970-10-07
Tun-Ju, a master art thief, and his accomplice Mrs. Kite embark on an audacious plot to steal the Mona Lisa. Tarot and his friends meet them head on – but a doublecross and loss of memory hampers their progress.
12. The Smile, Episode Three
Air Date: 1970-10-14
Tun-Ju, a master art thief, and his accomplice Mrs. Kite embark on an audacious plot to steal the Mona Lisa. Tarot and his friends meet them head on – but a doublecross and loss of memory hampers their progress.
13. The Smile, Episode Four
Air Date: 1970-10-21
Tun-Ju, a master art thief, and his accomplice Mrs. Kite embark on an audacious plot to steal the Mona Lisa. Tarot and his friends meet them head on – but a doublecross and loss of memory hampers their progress.
1. Seven Serpents, Sulphur and Salt, Episode One
Air Date: 1971-07-21
Aided by the bizarre and beautiful Polandi and his servant Luko, evil magician Mr. Stabs sets out to steal the missing segment of the Secret Seven Serpents, which are in Tarot's possession. Several have already died for possessing it, and Tarot is the next victim on Stabs' hitlist.
2. Seven Serpents, Sulphur and Salt, Episode Two
Air Date: 1971-08-11
Aided by the bizarre and beautiful Polandi and his servant Luko, evil magician Mr. Stabs sets out to steal the missing segment of the Secret Seven Serpents, which are in Tarot's possession. Several have already died for possessing it, and Tarot is the next victim on Stabs' hitlist.
3. Seven Serpents, Sulphur and Salt, Episode Three
Air Date: 1971-09-01
Aided by the bizarre and beautiful Polandi and his servant Luko, evil magician Mr. Stabs sets out to steal the missing segment of the Secret Seven Serpents, which are in Tarot's possession. Several have already died for possessing it, and Tarot is the next victim on Stabs' hitlist.
4. Joker, Episode One
Air Date: 1971-09-22
Investigating why normally well-behaved children suddenly go berserk and wreck their classrooms, Tarot and his companions find themselves up against the fiendish Uncle Harry and his strange troupe of travelling entertainers.
5. Joker, Episode Two
Air Date: 1971-08-18
Investigating why normally well-behaved children suddenly go berserk and wreck their classrooms, Tarot and his companions find themselves up against the fiendish Uncle Harry and his strange troupe of travelling entertainers.
6. Joker, Episode Three
Air Date: 1971-08-25
Investigating why normally well-behaved children suddenly go berserk and wreck their classrooms, Tarot and his companions find themselves up against the fiendish Uncle Harry and his strange troupe of travelling entertainers.
7. Nightmare Gas, Episode One
Air Date: 1971-09-01
The theft of a deadly hallucinatory gas, H23, by the deadly Thalia and her brother Dalbiac, plunges Tarot and friends into a nightmare adventure. Contact with the gas induces nightmares so real the victim dies after 23 minutes: captured and exposed to the gas, Tarot has mere minutes to live.
8. Nightmare Gas, Episode Two
Air Date: 1971-09-08
The theft of a deadly hallucinatory gas, H23, by the deadly Thalia and her brother Dalbiac, plunges Tarot and friends into a nightmare adventure. Contact with the gas induces nightmares so real the victim dies after 23 minutes: captured and exposed to the gas, Tarot has mere minutes to live.
9. Nightmare Gas, Episode Three
Air Date: 1971-09-15
The theft of a deadly hallucinatory gas, H23, by the deadly Thalia and her brother Dalbiac, plunges Tarot and friends into a nightmare adventure. Contact with the gas induces nightmares so real the victim dies after 23 minutes: captured and exposed to the gas, Tarot has mere minutes to live.
10. The Eye of Ra, Episode One
Air Date: 1971-09-22
The Eye of Ra, a diamond reputed to have the power to turn people into chalk, is high on eccentric chessmaster Ceribraun's shopping list. Believing that the diamond has turned Mr. Sweet into a chalk statuette, Tarot decides to act. He soon finds himself a prisoner of Ceribraun's talking computer, and in danger of being crushed to death between gigantic robotic chess pieces.
11. The Eye of Ra, Episode Two
Air Date: 1971-09-29
The Eye of Ra, a diamond reputed to have the power to turn people into chalk, is high on eccentric chessmaster Ceribraun's shopping list. Believing that the diamond has turned Mr. Sweet into a chalk statuette, Tarot decides to act. He soon finds himself a prisoner of Ceribraun's talking computer, and in danger of being crushed to death between gigantic robotic chess pieces.
12. The Eye of Ra, Episode Three
Air Date: 1971-10-06
The Eye of Ra, a diamond reputed to have the power to turn people into chalk, is high on eccentric chessmaster Ceribraun's shopping list. Believing that the diamond has turned Mr. Sweet into a chalk statuette, Tarot decides to act. He soon finds himself a prisoner of Ceribraun's talking computer, and in danger of being crushed to death between gigantic robotic chess pieces.
13. The Eye of Ra, Episode Four
Air Date: 1971-10-13
The Eye of Ra, a diamond reputed to have the power to turn people into chalk, is high on eccentric chessmaster Ceribraun's shopping list. Believing that the diamond has turned Mr. Sweet into a chalk statuette, Tarot decides to act. He soon finds himself a prisoner of Ceribraun's talking computer, and in danger of being crushed to death between gigantic robotic chess pieces.
1. The Meddlers, Episode One
Air Date: 1972-07-19
Alongside new companions Nikki and Chas, Tarot investigates a strange curse which has frightened the smallholders away from a London street market. Mr. Dove, who watches from a nearby tower block through his binoculars, and Mockers, the local 'prophet of doom', are determined to hamper his progress.
2. The Meddlers, Episode Two
Air Date: 1972-07-26
Alongside new companions Nikki and Chas, Tarot investigates a strange curse which has frightened the smallholders away from a London street market. Mr. Dove, who watches from a nearby tower block through his binoculars, and Mockers, the local 'prophet of doom', are determined to hamper his progress.
3. The Meddlers, Episode Three
Air Date: 1972-08-02
Alongside new companions Nikki and Chas, Tarot investigates a strange curse which has frightened the smallholders away from a London street market. Mr. Dove, who watches from a nearby tower block through his binoculars, and Mockers, the local 'prophet of doom', are determined to hamper his progress.
4. The Power of Atep, Episode One
Air Date: 1972-08-09
A strange dream about Egypt, shared by Tarot and Mikki, and a powerful voice at a séance, lead the group to the tomb of Atep in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. There, Tarot confronts his former stage partner and double, Quabal.
5. The Power of Atep, Episode Two
Air Date: 1972-08-16
A strange dream about Egypt, shared by Tarot and Mikki, and a powerful voice at a séance, lead the group to the tomb of Atep in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. There, Tarot confronts his former stage partner and double, Quabal.
6. The Power of Atep, Episode Three
Air Date: 1972-08-23
A strange dream about Egypt, shared by Tarot and Mikki, and a powerful voice at a séance, lead the group to the tomb of Atep in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. There, Tarot confronts his former stage partner and double, Quabal.
7. The Power of Atep, Episode Four
Air Date: 1972-08-30
A strange dream about Egypt, shared by Tarot and Mikki, and a powerful voice at a séance, lead the group to the tomb of Atep in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. There, Tarot confronts his former stage partner and double, Quabal.
8. Peacock Pie, Episode One
Air Date: 1972-09-06
Tarot meets Mr. Peacock, imbued with the power of suggestion. In Peacock's hands, torn strips of newspaper become bank notes; people book holidays to places they don't want to visit; and Tarot's act becomes a shambles.
9. Peacock Pie, Episode Two
Air Date: 1972-09-13
Tarot meets Mr. Peacock, imbued with the power of suggestion. In Peacock's hands, torn strips of newspaper become bank notes; people book holidays to places they don't want to visit; and Tarot's act becomes a shambles.
10. Peacock Pie, Episode Three
Air Date: 1972-09-20
Tarot meets Mr. Peacock, imbued with the power of suggestion. In Peacock's hands, torn strips of newspaper become bank notes; people book holidays to places they don't want to visit; and Tarot's act becomes a shambles.
11. Mama Doc, Episode One
Air Date: 1972-09-27
When one of Mr. Sweet's university colleagues, Professor Darian, disappears, Tarot and his companions follow a trail which leads to a bizarre doll's hospital overseen by the eccentric Mama Doc. With her accomplice Bobby, the doctor turns real people into dolls.
12. Mama Doc, Episode Two
Air Date: 1972-10-04
When one of Mr. Sweet's university colleagues, Professor Darian, disappears, Tarot and his companions follow a trail which leads to a bizarre doll's hospital overseen by the eccentric Mama Doc. With her accomplice Bobby, the doctor turns real people into dolls.
13. Mama Doc, Episode Three
Air Date: 1972-10-11
When one of Mr. Sweet's university colleagues, Professor Darian, disappears, Tarot and his companions follow a trail which leads to a bizarre doll's hospital overseen by the eccentric Mama Doc. With her accomplice Bobby, the doctor turns real people into dolls.
14. Sisters Deadly, Episode One
Air Date: 1972-10-18
When Chas returns from a photograph assignment with no memory of the event or what happened afterwards – or the fact that he robbed the village post office shortly afterwards – Tarot uncovers the bizarre events behind a plot to kidnap a NATO Commander-in-Chief.
15. Sisters Deadly, Episode Two
Air Date: 1972-10-25
When Chas returns from a photograph assignment with no memory of the event or what happened afterwards – or the fact that he robbed the village post office shortly afterwards – Tarot uncovers the bizarre events behind a plot to kidnap a NATO Commander-in-Chief.
16. Sisters Deadly, Episode Three
Air Date: 1972-11-01
When Chas returns from a photograph assignment with no memory of the event or what happened afterwards – or the fact that he robbed the village post office shortly afterwards – Tarot uncovers the bizarre events behind a plot to kidnap a NATO Commander-in-Chief.
17. The Beautiful People, Episode One
Air Date: 1972-11-08
When Mikki is refused entry to a small-town fête, Tarot investigates, uncovering a complicated plot organized by a group of extra-terrestrials – beautiful people with very special powers.
18. The Beautiful People, Episode Two
Air Date: 1972-11-15
When Mikki is refused entry to a small-town fête, Tarot investigates, uncovering a complicated plot organized by a group of extra-terrestrials – beautiful people with very special powers.
19. The Beautiful People, Episode Three
Air Date: 1972-11-22
When Mikki is refused entry to a small-town fête, Tarot investigates, uncovering a complicated plot organized by a group of extra-terrestrials – beautiful people with very special powers.
20. The Beautiful People, Episode Four
Air Date: 1972-11-29
When Mikki is refused entry to a small-town fête, Tarot investigates, uncovering a complicated plot organized by a group of extra-terrestrials – beautiful people with very special powers.
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Rating
5.5/10
Release Date
1970-07-29
Episodes
46 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
