Ace of Wands

PG1970•30m•6.3/10

Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureFamily

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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.

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Ended

First Aired

July 29, 1970

Last Aired

November 29, 1972

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Trevor Preston, Pamela Lonsdale

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

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.

One and One and One Are Four, Episode Two

Air date: 1970-08-19

One and One and One Are Four, Episode Three

Air date: 1970-09-16

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.

The Mind Robbers, Episode Two

Air date: 1970-08-26

The Mind Robbers, Episode Three

Air date: 1970-09-02

The Mind Robbers, Episode Four

Air date: 1970-09-09

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.

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.

E10

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.

E11

The Smile, Episode Two

Air date: 1970-10-07

E12

The Smile, Episode Three

Air date: 1970-10-14

E13

The Smile, Episode Four

Air date: 1970-10-21