Trevor Preston
Director
Ace of Wands (1970)
Season 1
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.
Released July 29, 1970
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Action, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, tmdb.partially-lost-media, tmdb.magic, tmdb.telepathy
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - One and One and One Are Four, Episode One
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.
July 29, 1970, midnight
S1E2 - One and One and One Are Four, Episode Two
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.
Aug. 19, 1970, midnight
S1E3 - One and One and One Are Four, Episode Three
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.
Sept. 16, 1970, midnight
S1E4 - The Mind Robbers, Episode One
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.
Sept. 30, 1970, midnight
S1E5 - The Mind Robbers, Episode Two
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.
Aug. 26, 1970, midnight
S1E6 - The Mind Robbers, Episode Three
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.
Sept. 2, 1970, midnight
S1E7 - The Mind Robbers, Episode Four
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.
Sept. 9, 1970, midnight
S1E8 - Now You See It, Now You Don't, Episode One
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.
Sept. 16, 1970, midnight
S1E9 - Now You See It, Now You Don't, Episode Two
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.
Sept. 23, 1970, midnight
S1E10 - The Smile, Episode One
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.
Sept. 30, 1970, midnight
S1E11 - The Smile, Episode Two
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.
Oct. 7, 1970, midnight
S1E12 - The Smile, Episode Three
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.
Oct. 14, 1970, midnight
S1E13 - The Smile, Episode Four
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.
Oct. 21, 1970, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1380 min.
Released: July 29, 1970
Last Air Date: Nov. 29, 1972, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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