About this season
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.
Episodes (20)
1. The Meddlers, Episode One
Aired 19 July 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 26 July 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 2 August 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 9 August 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 16 August 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 23 August 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 30 August 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 6 September 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 13 September 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 20 September 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 27 September 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 4 October 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 11 October 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 18 October 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 25 October 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 1 November 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 8 November 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 15 November 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 22 November 1972 • 30 min
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
Aired 29 November 1972 • 30 min
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.