Ace of Wands

Ace of Wands

1970
Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands

Ace of Wands

7.7 | en | Sci-Fi

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. Ace of Wands ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty. Many, if not all, of the first 26 episodes are believed to have been wiped, although the final season is intact. In the first two series Tarot is assisted by Sam Maxstead, a reformed convict and Lillian Palmer known by her nickname, Lulli, an orphan. Lulli shares a telepathic link with Tarot, which enables them to communicate over great distances. After having to leave the programme because of prior commitments, in the final series this pair were replaced by brother and sister Chas, a photographer, and Mikki, a female journalist, who have very similar roles, she also sharing a telepathic link with Tarot. A character named Mr Sweet who runs an antiquarian bookshop often has the answer to Tarot's questions. Sweet is based in a university for the last series. Mr. Stabs, played by Russell Hunter, is defeated by Ace of Wands's lead Tarot, yet returns, again played by Hunter, in an episode of the anthology series Shadows. The character's final appearance was in Dramarama, this time portrayed by David Jason. However, the Dramarama story was a prequel to the previous ones.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP20  The Beautiful People (Part Four)
Nov. 29,1972
The Beautiful People (Part Four)

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EP19  The Beautiful People (Part Three)
Nov. 22,1972
The Beautiful People (Part Three)

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EP18  The Beautiful People (Part Two)
Nov. 15,1972
The Beautiful People (Part Two)

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EP17  The Beautiful People (Part One)
Nov. 08,1972
The Beautiful People (Part One)

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EP16  Sisters Deadly (Part Three)
Nov. 01,1972
Sisters Deadly (Part Three)

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EP15  Sisters Deadly (Part Two)
Oct. 25,1972
Sisters Deadly (Part Two)

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EP14  Sisters Deadly (Part One)
Oct. 18,1972
Sisters Deadly (Part One)

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EP13  Mama Doc (Part Three)
Oct. 11,1972
Mama Doc (Part Three)

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EP12  Mama Doc (Part Two)
Oct. 04,1972
Mama Doc (Part Two)

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EP11  Mama Doc (Part One)
Sep. 27,1972
Mama Doc (Part One)

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EP10  Peacock Pie (Part Three)
Sep. 20,1972
Peacock Pie (Part Three)

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EP9  Peacock Pie (Part Two)
Sep. 13,1972
Peacock Pie (Part Two)

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EP8  Peacock Pie (Part One)
Sep. 06,1972
Peacock Pie (Part One)

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EP7  The Power Of Atep (Part Four)
Aug. 30,1972
The Power Of Atep (Part Four)

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EP6  The Power Of Atep (Part Three)
Aug. 23,1972
The Power Of Atep (Part Three)

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EP5  The Power Of Atep (Part Two)
Aug. 16,1972
The Power Of Atep (Part Two)

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EP4  The Power Of Atep (Part One)
Aug. 09,1972
The Power Of Atep (Part One)

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EP3  The Meddlers (Part Three)
Aug. 02,1972
The Meddlers (Part Three)

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EP2  The Meddlers (Part Two)
Jul. 26,1972
The Meddlers (Part Two)

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EP1  The Meddlers (Part One)
Jul. 19,1972
The Meddlers (Part One)

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Synopsis

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. Ace of Wands ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty. Many, if not all, of the first 26 episodes are believed to have been wiped, although the final season is intact. In the first two series Tarot is assisted by Sam Maxstead, a reformed convict and Lillian Palmer known by her nickname, Lulli, an orphan. Lulli shares a telepathic link with Tarot, which enables them to communicate over great distances. After having to leave the programme because of prior commitments, in the final series this pair were replaced by brother and sister Chas, a photographer, and Mikki, a female journalist, who have very similar roles, she also sharing a telepathic link with Tarot. A character named Mr Sweet who runs an antiquarian bookshop often has the answer to Tarot's questions. Sweet is based in a university for the last series. Mr. Stabs, played by Russell Hunter, is defeated by Ace of Wands's lead Tarot, yet returns, again played by Hunter, in an episode of the anthology series Shadows. The character's final appearance was in Dramarama, this time portrayed by David Jason. However, the Dramarama story was a prequel to the previous ones.

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Cast

Tony Selby

Director

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