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In the drawing room at King's Farthing Lord and Lady Collingford look miserable as sin. LyC " was he very upset?" LC " yes as a matter of fact he was " LyC " what did he say?" LC " he said if he'd known he wouldn't have ordered the manure....for the roses" LyC " yes of course...the roses" LC "...

In Duck Halt, disused railway station that is home to Catweazle he is listening to a record on a old wind up turntable he found. He doesn't really understand what records are, he thinks voices are trapped in the vinyl, departed spirits. But he is singing along to a tune. The song reaches the...

Spoiler Alert This is the final episode of Catweazle where we find out what happens to poor old Catweazle. If you've enjoyed reading my threads on this show, and haven't seen it and plan to , perhaps you shouldn't read this final episode. If you are reading this, enjoy it. For the general...

Charles, Dotty and Cedric walk out of the front door and see Groome trudging up path to door, pushing bike , mud splattered face, covered in sweat. LC " Groome what happened to you?" G ( gasps)....mmm...my....Lord..." Back at moat, R " no please don't jump" Catweazle is preparing to jump in...

Renwick begins what he believes is a bit of therapy with a patient, nothing unusual, or so he thinks. R " tell me what are you doing living here for" C " nay I can't tell you " R " but you can tell me" C " can thy keep a secret?" R " of course my dear chap of course " C " thou will tell no one?"...

Groome meanwhile can't disentangle himself from the racing cyclists, if he tries to slow he is shouted at. " get moving " and " out the way" The road ahead bends sharply but Groome can't turn at this speed accurately and veers off the road and into a ditch, and ends up face down in the mud. He...

Dr R " now tell me what exactly did you see. Don't be afraid to tell me everything " G " alright if you must know, I saw this old man with a beard" Renwick takes out a notebook and writes. R " a beard...good..have you seen him before " G " yeah, I keep seeing him....he is dressed in a long brown...

Dr Renwick is in the drawing room, everyone is there trying to help. Renwick has a slight German accent. Dr R " now tell me everything" G " but I've already told everyone everything " LC " come along Groome we're all here to help you" G " I don't need help m' Lord" Dr R " perhaps it is better we...

In the drawing room all are present as Groome comes to terms with what he saw. Mavis Gowdy the housekeeper hands him a cup of tea. MG " here you are Henry " G "...jumped in......bounced out....bone dry." LC " gently Groome gently " G ( shouting and blubbering)" BOUNCED OUT...BONE DRY....he was...

Henry Groome the handyman and gardener is pushing a wheelbarrow across the lawns to the moat ready to fish rubbish out of it. Suddenly he stops , he hears moaning, he silently walks up to moat and sees Catweazle sitting on bank calling up to the heavens. C " what is the 13th...

In the drawing room of King's Farthing Lord Collingford puts the phone down glumly, Lady Collingford and Cedric are there too. LC " well, the bank won't help " LyC " oh dear" LC " we'll just have to think again " LyC " I suppose we could sell the car" LC " who to, a museum, we need 10,000...

Catweazle gets off his tricycle that he got from a junk shop earlier in this his second visit to 20th century England , he is carrying a glass jar filled with water with a couple of fish in it swimming about, and enters Duck Halt, the deserted railway station that is his home. He places the jar...

At Duck Halt Cedric enters carrying the first prize wrapped in a cloth , he places it down. Catweazle is feeling grumpy, sitting reading one of his magic books. Cd " hello" C " did you bring the magic stirrer?" Cd " no sorry, the marrows have shrunk anyway so it wouldn't have worked " C ( angry)...

In the marquee Archie is about to proclaim his marrow as the winner, when in walks Charles and Groome carrying their marrows. They are still large, but now about 2 feet long only. They place them on the table, Archie looking a bit sullen, he is not going to win , measures the two marrows. LyC (...

In the main marquee Archie is judging the tomatoes, holding a tomato in each hand, he addresses the winner of this particular competition, an old lady. Ar " a very high standard , you obviously buy your tomato plants at Goodwin's Nurseries " Lady Collingford, Cedric and Mrs Gowdy watch on among...

Lord Collingford and Groome meet halfway between their greenhouses. Gr " I have something to tell you your Lordship " LC " go ahead Groome " Gr " it's about my marrow " LC " go on" Gr" it's 10 feet long" LC " so is mine!!" They march off to Groome's greenhouse. The marrow doesn't seem to have...

At the fete a van parks on the field near the marquee, the sign on the side of the van says GOODWINS NURSERIES, proprietor Archie Goodwin. Archie gets out, opens the back of his van and takes out a wooden crate full of vegetables , he sees Cedric. Ar " hello Cedric old boy, where's your dad...

Back at Lord Collingford's greenhouse the marrow like Groome's has smashed a window as it grows. Cedric and Catweazle look on. Cd " you've got to stop it!" C " stop it?!" Cd " how big is it going to get?" C " nay brother I know not" Cd " it's running amok, Catweazle you've got to do something!"...

Groome has arrived back at his greenhouse, Gr "....four foot long....four foot long" But it isn't anymore, it's BIGGER and smashing it's way out of the greenhouse. Lord Collingford arrives at his greenhouse, the same thing, he stares at his marrow it's 6 feet long. Groome runs into kitchen. Gr...

In the main greenhouse Cedric is ready to pour potion on his father's marrow. Cd " sure you can spare it" C " take it my brother I am well again. It is a good potion, I have made it many times " Cd " when?" C " 900 years ago " Cd " erm..yes I know, okay here goes" Cedric starts pouring, Cd "...