Ace of Wands: The Eye of Ra (1971)

Date(s) of Broadcast: 22 September 1971 - 13 October 1971
Number of Episodes: 4
Episode Running Times: 25 mins
Format: colour
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Thames Television
Producer: Pamela Lonsdale

SCRIPT
Script: Michael Winder

DIRECTION
Direction: John Russell

MUSIC
Theme Song: Andrew Bown, Trevor Preston (Tarot)
Song Performed By: Andrew Bown (Tarot)

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Bernard Spencer

MISCELLANEOUS
Magic Advisor: Ali Bongo

CAST
Michael Mackenzie (Tarot)
Tony Selby (Sam)
Judy Loe (Lulli)
Donald Layne-Smith (Mr Sweet)
Oscar Quitak (Ceribraun)
Howard Goorney (Sir John Packham)
Nicholas Smith (Fredericks)
Edward Jewesbury (Mr Quince)
Charles Morgan (computer)
Peter Williams (Sir Henry Carstairs)
Fred the Owl (Ozymandias)

PLOT SUMMARY

A diamond supposed to have the power to turn people into statues is covetted by wheelchair bound chess-master Ceribraun who wants Tarot to steal it for him. He tries to force Tarot to do his bidding by kidnapping Mr Sweet and pretending that he has been turned to chalk. Lulli is also captured and Tarot is forced to save them both by playing a game of chess pn a giant chess board battling robot chesspieces.

1971
September
22: UK - Episode One television broadcast (on ITV)
29: UK - Episode Two television broadcast (on ITV)

October
6: UK - Episode Three television broadcast (on ITV)
13: UK - Episode Four television broadcast (on ITV)

KEYWORDS

magicians; psychics; diamonds; statues; transformations