Talis and the Thousand Tasks
Talis, who aspires to become a knight at the Arthurian Round Table, has to fulfil the thousand tasks set for him by Merlin. But… he is unwittingly catapulted through the warps of time from the Dark Ages to the 21st century.
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Talis, who aspires to become a knight at the Arthurian Round Table, has to fulfil the thousand tasks set for him by Merlin. But… he is unwittingly catapulted through the warps of time from the Dark Ages to the 21st century.
- Ep 1
1.Chase Out the Red Dragon
10.002-09-200112mJohnny Yin Yang needs a costume in order to celebrate the year of the Dragon at his Chinese restaurant, so Mordy decides to help him find one. He steals an alligator from the zoo a...
- Ep 2
2.Return the Honour to the Lady of Percival
7.009-09-200112mAt the races, able squire Talis persuades Pat to put her money on a horse called Percival. The horse wins, but Talis inadvertently knocks out both Percival and his jockey! To uphol...
- Ep 3
3.Deliver Thine Kingdom from the Assailants
8.016-09-200112mTo the children's great displeasure, their favourite play space is about to be turned into an office block. They desperately start a petition, hoping to alert the public to this in...
- Ep 4
4.Chase the Brigands from Avalon
9.023-09-200112mThe Fields have to visit their cantankerous Aunt Agatha. Only Gwinny manages to get out of it by pretending to be sick. Talis stays at home to keep an eye on her. Unfortunately, wh...
- Ep 5
5.Acquire the Words of Knowledge
8.030-09-200112mPat, accompanied by Talis, auditions for a TV game show. But it's Talis who gets chosen! A Medieval knight in a television studio it promises to be quite a show!
- Ep 6
6.Save the Silver Palace
8.007-10-200112mThe children are rehearsing "Romeo and Juliet" at the Silver Palace theatre. Unfortunately, a film version of the play is due to be broadcast on television the night of their show...
- Ep 7
7.Retrieve the Exile's Cart
7.014-10-200112mThe Field family set off on a caravan holiday. Talis is convinced that the Fields have been banished by Arthur King, the mayor of Purlieu. A bitter injustice! Unbeknownst to the Fi...
- Ep 8
8.Warn Your Hosts of the Impending Famine
8.021-10-200112mPat Field organises a party in Purlieu Park to celebrate the birthday of her daughter Gwinny. Seeing the stock of provisions, Talis thinks the Fields are preparing for a famine - h...
- Ep 9
9.Save the Coach from the Grave
6.029-10-200112mBaron Field finally decides to trade in his old banger for a swanky new model. In the excitement the Fields leave their cat, Fish, in their old car which, given its dilapidated sta...
- Ep 10
10.Bring Back the Pot of Gold
9.030-10-200112mIt's charity day in Purlieu. Baron Field buys a ticket for the lottery arranged for the event. To his great joy, his is the winning ticket. But it's no longer in the pot in which h...
- Ep 11
11.Reverse the Spell
8.001-11-200112mMiss Drabble, Pat Field's neighbour, asks her to mend the fence separating their two gardens. She doesn't want Pee Wee, her frog, to get away. Which unfortunately is exactly what h...
- Ep 12
12.Save the Orphan
9.002-11-200112mMiss Drabble meets Gwinny Field in the park and asks her to look after her newborn nephew. But while Gwinny talks to Mordy, the pram rolls away. Talis recovers it some way off and,...
- Ep 13
13.The Knight Shall Kiss the Damsel
7.004-11-200112mGwinny is in a great state of excitement: her idol, Broke Willow, is making a medieval movie in the park. She decides to audition. Talis causes one disaster after another until he...
- Ep 14
14.Save the Tortured Damsels
8.011-11-200112mGwinny falls under the spell of Alphonse, her gym teacher. She spends all her time at his club, trying to please him by wearing herself out on the exercise machines. When she gets...
- Ep 15
15.Join the Knights of Fire
9.018-11-200112mPat is all set to attend a voluntary firefighter's course. Gwinny is supposed to go with her, but gets out of it, saying she has schoolwork to do. Talis is proud to replace her. B...
- Ep 16
16.The Great Tournament
10.025-11-200112mThe Purlieu basketball team is doing very badly, so badly that Jack Jackson has threatened to withdraw his sponsorship if they don't win the next match! If that isn't enough, thei...
- Ep 17
17.Help the Damsel in Distress
7.002-12-200112mGwinny takes advantage of her parents' absence for an evening to secretly organise her first party. A first ball is a major event for Talis; he'll help Gwinny in any way he can. Ev...
- Ep 18
18.Take Your Host into the Skies
8.009-12-200112mFinding an old parachute, Baron boasts to his admiring family about his past exploits as a parachutist. Thinking to please him, Pat gives Baron a voucher for a parachute jump at th...
- Ep 19
19.Maintain the Inn
7.016-12-200112mFamous pop star, Cliff Minstrel, is giving a special concert in Purlieu!! Gwinny, working at the Red Dragon, is forced to ask Talis to do her shift in order to get to the show. On...
- Ep 20
20.Break the Misfortune
9.024-12-200112mThe schoolchildren are disappointed: their annual outing has been cancelled. There's no one to drive the bus and Professor Carp refuses to take the wheel: he is dogged by continua...
- Ep 21
21.Drive Out the Phantom
9.025-12-200112mThe Fields inherit the manor of their late Uncle Ernest, to the great chagrin of Aunt Agatha who is convinced she's been robbed of her rightful legacy. As the Field's settle in to...
- Ep 22
22.Acquaint Yourself with a Valorous Heart
8.027-12-200112mProfessor Carp asks his students to write a report on whoever they feel to be the most important person in the town. To her great displeasure, Gwinny is made to team up with...Tali...
- Ep 23
23.Protect Our Heads from the Sky
7.028-12-200112mPat organises an al fresco amateur painting exhibition. Bob Brush's weather forecast predicts sunshine. Talis doesn't agree: all the signs point to bad weather! But no one will lis...
- Ep 24
24.Support the Weakling
8.030-12-200112mTroy Chunk, a renowned tough guy, arrives at school. Everyone is frightened of him... Poor Dick makes a serious of blunders, which serve to make Troy look ridiculous. Matters come...
- Ep 25
25.Try to Find Work, and Try, Try Again
7.031-12-200112mBaron is fired from his job, but can't bring himself to tell his family. Talis finds out what's going on and determines to help him find more work. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm on...
- Ep 26
26.Bring Assistance to the Beggar
8.001-01-200212mThe unscrupulous Bob Brush files a report gratuitously destroying the reputation of the Red Dragon. According to him, people have no hearts, an allegation he intends to prove in a...
- Ep 27
27.Reunite the Family
9.006-01-200212mLiz is suddenly seized by a terrible doubt. Is she really her parents' daughter? They are dunces while she's extraordinarily bright. She doesn't even look the slightest bit like th...
- Ep 28
28.Restore the Reputation
8.013-01-200212mJack Jackson taunts Baron after beating him at a game of Monopoly. It's only normal that someone of noble birth should win! Talis, convinced that Baron also comes from noble stock,...
- Ep 29
29.Denounce the False Oracles
10.020-01-200212mA 'psychic' arrives in Purlieu. He sees an easy target in Pat: particularly since he has stolen her purse, which is a mine of information. Talis, who has known real seers in his ow...
- Ep 30
30.Lift the Liar's Punishment
7.027-01-200212mMordy is always telling lies to get himself out of the messes he creates. But enough is enough!! Mordy's father gives him an ultimatum: if he lies again, he'll be sent away to boar...
- Ep 31
31.Find the Queen of Hearts
8.003-02-200212mProfessor Carp falls head over heels in love with a beautiful stranger, but doesn't know how to get in touch with her again. He falls into a state of total apathy. Talis shows him...
- Ep 32
32.Protect Your Faithful Steed
10.010-02-200212mRunning after Fish one day, Gumbo suddenly becomes disobedient and causes an enormous amount of damage. Officer Bean declares Gumbo a "dangerous animal" and orders him out of town....
- Ep 33
33.Reveal the Magician
9.017-02-200212mDick decides he wants to become a magician. His father is against the idea. He wants his son to be a pharmacist like himself! Dick sees his dreams go up in smoke. But Talis is con...
- Ep 34
34.Sign the Declaration of Peace
8.025-02-200212mBaron is fed up: Pat never lets him express himself. And when he buys a nuclear fallout shelter from a travelling salesman, Pat is quick to voice her disapproval! She challenges he...
- Ep 35
35.Safeguard the Home
7.026-02-200212mAn estate agent has convinced the Fields to buy a magnificent house at an exceptional price. It's a once in a lifetime chance, not to be missed! Only Talis' good mediaeval sense ca...
- Ep 36
36.Assist the Artisan
7.028-02-200212mPat has started making home-made yoghurt. Thanks to Talis, who has a knack for getting himself noticed, it becomes an amazing commercial success! But to the great displeasure of th...
- Ep 37
37.Give the Miserable One his Honour Back
9.001-03-200212mBaron feels like a loser. His life is incredibly boring. To improve his standing in Pat's eyes, Talis vows to turn him into a hero!
- Ep 38
38.Help the Old Woman
8.003-03-200212mMiss Drabble finds herself locked up in a very special boarding house in place of her cousin, whom she resembles exactly. Talis rushes to her aid. But a mediaeval knight in a psyc...
- Ep 39
39.Rescue the Reckless from Peril
8.010-03-200212mProfessor Carp takes the children skiing. Everyone is happy - except Talis. In his land, snow is a very perilous substance! His intuition is good: the mountains harbour a great m...
- Ep 40
40.Acknowledge the Good Son
9.017-03-200212mMordy and his father, Maurice, team up for a bowling competition. But Maurice's desire to win is so great that he changes partner and chooses Talis. Talis has a hard job making Ma...
- Ep 41
41.Return the Confidence
8.024-03-200212mModel pupil Liz is chosen to participate in a competition to find the region's best student. But she suddenly loses confidence in herself. On two occasions, Dick has shown himself...
- Ep 42
42.Reject the Glory
10.031-03-200212mTalis saves a little boy from under the wheels of a truck. This act of bravery is normal for any knight worthy of the name. But for the people of 21st century Purlieu, it's a real...
- Ep 43
43.Exonerate the Innocent
9.008-04-200212mBaron is unjustly blamed for the disappearance of Miss Drabble's frog and thrown in prison! The Field family hope he will be released after the trial. But for Talis, the innocent...
- Ep 44
44.Sweeten the Cherub
7.009-04-200212mThe wealthy Mr Richville takes his disturbed son, Julian, to the best toyshop in Purlieu. Meeting Talis, Julian demands him as a toy! Talis has a hard job convincing him that peopl...
- Ep 45
45.Teach the People Freedom
10.011-04-200212mTo her family's great distress, Gwinny decides to move into a flat of her own. Only Talis thinks it's a good idea. In his land, Fair Gwinny would be considered quite grown up! Thro...
- Ep 46
46.Solve the Mystery
8.012-04-200212mOfficer Bean is devastated: Lancelot's sword has been stolen from the museum! Talis decides to solve the mystery. But not only is his way of investigating anachronistic, Bean suspe...
- Ep 47
47.Never Give Up Hope
9.014-04-200212mTalis inadvertently gives the best coin in Baron's collection to a delivery man as a tip! He sets off on a frantic search throughout the town. But coins are one thing there's no sh...
- Ep 48
48.Keep the Promise
8.021-04-200212mDick promises to buy his friends a float for the carnival if he wins the prize in a radio quiz game: and win he does! Unfortunately, he then does everything in his power to avoid h...
- Ep 49
49.Celebrate the Troubadour's Songs
7.028-04-200212mTalis inadvertently breaks an old record belonging to Pat. Unfortunately, it's her favourite singer, and the record's no longer available in the shops. The only solution: Talis set...
- Ep 50
50.Protect the Damsel from the Vampire's Kiss
9.005-05-200212mIt's Halloween. Talis is convinced that demons are going to take over the town! Sword in hand, he infiltrates the Vampires' Ball!
- Ep 51
51.Eradicate the Epidemic
8.012-05-200212mTo get out of a ridiculous parade, all the students pretend to be sick. Talis sees this as an epidemic. And to a mediaeval knight, epidemics mean quarantine!
- Ep 52
52.Seal the Blood Ties
10.019-05-200212mGwinny and Liz have an argument. Talis tries to help them make up... but only manages to make things worse...
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