Lavender Castle
TV ShowEnded

Lavender Castle

6.0 / 10
1999
1 season
26 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyAnimationFamily

Lavender Castle is a British stop motion/CGI television series created by Rodney Matthews and produced by Gerry Anderson. It was produced between 1996 and 1998 through a collaboration between Carrington Productions International, Gerry Anderson Productions and Cosgrove Hall Films, and was first broadcast on CITV between 1999 and 2000. The series follows the story of Captain Thrice and his crew, on a quest to find the peaceful city of Lavender Castle before the evil Dr Agon.

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  • Ep 1

    1.In the Beginning

    07-01-199910m

    Captain Thrice embarks on a mission to find the legendary Lavender Castle before Dr. Agon can destroy it. However, first Thrice must find a crew for his ship the Paradox. The Capta...

  • Ep 2

    2.Flower Power

    14-01-199910m

    The Paradox crew intercept an Intergalactic Distress Call. Tracing it to the Dragon's Planet, they find a dying old lady in a dilapidated house inside a huge plant pod. She asks th...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Twilight Tower

    21-01-199910m

    The Paradox is drawn to a dark tower perched on a cliff top. Captain Thrice, Roger and Isambard go to investigate, believing it to be a gateway to Lavender Castle. Inside, The Guar...

  • Ep 4

    4.High Moon

    28-01-199910m

    Isambard pushes the Paradox's engines beyond their capacity in an attempt to outrun Dr. Agon's Mammoth Machine. The engines explode and without power, the crew are sitting ducks fo...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Lost Starfighter

    04-02-199910m

    Incredibly, the Paradox crew find Roger's old Starfighter, the Firefly, adrift in space. Roger hopes it can be used in their fight against Dr. Agon. However, when Dr. Agon's Mammot...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Black Swat

    11-02-199910m

    Whilst Lyca and Sproggle look for treasure on the planet Scull, villainous pirate Short Fred Ledd destroys the Paradox and takes the crew captive. When Lyca and Sproggle arrive at...

  • Ep 7

    7.Double Cross

    18-02-199910m

    Junkyard owner Twaddle Duff contacts Captain Thrice to tell him of a customer who is willing to swap information about Lavender Castle for the Paradox's rare MD646 engine. Isambard...

  • Ep 8

    8.A Stitch in Time

    25-02-199910m

    Lyca takes a desperate gamble and activates an experimental time machine in order from preventing Dr. Agon from killing Captain Thrice and saving the Paradox from the brink of dest...

  • Ep 9

    9.Bird of Prey

    04-03-199910m

    Trump, Dr. Agon's falcon tails the Paradox but ends up getting sucked into a black hole and grows to a gigantic size. The falcon now attacks the Paradox and ends up swallowing the...

  • Ep 10

    10.Collision Course

    11-03-199910m

    An asteroid is on a collision course for Lyca's home planet Flora and if it is not stopped within seven hours, the whole population will die. With the help of junkyard twins Twaddl...

  • Ep 11

    11.Swamp Fever

    18-03-199910m

    Captain Thrice contracts galactic fever and could die within five days without treatment. The cure is an extract from the leaves of the Wumbo plant found in the swamps of the plane...

  • Ep 12

    12.Raiders of the Planet Zark

    25-03-199910m

    Following a message on Sproggle's radio, the Paradox crew are drawn to the Mountain of Morg on the planet Zark in search of a Lavender Compass, which will lead them to Lavender Cas...

  • Ep 13

    13.The Galacternet

    01-04-199910m

    Isambard discovers that Lavender Castle has it's own website on the Galacternet with coordinates that apparently reveal it's position. The crew vote to follow the co-ordinates to t...

  • Ep 14

    14.Brightonia on Sea

    08-04-199910m

    The Paradox crew decide to take a holiday on the planet Brightonia on Sea. However, once there, evil pirate Short Fred Ledd captures them, chains them up and steals the Paradox. Lu...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Traitor

    15-04-199910m

    Short Fred Ledd's parrot Tin Lizzy takes over Sir Squeakalot, causing the robot to undergo a personality change. The robot ties up the Paradox crew and flies the ship to the Cuttin...

  • Ep 16

    16.The Collector

    22-04-199910m

    When Roger, Lyca and Sir Squeakalot arrive at Doodlebug's Supermarket to collect supplies, they discover that the place has been ransacked and Doodlebug placed in suspended animati...

  • Ep 17

    17.Lost in Space

    29-04-199910m

    Dr. Agon tricks the Twaddle twins into delivering a Starfighter to Captain Thrice as an anonymous gift. When Roger test flies it, the Starfighter goes out of control, breaking thro...

  • Ep 18

    18.Duelling Banjos

    06-01-200010m

    Having run out of fuel, the Paradox crash lands in the swamp on the planet Quagmire, near the Dank's shack. The suspicious Dank refuses to help the crew until Captain Thrice challe...

  • Ep 19

    19.The Legend

    13-01-200010m

    Captain Thrice and Walking Stick mount an expedition to the planet Bharron because according to legend, when the two suns eclipse on the planet every thousand years, Lavender Castl...

  • Ep 20

    20.Cloud of Chaos

    20-01-200010m

    Sproggle is accidentally thrown from the Paradox and falls through a blue cloud during a close encounter with Dr. Agon's Mammoth Machine. The villain ‘rescues' the orphan but onc...

  • Ep 21

    21.Diamonds Aren't Forever

    27-01-200010m

    Following Short Fred Ledd to the planet Icesester, Sproggle is captured and held hostage by the pirate who is after the Icesester Diamond, the largest diamond in the universe with...

  • Ep 22

    22.Galactic Park

    03-02-200010m

    The Paradox crew need a break so they visit a Galactic Theme Park on the planet Themea, apparently run by Twaddle Duff. The crew decide to take a ride on the ghost train. However,...

  • Ep 23

    23.Wearizy

    10-02-200010m

    Sproggle's birthday is coming soon and the young orphan wants a pet but Captain Thrice won't allow one on board the Paradox. Unknown to the captain, Sproggle is given an invisible...

  • Ep 24

    24.Supernova

    17-02-200010m

    Finally finding Lavender Castle, Dr. Agon plans to destroy it. When the castle is in close range of a sun, he intends to create a chain reaction in the sun, which will destroy itse...

  • Ep 25

    25.Interface

    02-03-200010m

    The Paradox crew fall into another one of Dr. Agon's traps. On the planet Barrenette, the desert is littered full of bodies but these are cut outs. With the rest of the team knocke...

  • Ep 26

    26.Birds of a Feather...

    09-03-200010m

    Dr. Agon puts out a radio call, calling all enemies of the Paradox to come together. Short Fred Ledd, Colonel Clump and the Dank arrive at the Dark Station. Each one has a story to...

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