Actor and children's television writer known for Catweazle, Robin of Sherwood and The BorrowersRichard Carpenter, who has died of a blood clot aged 82, brought intelligent, imaginative entertainment to generations of young television viewers through the fantasy series he created. After almost two decades as an actor, he found his first success as a writer with Catweazle (1970-71), starring Geoffrey Bayldon as a dishe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM on March 5, 2012