Seasons & Episodes
The Plastic Eaters
What if a man-made virus with the power to melt all plastic became as infectious as the common cold? When a plane crashe
Friday's Child
Doctor Quist and Doomwatch become embroiled in an inquiry into the heart-transplanting practices of Doctor Patrick. Seve
Burial at Sea
When a lifeboat crew discovers a luxury cruiser adrift in the English Channel, they find on board are a group of wealthy
Tomorrow, the Rat
Genetic engineering? Tampering with nature in a quest to make Superman? The experimentation is still only being carried
Project Sahara
Doomwatch are joined by Doctor Robson, sent to undertake tests on the new 'Sahara' spray which is apparently capable of
Re-Entry Forbidden
The first nuclear-powered rocket, Sunfire One, is sent into space with the first British astronaut, Dick Larch, on board
The Devil's Sweets
While on the way to work, secretary Pat Hunnisett takes a free promotional chocolate from a group of girls on the street
The Red Sky
Dr Quist attempts to go on holiday, but gets involved instead in a series of jet engine experiments causing harm and the
Spectre at the Feast
In order to decide on new proposals for dealing with the dangers of pollution on the environment, Doctor Quist assembles
Train and De-train
Two thousand animals are found dead in the Somerset countryside. Doomwatch investigate whether or not a new pesticide is
The Battery People
The Doomwatch team look into serious health issues experienced by male workers at a Welsh battery farm.
Hear No Evil
In an effort to prevent unofficial strikes by its workforce, a company in the North of England decides to use the latest
Survival Code
A military plane ditches into the sea whilst carrying three nuclear weapons on board. While the RAF mounts a search miss
You Killed Toby Wren
Quist's authority is questioned from all directions, and Ridge does some quiet investigations into hybrid science in Nor
Invasion
Ridge and Hardcastle are sent on what seems a simple enough assignment, but stumble onto a major government cover up in
The Islanders
Doomwatch become involved with the inhabitants of a small, secluded island who have been forced to leave for the English
No Room for Error
A deadly new strain of typhoid is sweeping through local schools. There is a treatment, though, and the team at Doomwatc
By the Pricking of My Thumbs...
The Doomwatch team investigates the myth about the XYY chromosome after a schoolboy is expelled for possessing it.
The Iron Doctor
A computer oversees the wellbeing of patients at a local hospital. The Doomwatch team look into whether it is saving pat
Flight into Yesterday
After a long-haul flight Dr Quist's reputation is put seriously in doubt when he arrives drunk to a meeting with the Pri
The Web of Fear
The Doomwatch team investigate the mysterious outbreak of a deadly subtropical disease which somehow has cropped up on a
In the Dark
The death of a young man off the Scottish coast leads to the Doomwatch team investigating a cover up in the case of a su
The Human Time Bomb
The government wants direction for the possible construction of more high-rise apartment buildings. Fay Chantry is asked
The Inquest
An inquest is held into the death of a local girl from rabies. How was she infected? A local woman thinks she knows, and
The Logicians
A powerful antidote formula has been stolen near a school full of gifted boys. Are they responsible, and is computer tec
Public Enemy
A young boy dies while attempting to retrieve a ball from a high roof, but the cause of his death is not from falling. D
Fire and Brimstone
John Ridge apparently suffers a breakdown from the pressure, and decides that, due to the excessive threat of pollution
High Mountain
An inquiry into Doomwatch is begun following the events surrounding Ridge's breakdown. Meanwhile, Quist is summoned to a
Say Knife Fat Man
Many years ago, Quist worked on the infamous Manhattan Project, which was instrumental in the designing of the atomic bo
Waiting for a Knighthood
A vicar collapses during a sermon, and there are seemingly unrelated events, one involving John Ridge. The answers are o
Without the Bomb
A revolutionary new lipstick goes on sale, containing pheromones designed to act as an aphrodisiac in order to make the
Hair Trigger
A radical new procedure has been developed for treating violent criminals. The results are extremely positive, but Anne
Deadly Dangerous Tomorrow
Ridge continues his ecological crusade by warning against the dangerous side effects of the chemical insecticide known a
Enquiry
Doomwatch is alerted to a laboratory where a new toxic gas is being developed for military use, available in a 'handy' a
Flood
Quist is concerned by the fact that, approximately every one hundred years, certain extreme weather conditions arise whi
Cause of Death
When John Ridge's father, Wilfred, becomes seriously ill, he decides to devote all his time to looking after him. Wilfre
The Killer Dolphins
Dolphins have long been established as highly-intelligent creatures, and the United States Navy has now begun using them
Sex and Violence
Doomwatch's Anne Tarrant and Spencer Quist are placed on a government committee investigating whether the UK's censorshi
Winter Angel
Astrophysics lecturer Neil Tannahill receives an enigmatic note from Dr. Spencer Quist, former head of Doomwatch, and fi
Winter Angel
Astrophysics lecturer Neil Tannahill receives an enigmatic note from Dr. Spencer Quist, former head of Doomwatch, and fi