Doomwatch
Doomwatch

Doomwatch

1970 4 Seasons 40 Episodes ⭐ 6.4 Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist, responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers. The series was followed by a film adaptation produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972, and a revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999.

Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist, responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers. The series was followed by a film adaptation produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972, and a revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

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

EP 2

Friday's Child

Doctor Quist and Doomwatch become embroiled in an inquiry into the heart-transplanting practices of Doctor Patrick. Seve

EP 3

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

EP 4

Tomorrow, the Rat

Genetic engineering? Tampering with nature in a quest to make Superman? The experimentation is still only being carried

EP 5

Project Sahara

Doomwatch are joined by Doctor Robson, sent to undertake tests on the new 'Sahara' spray which is apparently capable of

EP 6

Re-Entry Forbidden

The first nuclear-powered rocket, Sunfire One, is sent into space with the first British astronaut, Dick Larch, on board

EP 7

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

EP 8

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

EP 9

Spectre at the Feast

In order to decide on new proposals for dealing with the dangers of pollution on the environment, Doctor Quist assembles

EP 10

Train and De-train

Two thousand animals are found dead in the Somerset countryside. Doomwatch investigate whether or not a new pesticide is

EP 11

The Battery People

The Doomwatch team look into serious health issues experienced by male workers at a Welsh battery farm.

EP 12

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

EP 13

Survival Code

A military plane ditches into the sea whilst carrying three nuclear weapons on board. While the RAF mounts a search miss

EP 1

You Killed Toby Wren

Quist's authority is questioned from all directions, and Ridge does some quiet investigations into hybrid science in Nor

EP 2

Invasion

Ridge and Hardcastle are sent on what seems a simple enough assignment, but stumble onto a major government cover up in

EP 3

The Islanders

Doomwatch become involved with the inhabitants of a small, secluded island who have been forced to leave for the English

EP 4

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

EP 5

By the Pricking of My Thumbs...

The Doomwatch team investigates the myth about the XYY chromosome after a schoolboy is expelled for possessing it.

EP 6

The Iron Doctor

A computer oversees the wellbeing of patients at a local hospital. The Doomwatch team look into whether it is saving pat

EP 7

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

EP 8

The Web of Fear

The Doomwatch team investigate the mysterious outbreak of a deadly subtropical disease which somehow has cropped up on a

EP 9

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

EP 10

The Human Time Bomb

The government wants direction for the possible construction of more high-rise apartment buildings. Fay Chantry is asked

EP 11

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

EP 12

The Logicians

A powerful antidote formula has been stolen near a school full of gifted boys. Are they responsible, and is computer tec

EP 13

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

EP 1

Fire and Brimstone

John Ridge apparently suffers a breakdown from the pressure, and decides that, due to the excessive threat of pollution

EP 2

High Mountain

An inquiry into Doomwatch is begun following the events surrounding Ridge's breakdown. Meanwhile, Quist is summoned to a

EP 3

Say Knife Fat Man

Many years ago, Quist worked on the infamous Manhattan Project, which was instrumental in the designing of the atomic bo

EP 4

Waiting for a Knighthood

A vicar collapses during a sermon, and there are seemingly unrelated events, one involving John Ridge. The answers are o

EP 5

Without the Bomb

A revolutionary new lipstick goes on sale, containing pheromones designed to act as an aphrodisiac in order to make the

EP 6

Hair Trigger

A radical new procedure has been developed for treating violent criminals. The results are extremely positive, but Anne

EP 7

Deadly Dangerous Tomorrow

Ridge continues his ecological crusade by warning against the dangerous side effects of the chemical insecticide known a

EP 8

Enquiry

Doomwatch is alerted to a laboratory where a new toxic gas is being developed for military use, available in a 'handy' a

EP 9

Flood

Quist is concerned by the fact that, approximately every one hundred years, certain extreme weather conditions arise whi

EP 10

Cause of Death

When John Ridge's father, Wilfred, becomes seriously ill, he decides to devote all his time to looking after him. Wilfre

EP 11

The Killer Dolphins

Dolphins have long been established as highly-intelligent creatures, and the United States Navy has now begun using them

EP 12

Sex and Violence

Doomwatch's Anne Tarrant and Spencer Quist are placed on a government committee investigating whether the UK's censorshi

EP 14

Winter Angel

Astrophysics lecturer Neil Tannahill receives an enigmatic note from Dr. Spencer Quist, former head of Doomwatch, and fi

EP 1

Winter Angel

Astrophysics lecturer Neil Tannahill receives an enigmatic note from Dr. Spencer Quist, former head of Doomwatch, and fi

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