Doomwatch
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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Season 2
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1
E1
You Killed Toby Wren
Quist's authority is questioned from all directions, and Ridge does some quiet investigations into hybrid science in Norwich.
Dec 14, 1970 -
2
E2
Invasion
Ridge and Hardcastle are sent on what seems a simple enough assignment, but stumble onto a major government cover up in an abandoned English manor.
Dec 21, 1970 -
3
E3
The Islanders
Doomwatch become involved with the inhabitants of a small, secluded island who have been forced to leave for the English mainland and are struggling to survive.
Jan 4, 1971 -
4
E4
No Room for Error
A deadly new strain of typhoid is sweeping through local schools. There is a treatment, though, and the team at Doomwatch endorse this in spite of its side effects.
Jan 11, 1971 -
5
E5
By the Pricking of My Thumbs...
The Doomwatch team investigates the myth about the XYY chromosome after a schoolboy is expelled for possessing it.
Jan 18, 1971 -
6
E6
The Iron Doctor
A computer oversees the wellbeing of patients at a local hospital. The Doomwatch team look into whether it is saving patients or if something more sinister is afoot.
Jan 25, 1971 -
7
E7
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 Prime Minister. Is it a simple case of jet-lag, or sabotage?
Feb 1, 1971 -
8
E8
The Web of Fear
The Doomwatch team investigate the mysterious outbreak of a deadly subtropical disease which somehow has cropped up on an isolated island off the coast of the UK.
Feb 8, 1971 -
9
E9
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 sunken ship, and the discovery of a revolutionary life-changing science.
Feb 15, 1971 -
10
E10
The Human Time Bomb
The government wants direction for the possible construction of more high-rise apartment buildings. Fay Chantry is asked to live in one and supply a report based on her experiences.
Feb 22, 1971 -
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E11
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 she doesn't believe dogs are involved.
Mar 1, 1971 -
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E12
The Logicians
A powerful antidote formula has been stolen near a school full of gifted boys. Are they responsible, and is computer technology somehow to blame?
Mar 15, 1971 -
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E13
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. Doomwatch investigate.
Mar 22, 1971