Doomwatch 1970
What is Doomwatch?
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It aired on BBC 1.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1970
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 40
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- First aired
- Feb 9, 1970
- Last aired
- Dec 16, 1999
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Doomwatch is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It aired on BBC 1. The series focused on a scientific government agency responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers. The agency was led by a character known as Doctor Spencer Quist. The series was set in the then present-day. It dealt with the dangers faced by society in this time period. The series was produced by the BBC and aired on BBC 1. A film adaptation was produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972. A revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999.
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“A government agency investigates ecological and technological dangers in this British sci-fi series.”
- Unique focus on ecological and technological dangers
- Produced by the BBC
- Limited availability of specific episode details in the provided sources
Watch it if you enjoy British science fiction television from the early 1970s.
The series deals with ecological and technological dangers and is classified as drama and sci-fi and fantasy.
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Plastic Eaters Mytharc Feb 9, 1970
- E2 Friday's Child Core Feb 16, 1970
- E3 Burial at Sea Core Feb 23, 1970
- E4 Tomorrow, the Rat Core Mar 2, 1970
- E5 Project Sahara Core Mar 9, 1970
- E6 Re-Entry Forbidden Core Mar 16, 1970
- E7 The Devil's Sweets Core Mar 23, 1970
- E8 The Red Sky Core Apr 6, 1970
- E9 Spectre at the Feast Core Apr 13, 1970
- E10 Train and De-train Core Apr 20, 1970
- E11 The Battery People Core Apr 27, 1970
- E12 Hear No Evil Mytharc May 4, 1970
- E13 Survival Code Mytharc May 11, 1970
Season 2 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 You Killed Toby Wren Mytharc Dec 14, 1970
- E2 Invasion Core Dec 21, 1970
- E3 The Islanders Core Jan 4, 1971
- E4 No Room for Error Core Jan 11, 1971
- E5 By the Pricking of My Thumbs... Core Jan 18, 1971
- E6 The Iron Doctor Core Jan 25, 1971
- E7 Flight into Yesterday Core Feb 1, 1971
- E8 The Web of Fear Core Feb 8, 1971
- E9 In the Dark Core Feb 15, 1971
- E10 The Human Time Bomb Core Feb 22, 1971
- E11 The Inquest Core Mar 1, 1971
- E12 The Logicians Mytharc Mar 15, 1971
- E13 Public Enemy Mytharc Mar 22, 1971
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Fire and Brimstone Mytharc Jun 5, 1972
- E2 High Mountain Core Jun 12, 1972
- E3 Say Knife Fat Man Core Jun 19, 1972
- E4 Waiting for a Knighthood Core Jun 26, 1972
- E5 Without the Bomb Core Jul 3, 1972
- E6 Hair Trigger Core Jul 10, 1972
- E7 Deadly Dangerous Tomorrow Core Jul 17, 1972
- E8 Enquiry Core Jul 24, 1972
- E9 Flood Core Jul 31, 1972
- E10 Cause of Death Mytharc Aug 7, 1972
- E11 The Killer Dolphins Core Aug 14, 1972
- E12 Sex and Violence Core
- E14 Winter Angel Mytharc Dec 16, 1999
Season 4 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Winter Angel Mytharc Dec 16, 1999
Frequently asked questions
When did Doomwatch run?
The television programme ran between 1970 and 1972.
Who produced the series?
The series was produced by the BBC.
Where was the series broadcast?
It was broadcast on BBC 1 and BBC1.
Who leads the scientific government agency?
The agency is led by Doctor Spencer Quist.
Was there a film adaptation?
Yes, a film adaptation was 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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