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.
Should you watch it?
“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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 13 episodes
- E1 The Plastic Eaters Feb 9, 1970
- E2 Friday's Child Feb 16, 1970
- E3 Burial at Sea Feb 23, 1970
- E4 Tomorrow, the Rat Mar 2, 1970
- E5 Project Sahara Mar 9, 1970
- E6 Re-Entry Forbidden Mar 16, 1970
- E7 The Devil's Sweets Mar 23, 1970
- E8 The Red Sky Apr 6, 1970
- E9 Spectre at the Feast Apr 13, 1970
- E10 Train and De-train Apr 20, 1970
- E11 The Battery People Apr 27, 1970
- E12 Hear No Evil May 4, 1970
- E13 Survival Code May 11, 1970
Season 2 · 13 episodes
- E1 You Killed Toby Wren Dec 14, 1970
- E2 Invasion Dec 21, 1970
- E3 The Islanders Jan 4, 1971
- E4 No Room for Error Jan 11, 1971
- E5 By the Pricking of My Thumbs... Jan 18, 1971
- E6 The Iron Doctor Jan 25, 1971
- E7 Flight into Yesterday Feb 1, 1971
- E8 The Web of Fear Feb 8, 1971
- E9 In the Dark Feb 15, 1971
- E10 The Human Time Bomb Feb 22, 1971
- E11 The Inquest Mar 1, 1971
- E12 The Logicians Mar 15, 1971
- E13 Public Enemy Mar 22, 1971
Season 3 · 13 episodes
- E1 Fire and Brimstone Jun 5, 1972
- E2 High Mountain Jun 12, 1972
- E3 Say Knife Fat Man Jun 19, 1972
- E4 Waiting for a Knighthood Jun 26, 1972
- E5 Without the Bomb Jul 3, 1972
- E6 Hair Trigger Jul 10, 1972
- E7 Deadly Dangerous Tomorrow Jul 17, 1972
- E8 Enquiry Jul 24, 1972
- E9 Flood Jul 31, 1972
- E10 Cause of Death Aug 7, 1972
- E11 The Killer Dolphins Aug 14, 1972
- E12 Sex and Violence
- E14 Winter Angel Dec 16, 1999
Season 4 · 1 episodes
- E1 Winter Angel 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.