Doomwatch (1970)
Doomwatch (1970)
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.


Currently Doomwatch is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Joby Blanshard
Colin Bradley

Simon Oates
Dr. John Ridge

Vivien Sherrard
Barbara Mason

John Barron
The Minister

Robert Powell
Tobias Wren

Gerry Davis
Creator / Writer

John Nolan
Geoff Hardcastle

Kit Pedler
Creator / Writer

John Bown
Commander Neil Stafford

Elizabeth Weaver
Dr. Anne Tarrant

John Paul
Dr Spencer Quist / Dr Spencer Quist / Dr. Spencer Quist

Darrol Blake
Director

Jonathan Alwyn
Director

Lennie Mayne
Director

Paul Ciappessoni
Director

Eric Hills
Director

David Sullivan Proudfoot
Director

Terence Dudley
Director / Writer

Quentin Lawrence
Director

Pennant Roberts
Director

Joan Kemp-Welch
Director

Vere Lorrimer
Director

Hugh David
Director

Roy Battersby
Director

Frank Cox
Director

Alastair Mackay
Editor

Jim Stephens
Editorial Services

Martin Worth
Writer

Don Shaw
Writer

Louis Marks
Writer

Brian Hayles
Writer

Dennis Spooner
Writer

Roger Parkes
Writer

John Gould
Writer

John Howlett
Writer

Elwyn Jones
Writer

Patrick Alexander
Writer

Stuart Douglass
Writer

Robin Chapman
Writer

Robert Holmes
Writer

Ian Curteis
Writer

Harry Green
Writer

Ian McDonald
Writer

Roy Russell
Writer

John Lee
Captain - Second Airline Crew

Robert James
Barker

Hamilton Dyce
Minister

Morris Perry
Prof. Alec Hetherington

Bruce Purchase
Norman Sylvester

Emrys Jones
Colonel Archibald Smithson

Leslie Schofield
Harry

Cec Linder
Sen. Connell

Katherine Kath
Lady Janette Holroyd

Jonathan Pryce
Police Constable

Desmond Llewelyn
Thompson

Michael Keating
Stephen Grigg

June Brown
Kit Pedler

Kevin Stoney
Prof. Hal Symonds

Jennifer Daniel
Dana Colley

William Lucas
Benjamin Fielding

Olaf Pooley
Dr. Ensor

Joseph Fürst
Dr. Charles Goldsworthy

Maurice Roëves
Peter Shipton

Erik Chitty
Old Man

George Baker
John Mitchell

Peter Copley
Admiral Sir Richard Tranton

Michael Ripper
Tom Reid

Ray Brooks
Geoff Harker

Shelagh Fraser
Joan Prentice

Freda Dowie
Hilda

Edward Underdown
Chairman of Tribunal

Patrick Godfrey
Grant

James Maxwell
Dr. Whittaker

Patrick Troughton
Lyon McArthur

Noel Johnson
Priestland

Judith Furse
Mary Lincoln

Trevor Bannister
Dr. Anthony Lewis

Margaret John
Mrs. Joan Simpson

Geoffrey Palmer
Major Sims

Talfryn Thomas
Mr. Hetherington

John Savident
The Minister

Michael Elwyn
Richard Duncan

Peter Welch
Tom Hedley

Jay Neill
Laing

Nicholas Courtney
Phillip

Brian Wilde
Prof. Fairbairn

Paul Eddington
Reynolds

Richard Hurndall
Dr Robert Whitehead

Michael Aspel
BBC Man Houston

William Fox
Scott

Patricia Maynard
Miss Sephton

Glyn Owen
'Griff' Griffiths

Colin Jeavons
Botting

George A. Cooper
Thomas Prentice

Anthony Ainley
Senior House Officer

Frederick Hall
Dennis Pritchard

Glyn Houston
Gerald Marlowe

Frederick Jaeger
Richard Massingham

Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Collins

Philip Bond
Inspector Drew

Peter Hawkins
Computer (voice)

Christopher Chittell
Dick Burns

Aubrey Richards
Bernard Colley

George Waring
Busby

Michael Culver
Minister's PPS

John Quarmby
PM's Secretary

Paul Seed
Michael Pratt

Bernard Horsfall
Steven Granger

Edward Kelsey
Captain Tommy Gort

George Pravda
Prof. Miklos Egri

Nigel Stock
Commander Charles Keeping

Rhoda Lewis
Mrs. Freeman

Llewellyn Rees
Rev. Charles Garrison

John Gregg
Roger Halls

Trevor Eve
Neil Tannahill

Amanda Ooms
Meg Tannahill

Philip Stone
Spencer Quist

Steve Toussaint
Luke

Tony Sibbald
Captain - First Airline Crew

Alex Scott
Dr. Patrick

Donald Morley
Air Commodore Parks

John Wood
Nigel Waring

Moultrie Kelsall
Alexander Drummond

Ronald Hines
Ian Drummond

Viviane Ventura
Paola Maria Totti

Penelope Lee
Dr. Mary Bryant

Jennifer Wilson
Miss Wills

Michael Hawkins
Jim Bennett

Monty Brown
Co-Pilot - First Airline Crew

Gracie Luck
Stewardess - First Airline Crew

Richardson Morgan
Engineer - First Airline Crew

Eric Corrie
Co-Pilot - Second Airline Crew

Pat Wallen
Stewardess - Second Airline Crew

Caroline Rogers
Stewardess - Second Airline Crew

Christopher Hodge
Comisionaire

Andreas Malandrinos
Passenger

Mike Lewin
Passenger

Pat Beckett
Passenger

Toba Laurence
Passenger

Wendy Hall
Pat Hunnisett / Pat Hunisett

Cynthia Bizeray
Passenger

Peter Thompson
Passenger

Michael Earl
Passenger

Tony Haydon
Passenger

Craig Hunter
Bill Edwards

Robert Sansom
Dr. Hugh Preston

Eileen Helsby
Joyce Chambers

Ray Roberts
Fred Chambers

Stephen Dudley
Small Boy

John Berryman
Reporter

Marcelle Samett
Nurse

Ian Elliott
Ambulance Driver

Hildegard Neil
Dr. Stella Robson

Philip Brack
Jack Foster

John Linares
Young Man

Michael McGovern
Dick Larch

Veronica Strong
Carol Larch

Grant Taylor
Colonel Kramer

Kevin Scott
Gus Clarke

Noel Sheldon
Max Friedman

John Kidd
Johnson

John Boxer
Brown

James Burke
BBC Man London

John Young
Dr. Alan Benson

John Law
Pegg

Pamela Sholto
Miss James

Penny Dixon
Miss Cooper

Bay White
Mrs. Tyler

John Comer
Jack

Mary Loughran
Dr. Gray

Pat Connell
Dr. Green

Dudley Jones
Dr. O'Brien

Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Knott

David Markham
Wilfred Ellis

William Wilde
Branston

Brian Badcoe
Stephens

Rosemary Turner
Miss Jones

Peter Whitaker
Ministry Inspector

Ron Gregory
Guard

Mark Sinclair
Boy

Jeremy Young
Vincent Llewellyn

David Davies
The Minister

Mary Hignett
Mrs. Adams

Ray Mort
Bill Jones
Details.
Release DateFebruary 9, 1970
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes40
Running Time50m
Genres
Last updated:
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Wiki.
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC1 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 (played by John Paul), responsible for investigating and combating various environmental 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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