Episodes
1. You Killed Toby Wren
December 14, 1970
50 min
Quist's authority is questioned from all directions, and Ridge does some quiet investigations into hybrid science in Norwich.
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, Vivien Sherrard, John Nolan, Edward Underdown, Donald Morley
2. Invasion
December 21, 1970
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
John Nolan, Geoffrey Palmer, Michael Elwyn, Peter Welch, Anthony Sagar
3. The Islanders
January 4, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, Shelagh Fraser, George A. Cooper, George Waring, David Buck
4. No Room for Error
January 11, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, Vivien Sherrard, Freda Dowie, Anthony Ainley, Michael Culver
5. By the Pricking of My Thumbs...
January 18, 1971
50 min
The Doomwatch team investigates the myth about the XYY chromosome after a schoolboy is expelled for possessing it.
Guest Stars:
Vivien Sherrard, John Nolan, Olaf Pooley, Colin Jeavons, Jean Trend
6. The Iron Doctor
January 25, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, Vivien Sherrard, John Nolan, James Maxwell, Jean Trend
7. Flight into Yesterday
February 1, 1971
50 min
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?
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, John Nolan, Desmond Llewelyn, Michael Elwyn, John Quarmby
8. The Web of Fear
February 8, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, Vivien Sherrard, John Nolan, John Savident, Michael Elwyn
9. In the Dark
February 15, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, Vivien Sherrard, John Nolan, Jean Trend, Joseph Greig
10. The Human Time Bomb
February 22, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Godfrey, Talfryn Thomas, Philip Bond, Jean Trend, Roddy McMillan
11. The Inquest
March 1, 1971
50 min
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.
Guest Stars:
John Nolan, Judith Furse, Frederick Hall, Frederick Treves, Robert Cawdron
12. The Logicians
March 15, 1971
50 min
A powerful antidote formula has been stolen near a school full of gifted boys. Are they responsible, and is computer technology somehow to blame?
Guest Stars:
Joby Blanshard, John Nolan, Noel Johnson, Jean Trend, Irene Prador
