Doomwatch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Doomwatch is the code name of a semi-secret government department set up to keep an eye on, and try to contain, potentially hazardous scientific research. A highly independent team, headed by the incorruptible Dr Quist, observe the scientists while MI6 observe them. Projecting what could happen if a particular experiment or technology got out of hand, this exciting 1970s drama series is anchored in scientific fact and is frightingly close to reality…

Series details

• Title: Doomwatch
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1970-02-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18807
• IMDb ID: tt0065290
• TVDB ID: 71001

Cast and credited roles

• John Paul — Dr. Spencer Quist
• Simon Oates — John Ridge
• Robert Powell — Toby Wren
• Joby Blanshard — Colin Bradley
• John Nolan — Geoff Hardcastle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1970-02-09; final listed air date 1970-05-11.
• Season 2: premiered 1970-12-14; final listed air date 1971-03-22.
• Season 3: premiered 1972-06-05; final listed air date 1972-08-14.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-12-16; final listed air date 1999-12-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Doomwatch on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.