Doomwatch (1970)

Drama · Sci-Fi

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (310 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1970)

6.81 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 6.8 48 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Plastic Eaters	7.4	73
4	Tomorrow, the Rat	7.4	66
5	Project Sahara	6.8	48
6	Re-Entry Forbidden	5.7	51
7	The Devil's Sweets	6.8	55
8	The Red Sky	7.1	45
10	Train and De-Train	6.5	39
11	The Battery People	6.8	42

Season 2 (1970)

6.84 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 6.8

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	You Killed Toby Wren	7.3	37
2	Invasion	7.4	42
3	The Islanders	7.0	39
4	No Room for Error	6.3	35
5	By the Pricking of My Thumbs...	7.0	37
6	The Iron Doctor	7.0	32
7	Flight Into Yesterday	6.3	32
8	The Web of Fear	6.6	31
9	In the Dark	6.8	32
10	The Human Time Bomb	6.7	31
11	The Inquest	7.1	32
12	The Logicians	6.6	31
13	Public Enemy	6.8	33

Season 3 (1972)

6.97 avg 3 episodes 6.1 → 7.8

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	Waiting for a Knighthood	6.1	28
6	Hair Trigger	7.0	30
12	Sex and Violence	7.8	24

Doomwatch (1970)

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