Background
The programme was created by Gerry Davis andThe series
The formal name of the protagonist's organization was "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work". Officially Doomwatch was an agency dedicated to preserving the world from dangers of unprincipled scientific research. In the words of one character, "We were set up to investigate any scientific research, Public or Private, which could possibly be harmful to Man." Its actual intended purpose was to form a body with little power meant in order to stifle public protest and secure green votes. However, the incorruptible Spencer Quist and his allies soon gave the agency some actual power and influence. Quist had worked on the development of the atomic bomb and seen his wife die of radiation poisoning; Ridge was the secret agent type and Wren a conscientious researcher. Together they took science into people's living rooms, explaining about embryo research,Archive loss after production
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The main character throughout the series was Nobel Prize winner, Dr Spencer Quist, who had been given the task of setting up and running the department by the British government. Quist is haunted by guilt through having worked on theSpin-off film
The ''Doomwatch'' feature film was produced by Tigon British Film Productions Ltd under licence from the BBC, and released in 1972. The script was based on a screenplay byRevival
In 1999, Channel 5 bought the rights to revive ''Doomwatch'' from the BBC, and on 7 December that year screened a 100-minute TV movie produced by the independent production company Working Title Television. Subtitled ''Winter Angel'', the television movie was a continuation of the story rather than a remake. Written by John Howlett and Ian McDonald, only one of the original characters from the series appears, an aged Dr Spencer Quist—now played by actorVHS and DVD releases
Books
Pedler and Davis reused the plot of the first episode of the series, "The Plastic Eaters", for their 1971 novel ''Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater'', This was not technically a ''Doomwatch'' novel, however, and did not contain the characters from the series. The book also re-used the ''Episodes
There are 38 episodes of ''Doomwatch'' that were recorded, 37 of which were broadcast onSeries One
Series Two
Series Three
See also
*'' Strange World''References
Sources
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