Doomwatch. Series 1-3, the remaining episodes /
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize winning physicist, Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for three seasons, to keep an eye on the environment and supervise government and private sector research in an atte...
| Uniform Title: | Doomwatch (Television program) |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English; with English subtitles. |
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[United Kingdom] :
BBC,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize winning physicist, Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for three seasons, to keep an eye on the environment and supervise government and private sector research in an attempt to prevent pollution and other disasters that might be caused by the misuse of new scientific developments, discoveries and technology. While confronting dangers ranging from a plastic eating bacteria to hyper intelligent species of rats, from mind destroying sound waves to toxic wastes and genetic mutations, the Doomwatch team always found themselves under the gun, from unsupportive governmental superiors, and openly hostile corporations, and the powerful influences they could wield. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of a 1970-1972 BBC TV series; broadcast BBC1. Containes episodes 1,4-8,10-11 from series 1; all episodes from series 2; and episodes 4,6,12 from series 3. "Doomwatch was 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 ecological and technological dangers. The programme was created by Gerry Davis and Kit Pedler (script written by Clive Exton). In April 2016, Simply Media released a 7-disc DVD box set containing all 24 surviving episodes of Doomwatch, including 'Sex and Violence,' which remains unbroadcast. The DVD box set also contains the BBC documentary The Cult of Doomwatch, originally broadcast on BBC Four on 21 November 2006"--Wikipedia. Special features: the DVD box set also contains the BBC documentary The Cult of Doomwatch, originally broadcast on BBC Four on 21 November 2006. |
| Physical Description: | 7 videodisc (1030 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, PAL, region 2, aspect ratio: 4:3; stereo sound. |
| Audience: | Rated: 15+ - suitable only for persons of 15 years and over. |
| Production Credits: | Music, Max Harris. |