Episodes 13

1 You Killed Toby Wren

December 14, 1970

50m

Quist's authority is questioned from all directions, and Ridge does some quiet investigations into hybrid science in Norwich.

2 Invasion

December 21, 1970

50m

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.

3 The Islanders

January 4, 1971

50m

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.

4 No Room for Error

January 11, 1971

50m

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.

5 By the Pricking of My Thumbs...

January 18, 1971

50m

The Doomwatch team investigates the myth about the XYY chromosome after a schoolboy is expelled for possessing it.

6 The Iron Doctor

January 25, 1971

50m

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.

7 Flight into Yesterday

February 1, 1971

50m

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?

8 The Web of Fear

February 8, 1971

50m

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.

9 In the Dark

February 15, 1971

50m

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.

10 The Human Time Bomb

February 22, 1971

50m

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.

11 The Inquest

March 1, 1971

50m

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.

12 The Logicians

March 15, 1971

50m

A powerful antidote formula has been stolen near a school full of gifted boys. Are they responsible, and is computer technology somehow to blame?

13 Public Enemy

March 22, 1971

50m

A young boy dies while attempting to retrieve a ball from a high roof, but the cause of his death is not from falling. Doomwatch investigate.

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