You Killed Toby Wren

Aired on Dec 14, 1970 50 min

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

Invasion

Aired on Dec 21, 1970 50 min

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.

The Islanders

Aired on Jan 04, 1971 50 min

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.

No Room for Error

Aired on Jan 11, 1971 50 min

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.

By the Pricking of My Thumbs...

Aired on Jan 18, 1971 50 min

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

The Iron Doctor

Aired on Jan 25, 1971 50 min

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.

Flight into Yesterday

Aired on Feb 01, 1971 50 min

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?

The Web of Fear

Aired on Feb 08, 1971 50 min

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.

In the Dark

Aired on Feb 15, 1971 50 min

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.

The Human Time Bomb

Aired on Feb 22, 1971 50 min

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.

The Inquest

Aired on Mar 01, 1971 50 min

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.

The Logicians

Aired on Mar 15, 1971 50 min

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

Public Enemy

Aired on Mar 22, 1971 50 min Season Finale

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.