Doomwatch (1970–72)

The Plastic Eaters

(1970)

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| TV Episode | Drama, Sci-Fi
| Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, Robert Powell
| S1 E1 | 9th February, 1970

A plane dissolves in mid-air, its plastic components eaten away. Doomwatch faces its first challenge: to halt the disastrous spread of a man-made virus with the power to melt all plastic

Doomwatch (1970–72)
A scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist struggles tirelessly to protect the people and planet from the never-ending threat of science gone wrong.

Episode cast

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John Paul
Dr Spencer Quist
Simon Oates
Dr John Ridge
Robert Powell
Tobias Wren
Joby Blanshard
Colin Bradley
Wendy Hall
Pat Hunnisett
John Barron
The Minister
Jennifer Wilson
Miss Wills
Kevin Stoney
Prof Hal Symonds
Michael Hawkins
Jim Bennett
Tony Sibbald
Capt – First Airline Crew
Monty Brown
Co-Pilot – First Airline Crew
Gracie Luck
Stewardess – First Airline Crew
Richardson Morgan
Engineer – First Airline Crew
John Lee
Capt – Second Airline Crew
Eric Corrie
Co-Pilot – Second Airline Crew
Pat Wallen
Stewardess – Second Airline Crew
Caroline Rogers
Stewardess – Second Airline Crew
Edward Dentith
Engineer – Second Airline Crew
Christopher Hodge
Commissionaire
Andreas Malandrinos
Airline Passenger
Mike Lewin
Airline Passenger
Pat Beckett
Airline Passenger
Toba Laurence
Airline Passenger
Cynthia Bizeray
Airline Passenger
Peter Thompson
Airline Passenger
Michael Earl
Airline Passenger
Tony Haydon
Airline Passenger
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Production

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Terence Dudley
Producer
Paul Ciappessoni
Director
Gerry Davis
Writer / Writer (series devised by)
Kit Pedler
Writer / Writer (series devised by)

Companies

(1)
BBC
Production company