Doomwatch

A prophetic series devised by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis, warning of the dangers of careless scientific research. Doomwatch is the codename for an independent scientific watchdog, set up to keep an eye on the meddling scientists who dabble with genetic mutations, chemical warfare and plastic-eating acids. John Paul starred as the Doomwatch head, Dr Spencer Quist, backed up by Simon Oates and Robert Powell, with John Barron as a government minister resentful of Doomwatch’s dangerous independence. His performance is CJ in prototype. A total of 38 episodes were made, across three series.