Doomwatch

Peter Sasdy (1972)

88min

A Certificate

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by Tom Hutchinson

A spin-off from the modish ecological BBC TV series - a more fact-based version of The X-Files - this mystery thriller crash-landed unhappily in the swamp of horror instead of on the firmer ground of science fact or fiction. John Paul, Ian Bannen and Judy Geeson look suitably intense as an investigation into the effects of a sunken oil tanker on the inhabitants of an island off the Cornish coast uncovers something nastily mutated in the biological woodshed. It's risibly alarmist, certainly, but the environmental dangers it pinpoints are only too topical.

Summary

A scientist is sent to an island off the Cornish coast to investigate pollution. What he discovers is far more terrifying - a chemical that has been dumped in the water is causing the islanders to develops strange mutations. Sci-fi thriller, starring Ian Bannen and Judy Geeson.

Cast & Crew

Dr Del Shaw Ian Bannen

Victoria Brown Judy Geeson

Dr Quist John Paul

Dr Ridge Simon Oates

Admiral George Sanders

Hartwell Percy Herbert

Sir Henry Layton Geoffrey Keen

Vicar Joseph O'Conor

Mrs Straker Shelagh Fraser

Dr Fay Chantry Jean Trend

Bradley Joby Blanshard

Ferry skipper George Woodbridge

Brian Murray Brian Anthony

Mrs Murray Rita Davies

Bob Gillette James Cosmo

Tom Straker Michael Brennan

Brewer Norman Bird

Miss Johnson Constance Chapman

Director Peter Sasdy

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Tigon Pictures Ltd.Guidance: Contains some swearing.Available on: video and DVD

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