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Doomwatch: Tomorrow, the Rat

BBC One
on BBC One London

by Terence Dudley
[Starring] John Paul, Simon Oates, Robert Powell
with Joby Blanshard, Wendy Hall
Guest stars Penelope Lee, Hamilton Dyce

Genetic engineering can alter the shape, personality and intelligence of a human being, even before it is born: by tampering with nature we can make Superman. Today, we experiment on lesser animals, like... the rat.

Contributors

Writer/Produced and directed by:
Terence Dudley
Series devised by:
Kit Pedler
Series devised by/Script Editor:
Gerry Davis
Rats trained by:
John Holmes
Scientific adviser:
Dr C.M.H. Pedler [Kit Pedler]
Designer:
John Hurst
Small boy:
Stephen Dudley
Dr Spencer Quist:
John Paul
Pat Hunnisett:
Wendy Hall
Colin Bradley:
Joby Blanshard
Dr John Ridge:
Simon Oates
Tobias Wren:
Robert Powell
Joyce Chambers:
Eileen Helsby
Dr Mary Bryant:
Penelope Lee
Dr Hugh Preston:
Robert Sansom
Fred Chambers:
Ray Roberts
Ambulance driver:
Ian Elliott
Nurse:
Marcelle Samett
Reporter:
John Berryman
Minister:
Hamilton Dyce
Source: Radio Times

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