Tigon Films
Doomwatch – 1972
A Tigon Production
Pinewood Studios, England
92 Mins
Storyline
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
Hammer Connections – 28
| Role | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Tigon Credits | Hammer Credits | |
| CREW - 14 | ||||||||
| Assistant Director | Derek Whitehurst | 43 | 2 Oct 1928 | 6 Dec 2005 | 77 | 2 | 16 | |
| Camera Operator | Ronnie Maasz | 46 | 2 Feb 1926 | 19 Sep 2007 | 81 | 2 | 2 | |
| Construction Manager | Ken Softley | 42 | 1930 | 2000 | 70 | 3 | 2 | |
| Continuity | Doreen Soan | 46 | 1 Jan 1926 | 97 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Directed by | Peter Sasdy | 36 | 27 May 1935 | 88 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Director of Photography | Kenneth Talbot | 52 | 16 Jan 1920 | 1 May 1993 | 73 | 1 | 9 | |
| Dubbing Mixer | Ken Barker | 54 | 1 Jan 1918 | 13 Feb 2001 | 83 | 2 | 10 | |
| Electrician | Stan Smith | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Makeup Artist | John Webber | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Makeup Supervisor | Tom Smith | 51 | 15 Aug 1920 | 3 Apr 2009 | 88 | 1 | 5 | |
| Production Manager | Jack Causey | 58 | 1914 | 1977 | 57 | 1 | 6 | |
| Re-recording Mixer | Otto Snel | 34 | 7 Dec 1937 | 18 Dec 2022 | 85 | 2 | 11 | |
| Sound Editor | Mike Hopkins | 23/05/2021 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sound Recordist | Ron Barron | 48 | 9 Dec 1923 | 15 Dec 1973 | 50 | 2 | 4 | |
| CAST - 14 | ||||||||
| Bob Gillette | James Cosmo | 23 | 24 May 1948 | 75 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bradley | Joby Blanshard | 52 | 7 Nov 1919 | 26 Nov 1992 | 73 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brewer | Norman Bird | 47 | 30 Oct 1924 | 22 Apr 2005 | 80 | 1 | 5 | |
| Constable Hartwell | Percy Herbert | 51 | 31 Jul 1920 | 6 Dec 1992 | 72 | 1 | 6 | |
| Dr. Quist | John Paul | 50 | 20 Apr 1921 | 1 Feb 1995 | 73 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ferry Skipper | George Woodbridge | 65 | 16 Feb 1907 | 31 Mar 1973 | 66 | 1 | 9 | |
| Grandfather Murray | Paddy Ryan | 61 | 3 Jan 1911 | 10 May 1990 | 79 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mrs. Betty Straker | Shelagh Fraser | 51 | 25 Nov 1920 | 29 Aug 2000 | 79 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sam | Reg Lever | 68 | 4 Sep 1903 | 18 Aug 1985 | 81 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sir Henry Leyton | Geoffrey Keen | 55 | 21 Aug 1916 | 3 Nov 2005 | 89 | 1 | 4 | |
| The Admiral - Sir Geoffrey | George Sanders | 65 | 3 Jul 1906 | 25 Apr 1972 | 65 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tom Straker | Michael Brennan | 59 | 25 Sep 1912 | 29 Sep 1982 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |
| Victoria Brown | Judy Geeson | 23 | 10 Sep 1948 | 75 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Young Woman | Pam St. Clement | 29 | 11 May 1942 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes
Based on a BBC TV series in production, it uses four of the regulars from the show but largely sidelines them in featured roles, having a new character played by Ian Bannen as the lead alongside Judy Geeson’s local schoolteacher, who aids him on Balfe.
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Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection