In the Dark

Episode aired Feb 15, 1971

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6.9/10

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Alethea Charlton, Joseph Greig, Simon Oates, John Paul, Jean Trend, and Patrick Troughton in Doomwatch (1970)

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The death of a young man off the Scottish coast leads to the Doomwatch team investigating a cover-up in the case of a sunken ship, and the discovery of a revolutionary life-changing science.The death of a young man off the Scottish coast leads to the Doomwatch team investigating a cover-up in the case of a sunken ship, and the discovery of a revolutionary life-changing science.The death of a young man off the Scottish coast leads to the Doomwatch team investigating a cover-up in the case of a sunken ship, and the discovery of a revolutionary life-changing science.

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Flora Seton: You've done the impossible. Don't try to do the intolerable.

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8/10

Familiar Territory, Elevated

A deliberately paced if not outright slow piece of drama that may well have been inspired by the original 1972 television play by Brian Clark, Whose Life Is It Anyway? That television play was later adapted by Clark for the stage, then adapted by Clark and the American screenwriter Reginald Rose as a feature film starring Richard Dreyfuss.

What sets this apart is the subject portrayal of the more-than-bedridden character by Patrick Troughton. Fans of Doctor Who will instantly recognize him as an actor with considerable range; speaking personally he's tied with Jon Pertwee as my favorite Doctor. I daresay Troughton has even less to work with here to get his improbable point across.

I've long seen print and on-line references to this vintage TV series but I've lately felt inspired to view more of it. Certain episodes are reportedly "among the missing" from the BBC video archives.