'The Plastic Eaters' by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis

While on a flight to San Pedro in South America, a passenger airliner crashes after all the plastic on board inexplicably melts. Later, scientist Tobias ‘Toby’ Wren applies for a job at Doomwatch, the governmental watchdog group run by Doctor Spencer Quist; he is immediately given the job, and promptly sent off to investigate the crash. Meanwhile, Quist’s colleague Doctor John Ridge investigates at a laboratory in Beeston, and uncovers events surrounding a new experimental chemical. However, Toby soon finds himself on board another airliner, which has somehow become infected with the same plastic-eating virus - it seems his time at Doomwatch may be briefer than he first expected…


John Paul (Doctor Spencer Quist), Simon Oates (Doctor John Ridge), Robert Powell (Tobias Wren), Joby Blanshard (Colin Bradley), Wendy Hall (Pat Hunnisett), Gracie Luck (First Stewardess), Tony Sibbald (First Captain), Richardson Morgan (First Engineer), Monty Brown (First Co-Pilot), John Barron (The Minister), Christopher Hodge (Commissionaire), Jennifer Wilson (Miss Willis), Michael Hawkins (Jim Bennett), Kevin Stoney (Hal Symmonds), Pat Wallen (Second Stewardess), Caroline Rogers (Third Stewardess), John Lee (Second Captain), Eric Corrie (Second Co-Pilot), Edward Dentith (Second Engineer), Andreas Malandrinos, Mike Lewin, Pat Beckett, Toba Laurence, Cynthia Bizeray, Peter Thompson, Michael Earl, Tony Haydon (Passengers)

Directed by Paul Ciapessoni
Produced by Terence Dudley

TX:
9th February, 1970 @ 9.20pm - 10.10pm

Notes:
*Introducing Doctor Spencer Quist, Doctor John Ridge, Tobias Wren, Colin Bradley and Pat Hunnisett