The Doombolt Chase (1978)
The Doombolt Chase
1978The Doombolt Chase is a naval-themed British science fiction/action television series aimed at a teenage audience. It was broadcast between March 12 and April 16, 1978, as a six-episode series. It was also broadcast in Canada on TVOntario in 1978 and in Germany in 1979 under the title Geheimprojekt Doombolt.
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Did Commander David Wheeler deliberately alter his ship's course to smash into and sink a mysterious vessel? His son, Richard, is convinced that he didn't. With friends Lucy and Peter, he sails out into the Bristol Channel to find the answer.
The three friends escape their pursuers, sail through a naval minefiled and encounter a mysterious unmanned ship. A house in a fishing village is also deserted - but the man they seek has left a clue in code.
The trio continue to evade their pursuers. They examine the map and decide to investgate Scudmoor - does the dark Gothic mansion hold the key to the Doombolt mystery?
Richard, Lucy and Peter escape with the Doombolt secret that will clear Commander Wheeler's name, but before they can deliver it, an unexpected encounter leads them up into the wild Brecon mountains.
The Doombolt Chase is a naval-themed British science fiction/action television series aimed at a teenage audience. It was broadcast between March 12 and April 16, 1978, as a six-episode series. It was also broadcast in Canada on TVOntario in 1978 and in Germany in 1979 under the title Geheimprojekt Doombolt.