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Watt on Earth
Overview
Watt on Earth is a children's television programme that ran for two 12-episode series, shown as part of Children's BBC. It was written by the Doctor Who writers Pip and Jane Baker.
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Seasons
Season 1 (1991)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Series 1 Episode 1
1991-11-11This episode sees Sean come home from school to find a alien with back to front ears diguested as a light bulb in his living room. He has an argument over his name along with other things but agrees to look after Watt while he's on earth and hide him in his bedroom. He are also introduced to Jemjema the shapeshifting henchman his uncle has sent to earth to find and terminate his nephew
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 2: Series 1 Episode 2
1991-11-12This episode sees Watt realise that Jemindah is out to kill him and has to explain it all to Shaun. Jemindah also comes into the family newspaper offices to find Watt and passes himself of a Double Glazing salesman. We also get introduced to Shaun's sister 'Zoe'
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 3: Series 1 Episode 3
1991-11-18Shaun and Watt have to ride into town to get some advert templetes from the towns bakery (for that evenings newspaper edition) Zoe comes within moments of seeing Watt. Jemidah also makes his first attempt to kill his target (who he thinks has transanimateobjectified into the advert templete card) by cutting it in half.
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 4: Series 1 Episode 4
1991-11-19Episode 5: Series 1 Episode 5
1991-11-25Episode 6: Series 1 Episode 6
1991-11-26Episode 7: Series 1 Episode 7
1991-12-02Episode 8: Series 1 Episode 8
1991-12-03Episode 9: Series 1 Episode 9
1991-12-09Episode 10: Series 1 Episode 10
1991-12-10Episode 11: Series 1 Episode 11
1991-12-16Episode 12: Series 1 Episode 12
1991-12-17In this episode Jemidah takes the form of a French girl who comes to stay with the family, She starts to make Fumdecker pie to temp Watt out of hiding. This is the final episode of Series 1 and Watt has to leave earth suddenly without even saying bye to Shaun. He finds a star portal that leads him back home
Runtime: 15 minSeason 2 (1992)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Series 2 Episode 1
1992-11-16Shaun comes in from school to find a oval golf ball in his bedroom. Watt has come back to earth. He's completed his course and now can transanimateobjectify perfectly, only straight away has made a mistake .... His ears are now Green
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 2: Series 2 Episode 2
1992-11-18Episode 3: Series 2 Episode 3
1992-11-23Episode 4: Series 2 Episode 4
1992-11-25Episode 5: Series 2 Episode 5
1992-11-30Episode 6: Series 2 Episode 6
1992-12-02Episode 7: Series 2 Episode 7
1992-12-07Episode 8: Series 2 Episode 8
1992-12-09Episode 9: Series 2 Episode 9
1992-12-14Episode 10: Series 2 Episode 10
1992-12-16Episode 11: Series 2 Episode 11
1992-12-21Episode 12: Series 2 Episode 12
1992-12-23Watt is now the lead role of a local stage show and Jamidah has posters of him all over town offering a reward of £500 cash for his capture. Zoe twiggs who it is in the lead role of the play and turns Watt in to Jemadah. Watt and Jemadah have a final showdown and Watt wins and informs his uncle his henchman has failed for the last time. Watt leaves earth forever to return to become the ruler of his planet.
Runtime: 15 min
