Whoops Apocalypse

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

By a monstrous mistake by the US, the Quark Bomb has blown up Israel. Unable to admit they had anything to do with it, the Americans must throw suspicion on Russia and issue threats of counter action.

Director

John Reardon

Writers

Andrew Marshall | David Renwick

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designers

Liz Ashard | Mike Oxley

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Updated Apr 18, 1982

Release date

Apr 18, 1982 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Barry Morse President Johnny Cyclops President Johnny Cyclops See fewer	Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
John Barron The Deacon The Deacon See fewer	The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
Bruce Montague Shah Mashiq Rassim Shah Mashiq Rassim See fewer	Dimensions of Fear (1963)
David Kelly Abdab Abdab See fewer	Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Peter Jones Kevin Pork Kevin Pork See fewer	Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
Richard Davies Chancellor of the Exchecquer Chancellor of the Exchecquer See fewer	Zulu (1964)
Geoffrey Palmer Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Richard Griffiths Premier Dubienkin Premier Dubienkin See fewer	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Olivier Pierre Dr. Weinigger Dr. Weinigger See fewer	The Long Good Friday (1980)
Alexei Sayle Commisar Solzhenitsyn Commisar Solzhenitsyn See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Ed Bishop Jay Garrick Jay Garrick See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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