The Best Episodes Written By Anthony Coburn

Every TV Episode Written by Anthony Coburn Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Anthony Coburn Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Anthony Coburn is "An Unearthly Child", rated 7.8/10 from 25 user votes. It was "directed by Waris Hussein". "An Unearthly Child" aired on 11/23/1963 and is rated 1.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Firemaker".

  • An Unearthly Child
    7.8/10 25 votes

    #1 - An Unearthly Child

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/1963

    After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.

    Director: Waris Hussein

    Writer: Anthony Coburn

  • The Firemaker
    6.3/10 18 votes

    #2 - The Firemaker

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/14/1963

    The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!

    Director: Waris Hussein

    Writer: Anthony Coburn

  • The Forest of Fear
    5.8/10 17 votes

    #3 - The Forest of Fear

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/7/1963

    Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.

    Director: Waris Hussein

    Writer: Anthony Coburn

  • The Cave of Skulls
    5.7/10 18 votes

    #4 - The Cave of Skulls

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/30/1963

    The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th century Earth, has taken them and his granddaughter Susan back to the dawn of human history. There, the four travellers are dragged into the savage politics of a tribe of cavemen who have lost the secret of making fire…

    Director: Waris Hussein

    Writer: Anthony Coburn