The Best Episodes Written By Stephen Mcpherson

Every TV Episode Written by Stephen Mcpherson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Stephen McPherson Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Stephen McPherson is "Testimony of a Traitor", rated 7/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Bernard McEveety". "Testimony of a Traitor" aired on 4/9/1981 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Dorian Secret".

  • Testimony of a Traitor
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #1 - Testimony of a Traitor

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/9/1981

    An ancient videotape is discovered that proves that Buck was involved in the nuclear holocaust that nearly destroyed the Earth hundreds of years before. Commissioner Bergstrom convenes a war crimes trial aboard the Searcher and, if Buck is found guilty, faces a death sentence. In a desperate attempt to clear himself, Buck agrees to another mind probe, but his memories seem to confirm the charges.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: Stephen McPherson

  • The Dorian Secret
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #2 - The Dorian Secret

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/16/1981

    Buck and Hawk are sent to pick up the survivors of a planetary disaster and transport them to a new home. Before departing, Buck rescues a young woman from a group of Dorian thugs. Later, while enroute to the planet, the Searcher is attacked by a Dorian craft, which demands that the woman be returned for the murder of a warlord's son. As the Dorians persist and subject the Searcher to a severe pounding, the refugees begin to rebel, insisting that the woman be turned over. Eventually, Buck discovers that truth about the woman and the startling reason why the Dorians always wear what at first appear to be merely ceremonial face masks.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: Stephen McPherson

  • The Golden Man
    5.0/10 1 votes

    #3 - The Golden Man

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/1981

    The Searcher rescues a gold-skinned boy from an escape capsule in an asteroid field. When the ship collides with one of the asteroids, the boy displays his powers of molecular alteration by rescuing Admiral Asimov from beneath a fallen girder. The boy assures the crew of the Searcher that, with the help of his companion, who is on a nearby planet, he can dislodge the ship from the asteroid. But when Buck and Hawk go to the planet to get the companion, they find that he is being held captive by a man who wants to use the boy's powers for his own greedy purposes.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Stephen McPherson