Doctor Who An Unearthly Child

Episode 1 of 4 from An Unearthly Child

Saturday, 23rd November 1963 5:15PM BBC TV (23 mins)

An Unearthly Child Synopsis

School teachers Ian and Barbara follow their student, Susan Foreman, back to her home which is just an old junk yard. There they meet an old man and suspect him of abducting Susan.

Locations

Coal Hill SchoolShoreditch, LondonEngland, Earth
I’M Foremans ScrapyardShoreditch, LondonEngland, Earth
Earth, 100,000 BCEarth

Timeline

November 1963Shoreditch, London
100,000 BCEarth

Alien Species

This was a pure historical story including no alien races apart from the Doctor and Susan.

Episode Order

Episode 1 of 881 from Doctor Who
Episode 1 of 42 from Season 1
Episode 1 of 4 from An Unearthly Child

Story Order

Story 1 of 318 from Doctor Who
Story 1 of 8 from Season 1

Credits

Writer Anthony Coburn
Director Waris Hussein
Producer Verity Lambert
Script Editor David Whitaker
Dr. Who William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton William Russell
Barbara Wright Jacqueline Hill
Susan Foreman Carole Ann Ford

Characters

First Doctor played by William Hartnell in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

First Doctor William Hartnell

Ian Chesterton played by William Russell in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Ian Chesterton William Russell

Barbara Wright played by Jacqueline Hill in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Barbara Wright Jacqueline Hill

Susan Foreman played by Carole Ann Ford in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Susan Foreman Carole Ann Ford

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