1. The Unearthly Child
Original Transmission:
23rd November 1963 – 14th December 1963
No. of Episodes: 4
Cast:
The Doctor: William Hartnell (First appearance)
Susan Foreman: Carole Ann Ford
Ian Chesterton: William Russell
Barbara Wright: Jacqueline Hill
Other Cast:
Za – Derek Newark
Hur – Alethea Charlton
GOld Mother – Eileen Way
Kal – Jeremy Young
Horg – Howard Lang
Written by:
C. E. Webber (Episode 1)
Anthony Coburn
Director:
Waris Hussein
Story Editor:
David Whitaker
Producer:
Verity Lambert
Designers:
Peter Brachacki (1); Barry Newbery
First UK Transmissions:
An Unearthly Child – Saturday 23rd November 1963
The Cave of Skulls – Saturday 30th November 1963
The Forest of Fear – Saturday 7th December 1963
The Firemaker – Saturday 14th December 1963
Story:
Two schoolteachers become suspicious of their strange student, Susan Foreman, and follow her home—only to discover she lives in a police box with her mysterious grandfather, the Doctor.
When they are unwillingly taken aboard the TARDIS, the group travels back to prehistoric Earth, where they are captured by a tribe of cavemen and must struggle to survive.
Notes:
The first episode aired the day after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, leading to concerns about low viewing figures.