Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersIndependent Spirit AwardsWomen's History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Anthony Coburn(1927-1977)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Anthony Coburn was born in 1927 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and producer, known for Warship (1973), The Borderers (1968) and The View from Daniel Pike (1971). He was previously married to Joan Moon. He died on 28 April 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
Born1927
DiedApril 28, 1977
Born1927
DiedApril 28, 1977
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Warship (1973)
Warship
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Michael Gambon and Iain Cuthbertson in The Borderers (1968)
The Borderers
8.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Roddy McMillan in The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
The View from Daniel Pike
9.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Writer

  • Warship (1973)
    Warship
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1977
  • Iain Cuthbertson in Sutherland's Law (1973)
    Sutherland's Law
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Steve Gardner in Sutherland's Law (1972)
    Sutherland's Law
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1972
  • Roddy McMillan in The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
    The View from Daniel Pike
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Michael Gambon and Iain Cuthbertson in The Borderers (1968)
    The Borderers
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Vendetta (1966)
    Vendetta
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1967–1968
  • Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)
    Emergency-Ward 10
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • King of the River
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • The Newcomers (1965)
    The Newcomers
    • story
    • script
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1965–1966
  • Heiress of Garth
    • dramatised by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1965
  • The Children of the New Forest
    • dramatisation
    • adaptation
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Maigret (1960)
    Maigret
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
    Dr. Finlay's Casebook
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1963

Producer

  • Poldark (1975)
    Poldark
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Quiller (1975)
    Quiller
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • The Venturers
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Warship (1973)
    Warship
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1974
  • Robert Hardy in The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
    The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1972
  • The Venturers
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1972
  • Steve Gardner in Sutherland's Law (1972)
    Sutherland's Law
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1972
  • The Regiment
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Roddy McMillan in The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
    The View from Daniel Pike
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • The Befrienders
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Michael Gambon and Iain Cuthbertson in The Borderers (1968)
    The Borderers
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1970
  • Vendetta (1966)
    Vendetta
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1968

Actor

  • Thursday Theatre
    • Taxi driver
    • TV Series
    • 1964

Personal details

Edit
  • Born
    • 1927
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • April 28, 1977
    • Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Joan Moon? - April 28, 1977 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Coburn's scripts for "Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child", published under the original title "The Tribe of Gum" by Titan Books.

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    He wrote the first ever episode of "Doctor Who".

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.