---
name: "Anthony Skene"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-skene"
fi1m_id: "anthony-skene"
tmdb_id: 1217093
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 September 1924"
died: "27 February 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:24:33.297431+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anthony Skene

## Identity

Anthony Skene

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-skene
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-skene
- **TMDB ID:** 1217093
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1217093

Writer. Born 17 September 1924 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. Died 27 February 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 September 1924, Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 February 2000
- **Active:** 1967–1971
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1970s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1217093

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Prisoner*](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Upstairs, Downstairs*](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Anthony Skene (1924–2000) was a British television writer. He contributed scripts to several British series from the late 1960s onwards, working primarily in mystery, thriller and drama formats.

Skene wrote three episodes of the cult series *The Prisoner* (1967): "Dance of the Dead", "Many Happy Returns" and "A. B. and C.". His other credits include episodes of *Journey to the Unknown* (1968), *Special Branch* (1969–1973), *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1972–1973) and *Thriller* (1973), as well as later work on series such as *Wilde Alliance* (1978) and adaptations for *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1984).

*Sources: imdb.com, sf-encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)
- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Dramaturgy
- *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, Adaptation, Writer
- *Mr. Palfrey of Westminster* (1984), series, Writer
- *A Gift of Tongues* (1982), Writer
- *Saturday Night Thriller* (1982), series, Writer
- *Blunt Instrument* (1981), Writer
- *Sunday Night Thriller* (1981), series, Writer
- *Thundercloud* (1979), series, Writer
- *Thomas & Sarah* (1979), series, Writer
- *Wilde Alliance* (1978), series, Writer
- *Do You Remember?* (1978), series, Writer
- *Who Killed Lamb?* (1974), Creator, Writer
- *Thriller* (1973), series, Writer
- *And No One Could Save Her* (1973), Writer
- *The Strauss Family* (1972), series, Writer
- *No Exit* (1972), series, Writer
- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), series, Writer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)
- *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, Writer
- *Wicked Women* (1970), series, Writer
- *Special Branch* (1969), series, Writer
- *Counterstrike* (1969), series, Writer
- *The Sex Game* (1968), series, Writer
- *The Root of All Evil?* (1968), series, Writer
- *Journey to the Unknown* (1968), series, Writer
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, Writer
- *The Waiting Game* (1967), Writer
- *City '68* (1967), series, Writer
- *Der Mieter* (1967), Writer
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, Writer
- *Trapped* (1967), series, Writer
- *Armchair Mystery Theatre* (1960), series, Writer

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