John Nathan-Turner

Biography

John Turner, known professionally as John Nathan-Turner, was an English television producer. He was the ninth producer of the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who and the final producer of the series' first run on television (from 1980 until it was cancelled in 1989). He finished the role having become the longest-serving Doctor Who producer and cast Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors, respectively.

Most Famous Work

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Doctor Who

(1963) Producer

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Tales of the Tardis

(2023) Producer

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K-9 and Company

(1981) Producer

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Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

(1984) Producer

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K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend

(1981) Producer

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Doctor Who: Shada

(2017) Producer

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

(1983) Producer

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Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

(1985) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self (archive footage)	Talking Doctor Who 2023-11-01 Movie
2021	Himself	JNT: Uncut! 2021-05-19 Movie
2019	Himself (archival footage)	Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner 2019-11-23 Movie
	N/A	The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years 2019-09-01 Movie
2015	N/A	Longleat '83: The Lost Footage 2015-10-01 Movie
2011	(archive footage)	Come in Number Five 2011-03-28 Movie
2008	(archive footage)	Trials and Tribulations 2008-09-30 Movie
2004	(archive footage)	A New Beginning 2004-07-05 Movie
2001	Himself	Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 2001-02-20 Movie
	N/A	The Home Whovian 2001-01-01 Movie
1999	Himself	Adventures in Space and Time 1999-11-13 Movie
1998	Self	Lust in Space 1998-05-28 Movie
1997	Self	The Few Doctors 1997-12-01 Movie
1995	N/A	The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond 1995-09-01 Movie
1993	Himself	30 Years in the TARDIS 1993-11-29 Movie
1986	N/A	Who's Who 1986-08-13 Movie
1985	N/A	Doctor Who's Who's Who 1985-01-01 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Producer	Tales of the Tardis 2023-11-01 TV Show
2017	Producer	Doctor Who: Shada 2017-11-24 Movie
1997	Producer	A Sci Fi Audience with Tom Baker 1997-01-01 Movie
1993	Producer	Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time 1993-11-27 Movie
1992	Producer	Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years 1992-09-07 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Shada 1992-07-06 Movie
	Production Manager	Doctor Who: Shada 1992-07-06 Movie
	Consulting Producer	Resistance is Useless 1992-03-01 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Producer	Doctor Who: The Troughton Years 1991-06-03 Movie
1989	Producer	Doctor Who: Survival 1989-12-06 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric 1989-11-15 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Ghost Light 1989-10-18 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Battlefield 1989-09-27 Movie
1988	Producer	Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1988-12-14 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis 1988-12-07 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol 1988-11-16 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks 1988-10-26 Movie
1987	Producer	Doctor Who: Dragonfire 1987-12-07 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen 1987-11-16 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Paradise Towers 1987-10-26 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Time and the Rani 1987-09-28 Movie
1986	Producer	Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe 1986-12-06 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids 1986-11-22 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Mindwarp 1986-10-25 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet 1986-09-27 Movie
1985	Producer	Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks 1985-03-30 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Timelash 1985-03-16 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Two Doctors 1985-03-02 Movie
	Producer	A Fix with Sontarans 1985-02-23 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani 1985-02-09 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos 1985-01-26 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen 1985-01-12 Movie
1984	Producer	Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma 1984-03-30 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani 1984-03-16 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Planet of Fire 1984-02-23 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks 1984-02-15 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Frontios 1984-02-03 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep 1984-01-13 Movie
1983	Producer	Doctor Who: The Five Doctors 1983-11-25 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Enlightenment 1983-03-09 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Terminus 1983-02-23 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead 1983-02-09 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Snakedance 1983-01-26 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity 1983-01-12 Movie
1982	Producer	Doctor Who: Time-Flight 1982-03-30 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Earthshock 1982-03-16 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Black Orchid 1982-03-02 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Visitation 1982-02-23 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Kinda 1982-02-09 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday 1982-01-26 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Castrovalva 1982-01-12 Movie
1981	Producer	K-9 and Company 1981-12-28 TV Show
	Producer	K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend 1981-12-28 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Logopolis 1981-03-21 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken 1981-02-21 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate 1981-01-24 Movie
1980	Producer	Doctor Who: State of Decay 1980-12-13 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Full Circle 1980-11-15 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: Meglos 1980-10-18 Movie
	Producer	Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive 1980-09-20 Movie
1979	Producer	Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll 1979-01-13 Movie
1963	Producer	Doctor Who 1963-11-23 TV Show
	Producer	Doctor Who and The Crooked Smile: Noir Edition Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Director	Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years 1994-01-01 Movie
1992	Director	Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years 1992-09-07 Movie
	Director	Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years 1992-01-01 Movie
	Director	Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years 1992-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1993	Writer	Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time 1993-11-27 Movie
1991	Writer	Doctor Who: The Troughton Years 1991-06-03 Movie
1986	Script Editor	Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe 1986-12-06 Movie
	Script Editor	Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids 1986-11-22 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1986	Thanks	Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter 1986-10-12 Movie
1985	Thanks	Myth Makers 6: Nicola Bryant 1985-12-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv