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John Nathan-Turner

John Nathan-Turner

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.

Known for

Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who
2023 • Self (archive footage)
JNT: Uncut!
JNT: Uncut!
2021 • Himself
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
2019 • Himself (archival footage)
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis
Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis
2019 • Self (archive footage)
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Come in Number Five
Come in Number Five
2011 • (archive footage)
The Last Chance Saloon
The Last Chance Saloon
2010 • (archive footage)

Full filmography

Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who
2023 • Self (archive footage)
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JNT: Uncut!
JNT: Uncut!
2021 • Himself
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Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
2019 • Himself (archival footage)
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Come in Number Five
Come in Number Five
2011 • (archive footage)
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The Last Chance Saloon
The Last Chance Saloon
2010 • (archive footage)
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Trials and Tribulations
Trials and Tribulations
2008 • (archive footage)
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A New Beginning
A New Beginning
2004 • (archive footage)
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John Nathan-Turner – Biography, Known For & Filmography