John Nathan-Turner

Personal Info

Birthday

August 12, 1947

Day of Death

2002-05-01

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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.

Known For

The Last Chance Saloon

Come in Number Five

A New Beginning

Trials and Tribulations

Filmography

2023
Talking Doctor Who
as Self (archive footage)
2021
JNT: Uncut!
as Himself
2019
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
as Himself (archival footage)
Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Come in Number Five
as (archive footage)
2010
The Last Chance Saloon
as (archive footage)
2008
Trials and Tribulations
as (archive footage)
2004
A New Beginning
as (archive footage)
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Himself
1999
Adventures in Space and Time
as Himself
1998
Lust in Space
as Self
1997
The Few Doctors
as Self
1993
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
1990
Myth Makers 22: John Nathan Turner
as Self