John Nathan-Turner

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John Nathan-Turner

Born August 12, 1947 · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Died May 1, 2002 · aged 54

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 Sy…

Known For

Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsDoctor Who: The Five Doctors · 1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
★ 7.81983
MovieScience FictionAction
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. There, they must battle the Master, Daleks, Cybermen and Yeti in order to reach the Dark Tower and discover the Tomb of Rassilon.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksDoctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks · 1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
★ 7.91984
MovieScience FictionDrama
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. It is here the true purpose of the time corridor becomes apparent: after ninety years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. Not even the Daleks foresee the poisonous threat of their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why? Only the Doctor knows the truth. Will he descend to Davros' level of evil to stop him?
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyDoctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy · 1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
★ 7.51988
MovieScience FictionDrama
The Doctor and Ace head for the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they meet a disparate group of performers and visitors, including a self-centred explorer named Captain Cook, his companion Mags and a biker known as Nord.
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best FriendK-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend · 1981
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
★ 5.71981
MovieTV MovieMystery
Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, only to find that Lavinia is nowhere to be found and that the Doctor has left her a parting gift in K·9 Mark III. With the help of K·9 and Lavinia's young ward Brendan Richards, Sarah Jane starts investigating her aunt's disappearance. In the process, they discover that Moreton Harwood is home to a coven worshipping the pagan god Hecate and preparing for a human sacrifice...
Doctor Who: The Ultimate FoeDoctor Who: The Ultimate Foe · 1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
★ 5.71986
MovieDramaAction
Charged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an unlikely source to turn the tide of the High Council's rulings in his favour and reveal the Valeyard as a wrongdoer: the Master. For the Valeyard's own crimes are so atrocious, even the Doctor's archenemy will help him to ensure that the villain won't see the light of day again. Cornered, the Valeyard flees to the Matrix, where he can be the Doctor's judge, jury and executioner...
Doctor Who: Warriors of the DeepDoctor Who: Warriors of the Deep · 1984
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
★ 4.81984
MovieScience FictionAdventure
The Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive on Sea Base 4, a nuclear warhead station under the sea that has some very nasty neighbours.
Doctor Who: BattlefieldDoctor Who: Battlefield · 1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield
★ 7.31989
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Knights from a parallel universe arrive on Earth to find the legendary sword Excalibur. Only the Doctor and Ace, with the assistance of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, can save the Earth from total catastrophe.
Doctor Who: Terror of the VervoidsDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids · 1986
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
★ 4.71986
MovieDramaScience Fiction
As evidence for the defense at his ongoing trial, the Doctor presents an adventure from his future when he is travelling with a computer programmer named Mel. Answering a mysterious distress call from the space liner Hyperion III, they find that the passengers aboard include unscrupulous scientists, secret agents, saboteurs, thieves and a murderer. And lurking in the shadows are the Vervoids, the product of sinister botanical experiments, who will stop at nothing to destroy all non-plant life.

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