John Nathan-Turner | |
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![]() Nathan-Turner at Whovent in September 1986 | |
Born | John Turner 12 August 1947 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
Died | 1 May 2002 Brighton, East Sussex, England | (aged 54)
Occupation | Television producer |
Partner | Gary Downie (1972โ2002; his death) |
John Turner (12 August 1947 โ 1 May 2002), 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.[1]