John Nathan-Turner

Date of Birth
12th August, 1947

Date of Death
May 1, 2002

Place of Birth
Midlands, England, UK

Doctor Who Episodes
Producer -

Biography
John Nathan-Turner showed an early interest in acting and theater. He joined the BBC as a floor assistant in the 1960s, and he first worked on Doctor Who in 1969 as part of the floor crew - in the days when Doctor Who was recorded in Studio D of the Lime Grove Studios. He later joined the series as Production Unit Manager during the fourteenth season. Nathan-Turner took over as producer at the beginning of the eighteenth season, which turned out to be the last season of Tom Baker's portrayal of the Doctor. He subsequently cast the next three actors to play the role: Peter Davison (1981-1984), Colin Baker (1984-1986), and Sylvester McCoy (1987-1989).

Nathan-Turner died just over a year before the announcement by the BBC that the show would be revived, with new episodes to air beginning in 2005.