John Black

Career Overview

John Black has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Signature works include K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend, Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday, Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

22

Known For

• 

  K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
• 

  Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
• 

  Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
• 

  Robin Hood Junior
• 

  The Thin End of the Wedge
• 

  You Talk Too Much

Frequent Collaborators

• Matthew Waterhouse (2 collaborations)
• Sarah Sutton (2 collaborations)
• Elisabeth Sladen (1 collaborations)
• John Leeson (1 collaborations)
• Bill Fraser (1 collaborations)
• Ian Sears (1 collaborations)
• Colin Jeavons (1 collaborations)
• Sean Chapman (1 collaborations)
• Mary Wimbush (1 collaborations)
• Linda Polan (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (2 credits)

  • In All Things

    associate producer

    production
    2026
  • Robin Hood Junior

    producer

    production
    1975

• camera (1 credits)

  • In All Things

    digital imaging technician

    camera
    2026

• actors (3 credits)

  • The K-9 Files

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Crowded TARDIS

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • A New Body at Last

    actor

    actors
    2007

• directing (16 credits)

  • Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday

    director

    directing
    1982
  • K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

    director

    directing
    1981
  • The Thin End of the Wedge

    director

    directing
    1977
  • You Talk Too Much

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Tower of Fire

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Crusaders

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Spy

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Fair Exchange

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Red Plague

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Captured

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Our Terry

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Robin Hood Junior

    director

    directing
    1975
  • The Zoo Robbery

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Doctor Who

    - Four to Doomsday (4) (1982) ... director directing

    - Four to Doomsday (3) (1982) ... director directing

    - Four to Doomsday (2) (1982) ... director directing

    - Four to Doomsday (1) (1982) ... director directing

    - The Keeper of Traken (4) (1981) ... director directing
    1963
  • Coronation Street

    - 6th October 1976 (1976) ... director directing

    - 4th October 1976 (1976) ... director directing
    1960