Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner (2019)

November. 23,2019

8.5

| Documentary

This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his career with a special emphasis on his time at Doctor Who which he worked on throughout the 1980s until the show went on hiatus following the Season 26 story ‘Survival’. Featuring rare footage and commentary from those who knew him and worked with him, Showman is a fascinating look at the life of a troubled showman with lots of stories to tell.

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Cast

Peter Davison as Himself

[2021] Dream Horse [2021] The Larkins [2020] Life [2019] Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner [2018] You, Me and Him [2018] Patrick

Colin Baker as Himself

[2021] The Ghosts of Borley Rectory [2019] Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner [2013] Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor [2013] Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited [1999] The Waiting Time [1993] Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Janet Fielding as Herself

[2019] Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner [2012] Tales of Television Centre [1983] Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Reviews

Spoonatects

2019/11/23

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Pacionsbo

2019/11/24

Absolutely Fantastic

RipDelight

2019/11/25

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Philippa

2019/11/26

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.