Ian Stuart Black (Writing)

Doctor Who: The Savages

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo land on an alien world in this animated reconstruction of a lost 1966 Doctor Who adventure. There, they meet two peoples; the cutthroat Savages, and civilised Elders, who claim to know all about the Doctor and his travels. Is all as it seems, and will the TARDIS crew come out in one piece if it isn't?

Release Date:2025-03-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

The Outsiders

The Outsiders was the name of an Australian-German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and German actor Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett. It also featured other prominent Australian actors including John Jarratt of Wolf Creek fame, Wendy Hughes, Leonard Teale, Ray Barrett, Peter Cummins of Sunday Too Far Away, John Meillon of "Crocodile" Dundee fame, Megan Williams of The Sullivans fame, John Ewart, Judy Morris, Vincent Ball of A Town Like Alice, Jason Donovan's father Terry, Serge Lazaraff of Cash and Company fame, Peta Toppano, and David Gulpilil. The series was shot in English and Sascha Hehn was dubbed by Australian actor Andrew Harwood .

Release Date:1976-11-09

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

The Champions

The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. The series was broadcast in the US on NBC, starting in summer 1968.

Release Date:1968-09-25

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:19

Queen of Scots

A dramatised account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, performed and broadcast live on Scottish Television on 29th November 1967 to mark STV's tenth anniversary.

Release Date:1967-11-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

When the Second Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie visit a human colony that appears to be one big holiday camp, they think they have come across a truly happy place. Yet a shadowy presence soon makes them realise that the surface contentment is carefully controlled.

Release Date:1967-04-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:4

Ransom for a Pretty Girl

Release Date:1966-09-10

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Doctor Who: The War Machines

The TARDIS arrives in London in 1966 and the First Doctor and Dodo visit the Post Office Tower. There they meet Professor Brett, whose revolutionary new computer WOTAN (Will Operating Thought ANalogue) can actually think for itself and is shortly to be linked up to other major computers around the world — a project overseen by civil servant Sir Charles Summer.

Release Date:1966-07-16

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:6

Doctor Who: The Savages

The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world. Yet the Doctor, Steven and Dodo learn it hides a terrible secret: the apparently civilised Elders maintain their advanced society by draining and transferring to themselves the life-force of the defenceless Savages.

Release Date:1966-06-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:3

The High Bright Sun

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.

Release Date:1964-11-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:10

Doctor Who

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

Release Date:1963-11-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:639

The Sentimental Agent

The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. It was produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 by Associated Television and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It stars Carlos Thompson as Argentinian Carlos Varela, a successful import-export agent based in London. The series ran for 13 one-hour monochrome episodes. Some of the episodes were edited into a 1962 feature film Our Man in the Caribbean.

Release Date:1963-09-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

The Saint

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

Release Date:1962-10-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:115

She'll Have to Go

When Francis and Douglas Oberon learn that their late grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune to distant cousin Toni, they immediately start plotting to get their hands on the money. They dream up a plot whereby they cannot fail to acquire a comfortable future; the lovely Toni must either be murdered, or married...

Release Date:1962-03-31

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:6

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Elizabeth's court, often caused by Spaniard, Mendoza.

Release Date:1961-11-12

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:5

Danger Man

Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.

Release Date:1960-09-11

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:19

In the Wake of a Stranger

An unfortunate sailor gets implicated in a murder he never committed. After a bookie is murdered, the sailor is caught in an ever-tightening vice that would trap him as the killer unless he can clear himself. Along the way to struggling free and tracking down the real culprits, several unsavory characters cross his path as well as a rather interesting woman who sets romantic sparks flying.

Release Date:1959-06-30

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

One Step Beyond

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.

Release Date:1959-01-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:13

The Invisible Man

British scientist Peter Brady, while working on an invisibility formula, suffers a tragic accident which turns himself invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so, while working on a method to regain his visibility, he undertakes missions for his government stopping bad guys.

Release Date:1958-09-14

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:8

Coaching Holiday

A short film focusing on the account of a coaching tour told by the driver, who attempts to try to create a happy atmosphere and cement friendships.

Release Date:1958-01-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Spin a Dark Web

A boxer and war-time Telephone Engineer (Lee Patterson) is lured into a murder cover-up plot by a scheming woman ( Faith Domergue).

Release Date:1956-03-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:6

The Limping Man

An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.

Release Date:1953-12-11

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:17

Home to Danger

A young woman becomes a murder target after inheriting her estranged father's estate.

Release Date:1951-08-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:7

Shadow of the Past

A man catches sight of a woman believed by everyone to be dead.

Release Date:1950-09-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer