Writing

Ian Stuart Black

Born — Died

1915-03-21 — 1997-10-13

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

15 titles

Known for

The High Bright Sun poster
5.8

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.

The High Bright Sun

1964

The Limping Man poster
5.4

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.

The Limping Man

1953

She'll Have to Go poster
5.6

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...

She'll Have to Go

1962

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster
8.0

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.

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

1967

Doctor Who: The Savages poster
NR

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?

Doctor Who: The Savages

2025

Spin a Dark Web poster
6.3

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

Spin a Dark Web

1956

Behind the camera

The High Bright Sun poster
5.8

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.

The High Bright Sun

1964

The Limping Man poster
5.4

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.

The Limping Man

1953

She'll Have to Go poster
5.6

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...

She'll Have to Go

1962

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster
8.0

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.

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

1967

Doctor Who: The Savages poster
NR

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?

Doctor Who: The Savages

2025

Spin a Dark Web poster
6.3

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

Spin a Dark Web

1956

The Long Knife poster
9.0

Young nurse Jill Holden gets involved with an extortion gang targeting Mrs Cheam, one of her patients. When Mrs. Cheam is murdered, Jill becomes a suspect and must clear her name.

The Long Knife

1958

Doctor Who: The Savages poster
7.2

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.

Doctor Who: The Savages

1966

Doctor Who: The War Machines poster
7.4

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.

Doctor Who: The War Machines

1966

No artwork available
9.0

An opportunistic bounty hunter and a beautiful insurance agent travel to Australia to track down stolen booty.

Tully

1975

Home to Danger poster
6.4

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

Home to Danger

1951

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster
7.5

The original 1967 master recordings of ‘The Macra Terror’ were lost soon after the programme’s original transmission. However, audio-only recordings have survived and have been used here to create a brand new fully animated reconstruction of this lost classic.

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

2019

Shadow of the Past poster
7.0

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

Shadow of the Past

1950

No artwork available
NR

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.

Queen of Scots

1967

Coaching Holiday poster
NR

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.

Coaching Holiday

1958