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Directing

John Black

Career

Active from 1960 to 1984, busiest in 1976 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bill
The Bill
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Black Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Procedural Crime Drama 2
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Vintage British Television 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Slow-Burn Mystery 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
In All Things
In All Things

Digital Imaging Technician, Associate Producer

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday (1982)

Director

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken (1981)

Director

1970s

11 titles
The Thin End of the Wedge
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)

Director

You Talk Too Much
You Talk Too Much (1976)

Director

Captured
Captured (1976)

Director

Fair Exchange
Fair Exchange (1976)

Director

Tower of Fire
Tower of Fire (1976)

Director

The Red Plague
The Red Plague (1976)

Director

The Spy
The Spy (1976)

Director

The Crusaders
The Crusaders (1976)

Director

Robin Hood Junior
Robin Hood Junior (1975)

Director, Producer

Our Terry
Our Terry (1975)

Director

The Zoo Robbery
The Zoo Robbery (1973)

Director