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Writing

Ian Stuart Black

Career

Active from 1950 to 2025, with a break from 1977 to 2018, busiest in 1966 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who
Doctor Who
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian Stuart Black Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Global Intrigue 3
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Vintage Aesthetic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Doctor Who: The Savages
Doctor Who: The Savages (2025)

Writer

2010s

1 title
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (2019)

Writer

1970s

1 title
Tully
Tully (1975)

Writer

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 64
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (1967)

Writer

Queen of Scots
Queen of Scots (1967)

Writer

Doctor Who: The War Machines
Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Doctor Who: The Savages
Doctor Who: The Savages (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

The High Bright Sun
The High Bright Sun (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Novel

She'll Have to Go
She'll Have to Go (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 55
In the Wake of a Stranger
In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)

Novel

The Long Knife
The Long Knife (1958)

Writer

Coaching Holiday
Coaching Holiday (1958)

Writer

Spin a Dark Web
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Limping Man
The Limping Man (1953)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Home to Danger
Home to Danger (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Shadow of the Past
Shadow of the Past (1950)

Writer