Ian Stuart Black (1915 – 1997) was a British novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He wrote scripts for several British television programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s, including The Invisible Man and Sir Francis Drake (for which he was also story editor), as well as Danger Man (on which he served as associate producer) and Star Maidens. In addition, he wrote three stories for Doctor Who in 1966 and 1967: The Savages, The War Machines (with Kit Pedler and Pat Dunlop) and The Macra Terror. He novelised all three stories for Target Books.