---
name: "John Dunstan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-dunstan"
fi1m_id: "john-dunstan"
tmdb_id: 2923092
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:39:21.166104+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Dunstan

## Identity

John Dunstan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-dunstan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-dunstan
- **TMDB ID:** 2923092
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2923092

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1974–1990
- **Frequently works with:** [Gareth Gwenlan](https://film.one/person/gareth-gwenlan.md), [Chris Wadsworth](https://film.one/person/chris-wadsworth.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2923092

## Biography

John Dunstan is a British television editor. He worked on multiple episodes of the BBC sitcom *Porridge* (1974), specifically Series 3 in 1977.

His credits include episodes of *Dad's Army* (1977), *The Two Ronnies* (1977 and later), *The Dick Emery Show* (1975–1977), *One Foot in the Grave* (1990–1991), *Bread* (1986–1989) and *'Allo 'Allo!* (1985–1987).

*Sources: comedy.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reginald-perrin.md)
- *Porridge* (1974), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/porridge.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Legacy of Reginald Perrin* (1996), series, Editor
- *Waiting for God* (1990), series, Editor
- *Bread* (1986), series, Editor
- *Terry and June* (1979), series, Editor
- *To the Manor Born* (1979), series, Editor
- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), series, Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reginald-perrin.md)
- *Porridge* (1974), series, Editor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/porridge.md)

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