Jess has been a part of the development team at Plimsoll for several years, developing many of their hits including Yellowstone Live for National Geographic; Story of Cats, Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme and Puppy Secrets for ITV;  Million Pound Council House for Five; Predators and Life of Dogs for Discovery, alongside many others.  She’s a development professional, working across a range of natural history, specialist factual and factual entertainment shows.  She's developed shows such as Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, The Dark, Snow Babies and Harvest Live for the BBC.  Jess also worked in production, making specialist factual series including Horizon, Bang Goes the Theory and Supersized Earth.

Tom is a highly talented and creative filmmaker, credited with reinventing the Natural History genre as the showrunner on Planet Earth II, and now, for Plimsoll, on the epic, Hostile Planet for National Geographic. As Creative Director, Tom oversees a raft of innovative natural history series including two ambitious landmarks for the emerging streamers. Tom joined Plimsoll after an extraordinary career in the BBC Natural History Unit, culminating in Planet Earth II, which was been seen by almost 14 million people in the UK and countless millions internationally. It has become the most watched Natural History series for more than 25 years. Tom plays a key role developing, producing and directing Plimsoll’s huge diversity of wildlife programming, building on his 20-year stint with the BBC NHU where he worked on some of its most successful output, including Planet Earth, Human Planet and Life Story. Please click here to view our Hostile Planet Showreel

Alison has bookended her career as a series producer at the BBC with work in the charitable sector.  After a twelve year career in television, Alison has reconnected with working in the community as a fundraiser for charities such at the NSPCC and The Rowans Hospice.  Plimsoll is currently working with the Stephen Lawrence Trust, UWE and Channel 4 on initiatives to increase diversity and encourage inclusivity in the industry.  Alison is developing local community partnerships and has set up a number of work experience opportunities with Babbasa Youth Empowerment Project.

Since joining Plimsoll’s management team as a Production Executive, Lucy has been responsible for budgeting and managing complex series such as, Yellowstone Live for National Geographic, Esther Rantzen’s House Trap for Channel Five and the ambitious Camp Zambia and Camp Sri Lanka projects for Smithsonian and Blue Ant Media. Prior to joining Plimsoll, Lucy worked as a freelance production manager in London working across a range of genres. A selection of her production credits include; Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb, The Apprentice, The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Gordon Ramsay’s F Word,  Born in the Wild and Killer Shark Live.

Becky joined the Plimsoll Development team in 2016.  She works across Specialist Factual and Factual Entertainment, developing programmes for an international slate.  Since joining, Becky has developed numerous shows including the Channel 5 hit Britain’s Parking Hell and BBC’s Coast and Country Auctions.  Before joining Plimsoll she worked within the BBC’s Unscripted Development team. She has also worked in production across a range of genres. Her credits include RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Paul Martin’s Street Auction, Britain In Focus and The Magic of Musicals.    

Anna joined Plimsoll in 2018 after years of Production Management experience in London and Bristol for the BBC, RDF, Endemol, Flame TV & Talkback on shows from cookery to Natural History.  She now manages talent in our offices in Bristol, Cardiff & LA – nurturing and developing new and established staff.

As Finance and Commercial Director at Plimsoll, Jonathan takes the lead on all financial matters at Plimsoll.  He also has a key focus on maximising commercial opportunities that arise from the creation of multi-platform content.  Jonathan has 20 years of strategic, operational and financial experience in the media & entertainment industry, with a career that spans Television, Music and Live Events.  Prior to Plimsoll he spent 6 Years at DRG, the UK’s largest Independent International TV Distributor.  As Chief Operating Officer, he acted as business partner to the CEO, adding rigor to strategic decisions, devising and implementing growth objectives, identifying risks and opportunities, then taking the lead managing performance.  He was later appointed Group Managing Director, leading DRG through a successful sale process. Jonathan has held senior roles at BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and Ingenious Media, an investment house specializing in Media and Entertainment. During his time at Ingenious, he advised Investee companies both pre and post private equity funding.    

Hannah is currently a producer on a major blue chip wildlife series for Plimsoll, and was previously the series producer of their ambitious Camp Zambia/Camp Sri Lanka project. This extraordinary production created more than seventy natural history films in three years, meaning Hannah spent almost as much time living in a tent in the wilderness as she did in the office. An accomplished producer, director and writer, Hannah is equally as happy on location in far-flung corners of the world as she is in an edit suite in Bristol.  She’s made many films, both long and short form, for Nat Geo, Discovery, Love Nature, Smithsonian and the BBC. Please click here to view our Hostile Planet Showreel

Martha oversees all wildlife productions from landmark series, Hostile Planet and Wild Britain, to the presented series Lion Country: Night and Day.  She launched the ambitious Camp Zambia model and is across Plimsoll’s ambitious live wildlife output, Yellowstone Live and Earth Live. Martha has a PhD in marine biology, and since joining Plimsoll from the BBC Natural History Unit, where her credits included the multi award-winning Life and Blue Planet, she has won a string of commissions.  These are as varied as going to some of the most inhospitable places on the planet for Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme and Predators with Joel Lambert to a definitive study of felines in The Story of Cats.  She has also embraced the world of our favourite pets with Dogs: The Untold Story, and Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months. Please click here to view our Hostile Planet Showreel  

Ged joined Plimsoll’s development department in 2015 as a junior editor, following a successful stint in London working in post-production.  Recently appointed as Sizzle Reel Producer, Ged is now responsible for overseeing the creation of all of Plimsoll’s development tapes. Since arriving at the company Ged has helped secure important commissions across multiple genres from the likes of National Geographic, Discovery, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. He has also provided graphics for a multitude of productions.  

Karen is a widely respected, award winning factual entertainment producer and executive having worked in both the US and UK.  Since joining Plimsoll Karen has run numerous factual series including, Parking Mad Britain, Rescue Dog to Super Dog, The Secret Life of the Family, Holiday Airport and Big Family Mansion.  Karen also oversees Plimsoll’s daytime production of Coast & Country Auction. Before joining Plimsoll she was an Executive Producer in the BBC Features department.  Her credits included Home Comforts, James Martin's Food Map of Britain and Christine Walken's Gardens from Above. Karen has also Series Produced a slate of Show's including Ladette to Lady, Taking on Tyson and Hairy Bikers Best of British, and Dawn O'Porters - This Old Thing. Please click here to view our Factual Entertainment Showreel

Richard was one of the most successful BBC4 Channel Controllers in its history, winning Channel of the Year twice. He has earned numerous awards, including Oscar, BAFTA, RTS, Grierson and Emmys. Among his many international documentary successes, is the Oscar winning, Man on Wire. He now oversees all Plimsoll’s documentary slate. Richard won Commissioner of the year and the Edinburgh Film and TV Festival in 2014 for his time running Factual Commissioning at ITV. Prior to that, at the BBC, as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, he was named Commissioner of the Year in Broadcast magazine; commissioning the White Season, The Verdict and National Trust, as well as Tribe, The Choir, Britain From Above, Traffic Cops and Great Ormond Street. In 2007 he was made BBC Head of Independent Factual Commissioning, before being appointed Controller, BBC Four. He commissioned Lucy Worsley, Janina Ramirez and Helen Castor programming, and won Bafta awards and nominations for Getting On, The Killing and British Masters. Richard is well known as a daring, unique and ambitious commissioner and creative leader.

Andrea Jackson has been a formats and distribution specialist for 20 years.  Starting out at formats pioneer, Action Time (now part of ITV Global), she went on to set up a new format sales business at  Mentorn Barraclough Carey, building the Robot Wars brand into a global hit.  Andrea went on to launch production and distribution business, Zeal Entertainment.  With international hits such as Pepsi Chart Show and the Singing Bee, Zeal rapidly built a reputation as a creative and innovative business.

Andrew oversees all international production and development including the hugely successful Yellowstone Live for National Geographic.  This special followed on from the epic, global live event for the channel in 2017, Earth Live; Rescue Dog to Super Dog for Animal Planet and a number of current international productions coming from our offices in LA and Bristol.  In previous roles as EVP of Discovery Landmarks and Specials, and a former Head of the BBC Natural History Unit, Andrew was responsible for many award winning, global hits, including, Monster Squid, North America, and two record breaking Shark Weeks; Frozen Planet, Springwatch, Deadly 60, Life Story and initiating production on the highly acclaimed Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II.  As Managing Director of Tigress Productions until 2011, he grew the company into one of the largest UK suppliers of specialist factual programming.

As Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Plimsoll Productions, Christine is integral to the company’s strategic and commercial planning.  She works closely with the CEO to ensure both production and business needs are met and oversees all production and commercial deals for the company. Christine has a wealth of knowledge having run TV production and commercial businesses over many years.  She started her career at the BBC working in live television on shows such as Blue Peter and Going Live!  Since then Christine has overseen many award-winning productions and has worked as Managing Director & Head of Production at other independent TV companies in the UK, including RDF, overseeing hit shows such as Dickinson’s Real Deal; Oz & James Big Wine Adventure and Perfect Housewives.

Amy joined Plimsoll as the showrunner on the hit show, Rescue Dog to Super Dog for Channel 4.  She now plays an important role in Plimsoll’s expanding Factual Entertainment Department, where she has most recently been working on Help! We’re having a Baby for BBC and Britain’s Parking Hell for Channel 5.  Amy cut her teeth on the Big Breakfast in the early 90’s and went on to carve out a long and successful career as both an Executive and Series Producer.  She has taken the key role in a raft of successful programmes including the award-winning series’ One Born Every Minute, Grand Designs and The Real Holiday Show for Channel 4, Changing Rooms, Restored to Glory, Lorraine’s Fast Fresh and Easy Food and Ice Stars for the BBC and No Place Like Home for ITV. Please click here to view our Factual Entertainment Showreel

Tessa joined Plimsoll as a freelance production accountant in 2013 and has since progressed to the role of Head of Accounts.  She is in charge of a busy Accounts Office team providing support to the Productions, the Finance Director and the Management Team.  Tessa has worked as both production accountant and company accountant for many production companies within the film and TV industry and prior to joining Plimsoll, was the production accountant on shows such as The Great British Bake Off  for BBC; Skins for Channel 4; Born in China for Disney and Enchanted Kingdom for BBC Earth.

As Series Producer Director, Chris created the hit Channel 5 show Britain’s Parking Hell, and was the Series Director on Help! We’re Having A Baby for BBC. Before joining Plimsoll, Chris has enjoyed a successful career as a Series Producer and Director, working across a diverse range of programmes from 999: What’s Your Emergency to Royal Marines Commando School. As a Series Producer/Director he was the architect of Channel 5’s hit factual entertainment series The Hotel Inspector and the successful travelogues Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy and Spectacular Spain. With more than 75 hours of primetime credits, Chris has produced and directed primetime docs for Channel 4, BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 5 and Sky Atlantic.

Siobhan spearheads Plimsoll’s music and arts programming from Cardiff, recently producing BBC4’s hit music series’ …& Beyond and A Musical History. She is a BAFTA winning programme maker with a successful track record in devising and producing music, arts and history documentaries for UK and international broadcasters. 

 

Her credits include, Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie, winner of a BAFTA Cymru for Best Factual Series; Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell; BAFTA Cymrunominated John Denver: Country Boy; and Jazzology featuring Soweto Kinch, for BBC4.  History commissions include Bomb Hunters, a film on the history of the IED; Falklands Combat Medics, a feature length special for HISTORY UK/Argentina; The Royal Mint, an unprecedented access documentary series for BBC Wales; and X, a multiplatform campaign that formed part of Channel 4’s UK Election coverage.

Uwch gynhyrchydd Siobhan yw gwneuthurwr rhaglenni sydd wedi ennill BAFTA â hanes llwyddiannus o ddyfeisio a chynhyrchu cerddoriaeth, y celfyddydau a hanes rhaglenni dogfen ar gyfer y DU a darlledwyr rhyngwladol.  Mae hi yn spearheads Plimsoll y rhaglennu cerddoriaeth a'r celfyddydau o Gaerdydd. Ymhlith ei credydau BBC FOUR’s Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie, enillydd BAFTA Cymru ar gyfer y gyfres ffeithiol orau; Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell; Enwebwyd BAFTA Cymru John Denver: Country Boy; a Jazzology yn cynnwys Soweto Kinch, ar gyfer BBC FOUR. Mae'r comisiynau hanes yn cynnwys Bomb Hunters, ffilm ar hanes IED; Falklands Combat Medics, i hyd nodwedd arbennig ar gyfer History UK/Argentina; The Royal Mint, mynediad digynsail gyfres ddogfen BBC Cymru; a X, ymgyrch aml-lwyfan sy'n ffurfio rhan o'r darllediadau etholiad y DU Channel 4.

Delia is responsible for providing a comprehensive HR service which ensures that managers and employees are supported to ensure best practice. She has a wealth of HR experience gained from working for large established organisations such as the BBC, Rolls-Royce and the National Trust to small fast growing start-up companies where making organisations future facing is key. Her TV experience was gained by being the Talent Manager at BBC Earth Productions. Delia and the Head of Production are responsible for the recruitment of core and production management staff.

Grant Mansfield is the Chief Executive and Founder of Plimsoll Productions.  Before launching the company in September 2013 he spent 3 years in LA as CEO of Zodiak USA where his credits include Secret Millionaire, Celebrity Wife Swap, Hard Core Pawn, Lizard Lick Towing and Killer Karaoke.  Previously, as Managing Director of RDF, based in London, credits included Ladette to Lady, Holiday Showdown, Oz and James Big Wine Adventure, Gene Simmons Rock School and Dickinson’s Real Deal.  Before that, as Head of Programmes at Granada TV, Mansfield was responsible for the launch of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. He began his TV career at the BBC, first as a TV news reporter and latterly as the creator and producer of some of the Corporation’s most popular documentary series, including Driving School and long-running Vets in Practice. At Plimsoll, Mansfield has created/executive produced many of the company's shows including the ITV primetime hit Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme, Yellowstone Live (for National Geographic), Rescue Dog to Super Dog (for Channel 4 and Animal Planet USA), The Story of Cats (for ITV and PBS) and the upcoming landmark series Hostile Planet (for National Geographic).  His shows have won several BAFTA and RTS awards. Mansfield is a Board member, and Governor, of the University of the West of England and was recently voted the Daily Telegraph’s Business Leader of the year.

Bill arrived at Plimsoll to produce the global wildlife extravaganza Earth Live for National Geographic. Since then he has Series Produced Wild Britain for Channel 5 and is now Series Producing a major new blue chip series. Previously he produced the BAFTA winning Big Blue Live for the BBC, plus award-winning shows for the BBC’s Natural World and Discovery’s Wildest Africa. He also spent four years producing the UK’s longest running live wildlife show, Springwatch. Please click here to view our Hostile Planet Showreel

Becky is a highly experienced, reality TV specialist. She created Channel 5’s new successful, primetime series Esther Rantzen’s House Trap and is currently Series Producing a 12-part second season of another Channel 5 hit show. Before joining Plimsoll, Becky worked on a wide range of primetime and daytime series as a Producer and then Series Producer, including Supernanny, It’s Me Or The Dog  and Food Unwrapped for Channel 4, Blood Sweat & T Shirts and Stacey Dooley Investigates for BBC3, Cowboy Builders for Channel 5 and Countryfile Diaries and Channel Patrol for BBC1 Daytime.

Steven works on Plimsoll’s growing slate of specialist factual programmes, including the company’s recent success at Channel 4, The First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man, which made the headlines and won critical praise around the world.  His other credits for Plimsoll include: Coast & Country Auctions – 10 parts for BBC1 daytime; the ambitious 5 part Predators series for Discovery International; and the BAFTA - craft nominated Puppy Secrets: The First 6 months, for ITV.  Before coming to Plimsoll, Steven created many history, science and arts series for networks in the UK and USA, among them: the BAFTA-winning factual drama, Dinosaur Hunters, for Channel 4/PBS; the BAFTA-nominated series’ Elizabeth and Six Wives of Henry VIII for Channel 4; Empire of the Seas, The Beauty of Maps and The King & the Playwright for the BBC; Murder Trail and Victoria Cross Heroes for Channel 5; and Battle of Britain and Great Escape: The Untold Story for ITV.

Steve Nicholls is a multi-award-winning show runner and director of science and natural history shows, with more than 30 years’ experience.  He is most well known for his innovative film-making — pioneering new visual styles and new ways of telling stories.  He spent 10 years with the BBC Natural History Unit, working on ground-breaking, award winning series like Lifesense and producing the highly successful Alien Empire series for BBC1.  Since leaving the BBC, he has worked on many high-profile projects for a wide variety of broadcasters including PBS, Discovery, National Geographic and Smithsonian Networks.  His series Nature Tech won an Emmy for specialist cinematography.  He was series director on the revolutionary series, The Future is Wild, which on first transmission was Animal Planet’s largest ever audience to date.  Steve is also an accomplished, award-winning natural history stills photographer and writer. Please click here to view our Hostile Planet Showreel

Kate leads Specialist Factual for Plimsoll and also acts as Executive Producer.  She heads a department that has won several major commissions including First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man for Channel 4.  Before joining Plimsoll Kate was an Executive Producer in the BBC Features Department where she oversaw DIY SOS and a slate of the BBC's most popular daytime antique shows, she was also a Commissioning Executive for Documentaries at the BBC where she oversaw documentary series and singles for BBC1 and BBC2.  Previously she worked in the BBC Science Department where she series produced landmark Science series including Edge of Life for BBC1 and the flagship series Horizon for BBC2.

Matt Brandon is a highly experienced Showrunner and Director with a rare breadth of experience from observational people docs to blue chip natural history. He made Dogs – The Untold Story at Plimsoll for the Discovery Channel. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Matt has overseen a number of landmark shows, including, most recently, the blue-chip series Cities: Nature’s New Wild at the BBC’s Natural History Unit. He is perhaps best known for titles including Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve, Australia with Simon Reeve, Marooned with Ed Stafford, Caribbean with Simon Reeve, Amazon with Bruce Parry, and Tribe. Matt has developed, researched, filmed, directed and series produced hugely successful factual documentaries all over the world, creating a broad range of top-rating primetime series for the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet and other broadcasters. Please click here to view our Hostile Planet Showreel

Lynn joined the senior management team in July 2015 and is responsible for all production management and is directly involved with development, production and delivery of the diverse output for all of our programming.  She also ensures the safe delivery of our programmes to our distributor, Magnify Media. Since joining Plimsoll, Lynn has overseen all our most successful shows including Yellowstone Live, Earth Live, Britain’s Parking Hell, Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme, Camp Zambia, Rescue Dog to Super Dog, Wild Britain and First Brit. Prior to joining Plimsoll Lynn worked at Head of Production for BBC Earth Productions Ltd and Tigress Productions Ltd where she oversaw many award-winning productions.   Production credits include: Enchanted Kingdom, YouTube Earth Unplugged, SEGA ORBI; Everest: Beyond the Limit and Alone in the Wild.

James oversees our Cardiff office, currently busy with several series for the BBC.  James is also the creative lead on LIVE events and executive produced the hugely successful Yellowstone Live and Earth Live for National Geographic. James began his career at the BBC’s Natural History Unit before working on the acclaimed anthropological series Tribe.  James was part of the BAFTA-winning team that made Amazon with Bruce Parry, and produced the follow-up series on the Arctic.  He’s led projects in the Congo Basin for BBC1 and Alaska for Discovery and set up Plimsoll’s ground-breaking wildlife film-making endeavor Camp Zambia.  Before joining Plimsoll, James was working closer to home, overseeing Springwatch for BBC2.

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Pennaeth Cymru Plimsoll

Fel Pennaeth Cymru Plimsoll Mae James yn goruchwylio'r Swyddfa Caerdydd, sydd ar hyn o bryd yn gwneud dwy gyfres BBC Cymru.  James hefyd arwain creadigol y Plimsoll digwyddiadau byw, ar ôl cynhyrchu gweithredol Earth Live, roedd National Geographic feirniadol yn fri digwyddiad bywyd gwyllt byd-eang. Dechreuodd James ei yrfa yn Uned hanes naturiol y BBC cyn gweithio ar y gyfres anthropologaidd fri Tribe. James oedd yn rhan o'r tîm sydd wedi ennill BAFTA a wnaed Amazon with Bruce Parry, a lluniodd gyfres cyfres dilynol ar yr Arctic.  Wedi arwain prosiectau yn y basn Congo a Alasga ar gyfer BBC1 a Discovery yn y drefn honno, ac wedi sefydlu endeavor ffilmiau bywyd gwyllt arloesol y Plimsoll, Camp Zambia.  Cyn ymuno â Plimsoll, oedd James yn gweithio'n agosach i gartref, goruchwylio'r Springwatch ar gyfer BBC2.

Becky joined Plimsoll in 2017 as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Finance Director and Chairman.  Becky joined from the Charity sector and was previously an Assistant at MTV and has also worked in the Advertising and Events sectors. Having studied Film at Kent University, she has a keen interest in TV, Film and all things media.

Brooke Fisher has spent over a decade building and managing the profiles of producers, actors and production companies, creating corporate marketing campaigns and coordinating unique events. She is an expert in generating both domestic and international trade press, organizing brand visibility at key markets and festivals, as well as strategizing with networks to promote her clients' series, everything from consumer press to award campaigns. Previously, she spent seven years at the international media group Zodiak Media. There, she oversaw three corporate rebrand campaigns, the launch of Zodiak Americas, all publicity and marketing for Zodiak companies in North and South America, and both events and marketing at Realscreen Summit, Realscreen West, NATPE, LA Screenings and the Banff Media Festival. Additionally, she built the profiles of previous and past executives through US and international trade announcements, key conference positions, specialty trade lists and features. Fisher began her career in personal publicity at Stan Rosenfield & Associates where she worked on entertainment accounts including Kelly Ripa, Andy Garcia, David Boreanaz, Patricia Clarkson and Daryl Hannah as well as corporate accounts Discovery Land and Moet-Hennessy.

Ali is a hugely experienced Production Exectutive.  She works with Head of Production, Lynn Sinclair and Production Executive, Lucy Bilson, supporting Plimsoll’s diverse programme output. Prior to joining Plimsoll, Ali worked on wildlife and factual entertainment programmes at various production companies in London and Bristol. Her roles included Head of Production, Head of Operations, Line Producer and Production Manager. Her production credits include: Africa Rivers Wild, Trading History, Bear Grylls, Man Vs Wild, Last Buffalo, Street Crime UK.

Will heads up and manages the Plimsoll administration and support team and ensures the smooth and efficient running of operations at the Plimsoll offices.  Will started his career in the City of London working in HR management, which proved to be the corner stone to his career and success. He spent many years living and working in the States where he gained a substantial background in business and operational management.  During this time Will also worked as a member of a lobbyist team on Capitol Hill influencing key representatives to retain government funding for student secondary education.