Biography

I have been producing award-winning and genuinely ground-breaking television documentaries for over 20 years, including several “television firsts”.  Programmes I have worked on have won, or been nominated for, all the major TV awards, including EMMY, BAFTA and RTS awards. Most recently, I produced, directed and wrote two films in the latest BBC1 series, The Mating Game, filmed in 8K for Silverback Films – first shown in October 2021. A Cambridge-educated zoologist, I spent 12 years at the BBC’s Natural History Unit re-invigorating formats and producing a diverse range of series and programmes.  Major series included: Elephant Diaries, Abyss Live, Wild in your Garden (the origin of the BAFTA-winning, Springwatch), Planet Earth and Frozen Planet. As a freelance, I have produced and directed programmes and series for BBC One, BBC TWO, ITV1, Animal Planet, Disneynature, PBS, Netflix and National Geographic, including Desert Seas, Wild Hawaii and Nature Nuts with Julian Clary.  In the past few years I have worked at Silverback Films in a wide range of roles, including as safety consultant and sequence director on Our Planet.  I was the development producer on several Landmark series for both the BBC and Netflix, including those currently in production. I am the Producer / Edit Director for Disneynature feature films, Growing up Wild and Penguins – Life on the Edge. I have also consulted on numerous projects and have helped develop several projects that have resulted in commissions. I have filmed in countries throughout the world and have been the original script-writer on most of my films. I am HSE-qualified for diving work and my specialist expertise is in underwater and Deep Ocean filming.  

Credits

Mating Game 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2021
Penguins: Life On The Edge 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2020
Ellie Simmonds: Swimming With Dolphins 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2016
Nature Nuts With Julian Clary 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2015
Alaska Wild 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2013
Wild Appalachia 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2013
Wild Hawaii 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2012
Desert Seas 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2011
Wild Tribe - Reef Gypsies 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2007
Top Wild Dives With Tanya Streeter 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2006
Diving With Dolphins 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2006
Planet Earth 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 2   Director 2006
Dive To Shark Volcano 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2003
Abyss, The - Live 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2002
Vampire Bats 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2002
Musk Oxen - Ice Age Survivors? 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2002
Wild Moves 2 episodes View
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-   Director 2001
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Mountains Of Africa 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2001
Ultimate Animals 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
Secret Life Of Otters, The 1 episode View
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-   Director 2001
Wildmoves 3 episodes View
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-   Director 2001
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Ultramarine 12 episodes View
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Natural Selections 10 episodes View
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Wildscreen 1998 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1998
Animal Rites 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1996
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-   Director 1998
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Wild Romance, A 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 1998
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 1998
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 1998
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 1998
21st Century Ark 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 9   Director 1996
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 1996
Series 3, Episode 5   Director 1999
Animal People 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 2   Director 1996

Other Credits

Growing Up Wild Feature film View
Description Year
Edit Director and Producer of 78 minute film created from archive for Disneynature. 2016

Non-Directorial Credits

WHALE WITH STEVE BACKSHALL View
Description
Series Producer of 4 x 60 presenter-led, blue-chip, behaviour-based films for Sky. (2023)

Skills

  • Natural history
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