Grant Mansfield is the Founder and Chief Executive 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" and "Celebrity Wife Swap". Previously, as Managing Director of RDF, based in London, his credits include "Ladette to Lady", "Oz and James' Big Wine Adventure", "Gene Simmons Rock School" and "Dickinson's Real Deal". Before that, as Director of Programmes at Granada TV, Grant was responsible for the launch of "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" and oversaw a large slate of non-scripted and scripted shows including "Coronation Street" and "Cold Feet". 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 UK's most popular documentary series, including "Driving School", "Vets in Practice" and "War Walks." At Plimsoll, Mansfield has created/executive produced many of the company's shows including the Emmy nominated "Hostile Planet" (for National Geographic) and most recently, "Tiny World" (for Apple TV+). Grant is a Board Member and Governor of the University of the West of England, and was recently awarded an Honorary doctorate in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the international television industry". In 2018 he was voted the Daily Telegraph's 'Business Leader of the Year' and, in 2019 led a successful process to sell a substantial minority stake in Plimsoll to private equity Group, LDC: the deal valued his company at £86 million.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Grant Mansfield's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Grant Mansfield's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Grant Mansfield's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Skyscraper Live(2026)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Nightmares of Nature(2025)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Are You My First?(2025)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
A Real Bug's Life(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Big Beasts(2023)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
A Year on Planet Earth(2022)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Malika the Lion Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Tiny World(2020)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Hostile Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Secret Millionaire(2008)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all showsThe Truth About Size Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 2007 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2019.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Features
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Grant Mansfield work with?
People who share at least 2 of Grant Mansfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martha Holmes shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Alex RankenShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Ranken
- John CapenerShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), Tiny World (2020)See all 2 shared titles with John Capener
- Ed WatkinsShared titles: Big Beasts (2023), Tiny World (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Watkins
- Robert WilcoxShared titles: Big Beasts (2023), Tiny World (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Wilcox
Writers
- Bruce KennedyShared titles: Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold (2024), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Kennedy
Actors
- Alex HonnoldShared titles: Skyscraper Live (2026), Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Honnold
- Tom HiddlestonShared titles: Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston (2026), Big Beasts (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Hiddleston
Cinematographers and editors
- Robert HollingworthShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Hollingworth
- Simon De GlanvilleShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Simon De Glanville
- Rolf SteinmannShared titles: Big Beasts (2023), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Rolf Steinmann
- Rob DaviesShared titles: A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Rob Davies
Producers
- Martha HolmesShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold (2024), Big Beasts (2023), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Martha Holmes
- Tom Hugh-JonesShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), Big Beasts (2023), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Tom Hugh-Jones
- Alan EyresShared titles: Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston (2026), Skyscraper Live (2026), Are You My First? (2025)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Eyres
- Joe HopeShared titles: A Real Bug's Life (2024), A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Tiny World (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Hope