Simon Bell

Director, producer and writer

Dr Simon Bell is a staff producer, award-winning director and sometime film editor at BBC Studios' Natural History Unit in Bristol, UK - the world's leading producer of Natural History content. He has worked there since 1996 on a range of wildlife and anthropological documentaries for the BBC, Discovery, France Télévisions and Apple TV+.

What are Simon Bell's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

55%

Survival

38%

Society

8%

Nature3 Survival2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

2

Contemplative

2

Thrilling

1

Triumphant

1

How their films linger

Hopeful3

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 Simon Bell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

BBC Select2 titles, show their 2 titles on BBC Select

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Bell'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

7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

Prehistoric Planet(2022)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
A Wild Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 3 episodes · Director
SuperNature - Wild Flyers(2016)
Show 1 episode · Producer
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Le peuple miniature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Scenario Writer
Hidden Kingdoms(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Super Smart Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Natural World(1983)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows