Piers Leigh

Cinematographer, also director and producer

Works as: Cinematographer, also director and producer
Titles: 11 on MovieCove
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Piers Leigh's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

23%

Self

17%

Survival

17%

Power

16%

Society

16%

Morality

5%

Bonds

5%

Community3 Power3 Survival3 Truth2 Nature2 Purpose2 Mortality2 Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

8

Hopeful

5

Tense

5

Warm

2

Cold

1

Other

6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 Rousing4 Hopeful3 Wistful3 Feel-good2 Unsettling2

How their films end

Bittersweet4
Ambiguous6
Cyclical1

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 Piers Leigh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

PBS Masterpiece3 titles, show their 3 titles on PBS Masterpiece
BBC Select2 titles, show their 2 titles on BBC Select
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Docurama1 title, show their title on Docurama
HISTORY Vault1 title, show their title on HISTORY Vault

Subscription and free streaming for Piers Leigh'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

11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Wilderness with Simon Reeve(2024)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Our Changing Planet(2022)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Richard Hammond's Workshop(2021)
Show Director · Cinematographer · Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Kingdom of the Mummies(2020)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Lost Cities with Albert Lin(2019)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Secrets Unlocked(2019)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Spying on the Royals(2017)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Inside the Court of Henry VIII(2015)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History(2014)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Going Medieval(2012)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
NASA: Triumph and Tragedy(2009)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Across their 11 MovieCove titles from 2009 to 2024.

Highest rated

Richard Hammond's Workshop (2021)

Midcredits 85^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing1 of 11Producing1 of 11Cinematography11 of 11 · 64^th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Piers Leigh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Piers Leigh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Mitchell shares the most, 2.