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Sid Bennett

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Sid Bennett
Sid Bennett has received over 20 international awards and nominations for his documentaries and drama. He wrote and directed documentary-style fantasy thriller The Dinosaur Project for theatrical release through Studio Canal. His two-hour film Mermaids: The Body Found, a fantasy made in documentary-format, netted one of Discovery Channel/Animal Planet's biggest cross-platform audiences in its history.

Documentaries directed by Sid include Houston, We Have A Problem, The Last Of The Few, Predator X, Secrets Of The Stonehenge Skeletons, and Lucy Worsley's Fireworks For A Tudor Queen. He has made films for Amazon Prime, Nat Geo, Discovery, History Channel, Studio Canal and all of the UK terrestrial broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. He has also written several award-winning screenplays and scripts, drama and documentary, some of which are in pre-production or already produced.
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    Known for

    The Dinosaur Project (2012)
    The Dinosaur Project
    4.5
    • Director
    • 2012
    Seconds from Disaster (2004)
    Seconds from Disaster
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    Harvist
    Harvist
    TV Series
    • Director
      Nigel Marven in Prehistoric Park (2006)
      Prehistoric Park
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director

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      Director



      • Harvist
        • Director
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series



      • Nazi Mega Weapons (2013)
        Nazi Mega Weapons
        7.9
        TV Series
        • drama director
        • 2017–2020
      • Jurassic Adventure
        • Director
        • 2020
      • Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready (2019)
        Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready
        7.0
        TV Series
        • drama director
        • 2019
      • Lucy Worsley's Fireworks for a Tudor Queen (2018)
        Lucy Worsley's Fireworks for a Tudor Queen
        7.4
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2018
      • Battle of Britain (2015)
        Battle of Britain
        8.7
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2015
      • The Dinosaur Project (2012)
        The Dinosaur Project
        4.5
        • Director
        • 2012
      • Infested! (2011)
        Infested!
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2012
      • Mermaids: The Body Found (2011)
        Mermaids: The Body Found
        4.7
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2011
      • I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005)
        I Shouldn't Be Alive
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2010
      • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
        Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
        7.9
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2009
      • Predator X (2009)
        Predator X
        6.2
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2009
      • Catastrophe (2008)
        Catastrophe
        7.7
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2008
      • Discovery Project Earth (2008)
        Discovery Project Earth
        6.5
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2008
      • Robert Nolan in Life or Death (2007)
        Life or Death
        7.4
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2007
      • Nigel Marven in Prehistoric Park (2006)
        Prehistoric Park
        7.6
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2006

      Producer



      • Harvist
        • executive producer, producer
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series



      • Supercar Showroom
        8.7
        TV Series
        • edit producer
        • 2023
      • Richard Hammond's Workshop (2021)
        Richard Hammond's Workshop
        8.0
        TV Series
        • edit producer
        • 2021–2022
      • The Great Escapists (2021)
        The Great Escapists
        5.6
        TV Series
        • edit producer
        • 2021
      • Nazi Mega Weapons (2013)
        Nazi Mega Weapons
        7.9
        TV Series
        • edit producer
        • producer
        • 2019
      • Lucy Worsley's Fireworks for a Tudor Queen (2018)
        Lucy Worsley's Fireworks for a Tudor Queen
        7.4
        TV Movie
        • producer
        • 2018
      • The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard (2018)
        The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard
        TV Mini Series
        • edit producer
        • 2018
      • All Aboard the Yorkshire Express (2017)
        All Aboard the Yorkshire Express
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Edit Producer (2018)
        • 2017–2018
      • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
        Nova
        8.7
        TV Series
        • producer (as Simon Bennett)
        • 2017
      • Mankind Decoded (2013)
        Mankind Decoded
        7.3
        TV Series
        • edit producer
        • 2013
      • Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
        7.2
        TV Movie
        • producer (as Simon Bennett)
        • 2013
      • Robert Nolan in Life or Death (2007)
        Life or Death
        7.4
        TV Series
        • producer
        • 2007
      • Nigel Marven in Prehistoric Park (2006)
        Prehistoric Park
        7.6
        TV Series
        • producer
        • 2006
      • Greatest Military Clashes
        6.1
        TV Series
        • producer
        • 2003

      Writer



      • Harvist
        • Writer
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series



      • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
        Nova
        8.7
        TV Series
        • Writer (as Simon Bennett)
        • 2017
      • Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
        7.2
        TV Movie
        • Writer (as Simon Bennett)
        • 2013
      • The Dinosaur Project (2012)
        The Dinosaur Project
        4.5
        • original story by
        • writer
        • 2012
      • Infested! (2011)
        Infested!
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Writer
        • 2012
      • Mermaids: The Body Found (2011)
        Mermaids: The Body Found
        4.7
        TV Movie
        • co-written by
        • 2011
      • I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005)
        I Shouldn't Be Alive
        8.1
        TV Series
        • writer
        • written by
        • 2010

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