Grant Mansfield is the Founder and Chief Executive of Plimsoll Productions.

Before launching the company, in September 2013 he spent three years in LA as CEO of Zodiak USA, leading a large creative team producing shows for a wide variety of US Networks. Previously, as Managing Director of RDF and before that Director of Programmes at Granada TV, Mansfield was the creative lead for two of the UK’s most successful production companies, producing shows as diverse as “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here”, “Coronation Street”, “Cold Feet”, “Tonight, “Secret Millionaire “ and “Ladette to Lady”

He began his documentary career at the BBC in Bristol where he created and produced some of the corporation’s most popular documentary series, including “Driving School”, “Vets in Practice” and “War Walks”.

At Plimsoll, Mansfield has been responsible for co-creating and executive producing many of the company’s award winning shows including the global hit  “Skyscraper Live” (Netflix) , the multi Emmy award winning, “A Real Bugs Life” (Disney+), “Tiny World” (Apple) and “Secret Garden” (BBC1).

Plimsoll Productions’ rapid growth has been recognised with national awards from the Sunday Times and the British Chamber of Commerce and Grant Mansfield won the Daily Telegraph’s SME Business leader of the year. In 2019 he led a process to sell a minority stake in Plimsoll to private equity Group LDC. In 2022 he spearheaded a majority stake sale to ITV Studios in a landmark deal, valuing the company at £131 million.
Grant is a visiting Professor and non-executive Board member at the University of the West of England (UWE) and a Vice President of Maggie’s Cancer Care.

Jonathan Jackson

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Karen Plumb

Head of Entertainment

Andrea Jackson

Creative Director, Entertainment

Alan Eyres

Chief Development Officer

James Smith

Head of Adventure & Live

Lucy Bilson

Head of Production

Dr Martha Holmes

Non-executive Director

Mark Brownlow

Head of Natural History

Alex Ranken

Creative Director, Natural History & Head of Immersive

Bill Markham

Series Producer

Seb Illis

Series Producer

Abbi Watts

Production Executive

Nathan Small

Series Director

Lucy Muldoon

Production Executive

Ged Mansfield

Creative Director, Kids and Family

Becky Morrison

Head of Development

Georgina Dalby

HR Business Partner

Lucinda Rushton

Manager, Executive Office

Lilymay Rice

Talent Manager

Alex McPugh

Head of Operations
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