Agent: Edward Hughes
After writing and directing a host of commercials and award-winning short films – including Tumshie McFadgen’s Bid For Ultimate Bliss, which won him a Scottish BAFTA – Simon Hynd moved into features and television.
He wrote and directed the thriller feature Senseless for Matador Pictures, Circle of Confusion & Plum Films and he currently has a number of features in development.
In TV, Simon has worked across genres; he has directed popular kids’ TV shows such as Half Moon Investigations and Kudos’s M.I High for C BBC, and Nickelodeon’s Summer in Transylvania.
For TV comedy, Simon directed episodes of the BBC4 show Bob Servant Independent, starring Brian Cox, and the first series of You, Me and Them, Gold’s first original UK sitcom commission.
Television:
MOTHERLAND Christmas Special – Merman/BBC 1
Christmas Special 2022
(director)
GHOSTS 4 and 5 – Monumental/BBC 1
Fourth and fifth series of popular high-concept comedy.
(director)
THE COCKFIELDS 2 – Yellow Door/UKTV
Second series of popular comedy
(director)
MOTHERLAND 3 – Merman/BBC 2
Fourth series of popular comedy
Christmas Special nominated for the International EMMY for Best Comedy 2021
Winner 2022 BAFTA TV Award for Scripted Comedy
(director)
THERE SHE GOES 2 Merman/BBC/Britbox
Second series of award winning comedy drama
Nominated for the International EMMY for Best Drama 2021
(director)
CREEPED OUT CBBC/DHX
Two episodes of popular kids show anthology series
(director)
THE SECRET LIFE OF BOYS Zodiak Kids
Fourth series of popular kids series
(director)
THERE SHE GOES Merman/BBC
First series of comedy drama starring David Tennant and Jessica Hynes.
BAFTA win for Jessica Hynes (Best Actress Female Performance in a Comedy)
Best Director nomination at the RTS Scotland Awards
(director)
FEELING BETTER C BBC Scotland
Childrens series
(director)
MILLIE INBETWEEN Zodiak Kids/C BBC
Episodes of Series 4
TEACUP TRAVELS 2 Plum Films/C BBC
15 episodes of pre-school series starring Gemma Jones.
(director)
GARY: TANK COMMANDER ELECTION SPECIAL BBC Scotland
Comedy special starring Greg McHugh.
Nominated for Best Features/Factual Entertainment at the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Awards
TWO DOORS DOWN – BBC
Comedy series starring Doon Mackichan and Arabella Wier.
Nominated for Best Comedy/Entertainment at the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Awards
BOB SERVANT INDEPENDENT 2 – BBC 4
Political comedy series starring Brian Cox.
Winner of the RTS Scotland Award for Best Comedy (2015)
(Director)
YOU, ME & THEM – Hat Trick Productions/UK Gold
Comedy series starring Anthony Head, Eve Miles and Lindsay Duncan.
(Director)
BOB SERVANT INDEPENDENT – BBC 4
Three episodes of political comedy series starring Brian Cox.
(Director)
M.I. HIGH – Kudos Productions / CBBC
Episodes of series six of the hit CBBC show.
(Director)
BLUE HAVEN – Kudos Brown Eyed Boy Scotland / BBC Scotland
Supernatural comedy pilot.
(Director)
DANI’S HOUSE – The Foundation/ BBC
Episodes for series four and five of the popular children’s series.
(Director)
ALEXANDER & PETE – Telegael Teoranta
Children’s TV show pilot.
(Director)
Summer in Transylvania – Nickelodeon/Foundation
Two blocks of the children’s series.
(Director)
HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS – CBBC
Three episodes of the children’s series.
(Director)
UNCLE MAX – Little Bird Productions / CBBC
Children’s series starring David Schneider.
(Director)
Feature Films:
TWO WAY SPLIT – Plum Films / Scala Productions / Creative Scotland
UK set crime thriller based on the novel by Allan Guthrie.
Co-written with Allan Guthrie.
(in development)
(Writer & Director)
SENSELESS – Matador Pictures / Circle Of Confusion / Plum Films
Psychological horror movie based on the novel by Stona Fitch.
Starring Jason Behr.
Nominated for Best UK Feature Award at Raindance Film Festival 2008.
(Writer & Director)
Short Films:
MEAT THE CAMPBELLS – Tartan Smalls
Children’s horror short
(Co-Writer & Director)
TUMSHIE MCFADGEN’S BID FOR ULTIMATE BLISS – Tartan Shorts
Comedy about a man obsessed with achieving the ultimate thrill
Award: Best Short Film, Scottish BAFTA 2004
Award: Audience Award, Blue Room 2004
(Writer & Director)
THE HOST
Paranoid drama
Shortlisted: Best Scottish Short Film, Jim Poole Award 2004
Award: Best Fiction, Scottish Students On Screen 2004
Award: Audience Award, Scottish Students On Screen 2004
(Writer & Director)
VIRUS
Horror thriller
Shortlisted: Best Scottish Short Film, Jim Poole Award 2003
Shortlisted: New Scottish Filmmakers Award 2004
Shortlisted: Best European Short Film, Leuven Kort (Belgium) 2003
Highly commended, TCM Classic Shorts Competition 2002
Award: Best International Short Film, 5th I.M.I.F.M. (Greece) 2003
(Writer & Director)
Documentaries:
ARTS: THE CATALYST
Documentary charting the achievements of the Craigmillar Festival Society
Award: Saltire Society Award for Short Scottish Documentary at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2005
(Director)
Commercials:
TRAVEL counsellors
OVERGATE
SCOTTISH LEADER: THE KISS
SCOTTISH SLIMMERS: CONFIDENCE
RUGBY UNION: HEINEKEN CUP 2005
NERD (North East Really Delivers)
NORTHERN ROCK
SEMI-CHEM
THE UNSEEN SPIKE MILLIGAN – Channel 4
(Title sequence and motion graphic idents)