Tim Haines

"What if this world is the only one there is?"This article is written from the real world point of view (not from the Primeval Universe).


Position	Co-creator Executive producer
Worked on	Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5
Date of birth
Place of birth

Tim Haines is a British director, producer and screenwriter, as well as the co-creator of Primeval, along with Adrian Hodges.

He is most famous for his work on other BBC documentaries, such as Walking with Dinosaurs, Walking with Beasts, Walking with Monsters, The Ballad of Big Al, Chased by Dinosaurs and Sea Monters: A Walking with Dinosaurs Trilogy. He has also written many books in relation to his TV series such as The Complete Guide to Prehistoic Life.

Background

Tim Haines graduated from Bangor University in 1982 with a BSc in Applied Zoology, before beginning his career as a journalist, eventually coming to work as a producer for the BBC, making his debut in 1994 producing three episodes of Horizon. In 2002, he and the Walking with Dinosaurs co-creator, Jasper James, co-founded Impossible Pictures, which produced all of his films and projects from 2002 onwards, including Primeval.

Filmography

Director

1999 - Walking with Dinosaurs
2003 - Chased by Dinosaurs
2005 - Walking with Monsters

Producer

1994-1997 - Horizon (three episodes)
1998 - Nova (two episodes)
1999 - Walking with Dinosaurs
2000 - The Ballad of Big Al
2000 - The Science of Big Al
2001 - Walking With Beasts
2001 - Triumph of the Beasts
2001 - The Beast Within
2001 - The Lost World
2003 - Sea Monsters: A Walking with Dinosaurs Trilogy
2004 - The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004 - Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
2004 - Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers
2005 - Walking with Monsters
2006 - Ocean Odyssey
2007-2011 - Primeval
2009 - Defying Gravity
2009 - Blitz Street

Awards and Nominations

Bafta TV Awards

1999 - Walking With Dinosaurs (Won)

Emmy Awards

2000 - Walking With Dinosaurs (Won)
2001 - The Ballad Of Big Al (Won)
2002 - Walking With Beast (Won)
2003 - Chased By Dinosaurs (Won)
2006 - Walking With Monsters (Won)
2007 - Ocean Odyssey (Nominated)

Other Awards

Honourary Fellowship - Bangor University

Interviews

Tim took part in the behind the scenes videos: The Making of Primeval (2007), Through the Anomaly (2008) and Genesis of a Creature (2009) and kindly answered the questions of of Anomaly Research Centre Wiki admin; The ARC Minister, pertaining to his part in the production of the show and about the show itself. The interviews can be read here, Tim Haines Interview and Questions about Primeval.