Sarjit Bains BFE
FILM EDITOR
CREDITS
Jack The Ripper: Written in Blood
This scripted drama-documentary series reveals a shocking new story behind London’s
infamous serial killer Jack The Ripper – through the ruthless tabloid reporters who investigated
him, named him, and maybe even... invented him.
Exec Producer: Ben Goold & Jane Root
Nutopia for Sky History
Inside the FBI: 1970’s
Six part series with unprecedented access to present and former FBI special agents and
untapped archives of its greatest cases. The series uncovers the hidden cultural forces and
secret investigations that made the 1970’s one of the most consequential decades in US history.
Exec Producer: Johanna Gibbon
October films for Nat Geo, Disney+
AP Dhillon: First of a Kind
An all-access fly-on-wall documentary series that delves into the life of Amritpal Singh Dhillon,
the self-made global Punjabi hip-hop superstar known as AP Dhillon. It follows his journey of
how he rose to fame, the challenges of putting on a tour, and how he set up his own record label
becoming an icon of our time.
Exec Producer: Amy Foster
Passion Pictures for Amazon Prime
Gladiators
1 x 60min. Ep: ‘Tidelands’. Natural History series narrated by Sean Bean which uses a
combination of stunning location cinematography, set work and digital enhancement. This
episode is based in America’s far North where the animals are the ultimate fighters. The
tidelands they rule are gripped by snow and ice for over half the year. But when spring arrives,
these wise, old, animal gladiators go on the offensive to seize what they can.
Exec Producers: Ruth Roberts & Martin Williams
Talesmith for Sky Nature and Love Nature
The Royal Mob
Worked across the series and finishing suite. 4 x 60min historical drama documentary series
telling the saga of the extended royal family – dubbed by Queen Victoria “The Royal Mob” – that
once ruled the whole of Europe, and how their loves, marriages and feuds dragged the
continent into the world’s first total war and violent revolution. The series combines premium
scripted drama with testimony from expert historians.
Exec Producer: Ben Goold & Jane Root, Dir. Fraser MacDonald
Nutopia for Sky History
Dinosaur: With Stephen Fry
4-part science series presented by Stephen Fry who steers the audience
through a 360-degree augmented reality Dinosaur World recreating a prehistoric environment
designed to immerse viewers in a hyper-realistic representation of the jungles of the Jurassic
period and plains of the Cretacious period.
Exec Producer: Tayte Simpson
Tinopolis for Channel 5
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Series 4. Episode 2. Popular competition / survival format series. Celebrities who think they
have what it takes to pass the SAS selection are pushed to their limit, and beyond, by an elite
team of ex-special forces operators from the UK and USA in the Jordanian Desert.
Exec Producer: Sophie Leonard
Minnow Films for Channel 4
Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
1 x 60min. International version. Feature length science documentary. Professor Brian Cox goes
behind the scenes, with unique access to Nasa’s JPL mission control, to follow Mars 2020
Perseverance’s rover during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across
the red planet in search of signs of life.
Exec Producer: Ash Potterton
Arrow Media for BBC
Jabbed! Inside Britain’s Vaccine Triumph
1 x 60min documentary. The inside story of the government's Vaccine Taskforce - the crack
team who found, funded and procured Covid vaccines, in one of the biggest public health
gambles in UK government history. Windfall Films for Channel 4
Falklands War: The Untold Story
Feature documentary looking at the conflict, it’s successes and close failures.
Proper job Films for Channel 4
The Real Peaky Blinders Ep2
Two-part series on the Real Peaky Blinders; the history behind the highly successful
drama. The series explores the Victorian inner-city gangs that terrorised Britain’s industrial cities
in the late 19th Century and the early 20th century gangsters from Birmingham and London that
gave rise to organised gangsterism in the UK.
Proper Job Films for BBC
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck, Treasure Hunter S1 Ep3
4x 60min. In each episode Ross Kemp will be joined by expert diver Emily Turton and maritime
archaeologist and expert diver Mallory Haas on expeditions to the most spectacular shipwrecks
in the UK, uncovering hidden treasures and history from Britain’s past.
Honey Bee TV for SKY History
Stonehenge: The lost circle revealed
1 X 60min Specialist factual documentary revealing Stonehenge’s oldest secret. Alice Roberts
Follows a decade-long historical quest using cutting-edge research that reveals the story of the
origins of Stonehenge. Tomos TV for BBC
Rebuilding Notre Dame:Inside the Great Cathedral Rescue
1 x 60 min Documentary about the fire that devastated Notre-Dame cathedral and the work that
has already gone into rebuilding the French landmark. Windfall Films for BBC4/PBS
Expedition Deep Ocean
5 x 60min. TV Docudrama series looking at Explorer Victor Vescovo's bid to lead the world's first
manned expedition to the deepest point in each of the five oceans. Exploring uncharted
trenches and searching for new life forms, whilst attempting multiple record breaking dives.
Atlantic Productions for Discovery
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
2 x 50min. Dame Judi Dench embarks on a wild adventure to Borneo to explore one of the
oldest and most spectacular rainforests, meet its enchanting animals and get a vivid insight into
the importance of this rainforest to life on our planet. Atlantic Productions for ITV
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Undercover in the Jungle
1 x 50min ambitious new natural history format, attempting to rig the most biodiverse rainforest
on the planet with a network of remotely operated cameras, and capture the intimate lives of the
wildlife there in a whole new way. Following the camera crew's expedition over a month in the
Amazon, the show combines stunning natural history footage, the latest camera technology and
immersive observational documentary. Atlantic Productions for PBS Nature.
Thai Cave Rescue
1 x 60min documentary. In July 2018, the world held its breath as an international team of cave
divers endeavored to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach stranded deep in a flooded cave in
Thailand. Follow the harrowing operation and discover the scientific ingenuity that made the
rescue possible. Hear how rescuers explored every option — from pumping out water, to drilling
a new exit, to ultimately cave-diving with the children through the treacherous, flooded
passages. Atlantic for Nova / PBS / Netflix
The Secret Helpers
1 x 60min in a heart-warming documentary series following weary Brits who are facing a big
challenge in their lives and need help. In this unique play on the anthropological genre, for one
pivotal week each contributor will have a chorus of culturally diverse Sages from across the
globe watching their every move and offering up advice. BBC 2
Pitch Battle
Fact-Ent prime time multi-cam studio show. Superstar singer Kelis and the nation’s favourite
choirmaster Gareth Malone judge rival musical groups from across the land as they compete
head-to-head over a series of choral challenges including Pitch Perfect inspired sing offs, a
soloists challenge and an a capella round. Tuesday’s Child for BBC One.
Cash and Curry
100min feature film. Director and Editor: Sarjit Bains. Fast-paced, comedy- drama set in
multi-cultural London. Raj and his friends are tired of being ‘errand boys’ at the bottom of the
food chain. Ambition, leads Raj and his friends into the middle of the gang war between two of
the biggest drugs lords in London: Gabbar and Isaac. Starring: Ameet Chana (Bend It Like
Beckham), Ronny Jhutti, and Lee Latchford-Evans (Steps, Totally Boyband). Official Selection:
Mumbai International Film Festival. Audience Award: Best Feature London Portobello Film
Festival Jaffa Entertainment, Distributed by 4Digital Media
Triads Yardies & Onion Bhajees
103min Feature Film, dir: Sarjit Bains. Shot on digital. Someone is muscling in on the Holy
Smokes’ cocaine deals and they are not amused. Added to this deadly event, is the theft of six
million dollars from Heathrow airport making an explosive cocktail. Hot on the trail of the missing
money is the Met’s most corrupt officer, Detective Inspector Greaves. It’s a roller-coaster ride as
The Holy Smokes wage war against the Chinese Triads, Jamaican Yardies and the English
Firm. Distributed by 4 Digital Media