Humble Bee Taps BBC Studios NHU Exec

Factual producer Humble Bee Films has appointed Jayne Edwards as head of development, joining from BBC Studios Natural History Unit.

Edwards has been serving as a development executive at BBC Studios NHU, primarily leading U.S. and SVOD developments. Prior to this, she was a creative executive at BBC Studios and was formerly head of development at Off the Fence.

At Humble Bee Films, Edwards will help expand the business into the premium factual space, developing and pitching science, history and specialist factual programming while also building on the company’s slate of blue-chip factual productions, which includes Attenborough’s Life in Colour.

Edwards said: “I’m really looking forward to joining the hugely respected and very well-liked team at Humble Bee Films during an exciting time for the company. I can’t wait to begin developing an ambitious slate that not only builds on their success but also takes them into new territories across factual.”

Stephen McQuillan, creative director of Humble Bee Films, said: “Jayne has lived and breathed the U.K. natural-history scene for the last few years now and has a superb reputation across the industry—but she also has a great eye for specialist factual, history and science programming. It’s this blend of experience that makes her an exciting fit for Humble Bee Films, as the company looks to broaden its slate into the premium factual space alongside its already stellar lineup of blue-chip content.”