Ben Timlett and Bill Jones grew up together in Camberwell, South London. Together they formed the production company Bill and Ben Productions. Bill and Ben productions include documentaries Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Rebel Truce: The History of the Clash and Who Killed Nancy. Film productions include The West Wittering Affair, Mockingbird starring Olivia Williams and Chemical Wedding starring Simon Callow. Jones and Timlett have directed a series of documentaries, including the Emmy-nominated Monty Python: Almost The Truth – The Lawyers Cut (2009).