 "Four in the Morning" (1965), his second feature film as director, did not gain a circuit release although it won awards at several international film festivals, and a BAFTA for Judi Dench as the 'Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles'.For several years Simmons worked in radio and made television commercials until his next feature "The Optimists of Nine Elms" (1973) starring Peter Sellers.His feature movie "Black Joy" (1977) was entered into the Cannes Film Festival.