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Mervyn Cumming is a British television director. He has directed multiple episodes of the soap operas Coronation Street., Emmerdale and EastEnders. He also directed Brookside, Family Affairs, and both versions of Crossroads. In 2001, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his work on Byker Grove.Recent directing work includes the feature film Tanner., which was nominated for several awards at film festivals worldwide. He directed the documentary Dad's Army & Beyond, about the life and career of Frank Williams, which premiered at the BFI's National Film Theatre as part of the 40th anniversary of Dad's Army in 2008. He was later interviewed for the Dad's Army podcast while attending a screening of the documentary in 2009.He continues to direct both drama and documentary, with recent 1960s thriller Murder by Appointment. doing the festival rounds, a television drama The Golden Years in the offing, and a series of documentaries about the English language coming soon to DVD.
Date Of Birth December 18, 1943 Place Of Birth Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Profession Director, Assistant Director, Actor Star Sign Sagittarius
# Quote 1 "You catch more flies with sugar than vinegar" - On his handling of actors (2006)
Director Title Year Status Character A Voice to Die For 2013 Short guest director The Echoes of Empire 2012 Jason Manford Live 2011 multiple videos National Treasures Live 2011 TV Series 1 episode The Big Picture 2011 TV Series 1 episode The Golden Years 2011 TV Movie EastEnders: The Greatest Cliffhangers 2010 TV Series 2 episodes Murder by Appointment 2009 Short 'Dad's Army' & Beyond: The Frank Williams Story 2008 Documentary 3 Minute Wonder 2008 TV Series documentary 1 episode Tanner 2007 guest director New Approaches to Cancer 2005 TV Series documentary 3 episodes Coronation Street: The McDonald Family Album 2004 TV Movie documentary archive directed by Crossroads 2002 TV Series 10 episodes Byker Grove 1999-2001 TV Series 8 episodes Coronation Street 1990-2001 TV Series 100 episodes Brookside 1998-2001 TV Series 36 episodes Eastenders: 15 Years of EastEnders 2000 Video archive directed by EastEnders: The Mitchells - Naked Truths 1998 Video director: archive footage Family Affairs 1997-1998 TV Series 50 episodes Co-operation Cancer 1997 Documentary A Different Way Home 1994 TV Movie Emmerdale 1980-1993 TV Series 124 episodes Eldorado 1992 TV Series 9 episodes Families 1992 TV Series 4 episodes EastEnders 1987-1991 TV Series 46 episodes Crossroads 1987 TV Series 3 episodes Gems 1985-1986 TV Series 20 episodes Storyboard 1986 TV Series 1 episode On the Road 1980 TV Special documentary
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character 3-2-1 1978 TV Series first assistant director - 14 episodes Wilde Alliance 1978 TV Series first assistant director - 13 episodes Dickens of London 1976 TV Mini-Series first assistant director Hadleigh 1976 TV Series first assistant director - 13 episodes Dominic 1976 TV Mini-Series first assistant director The Hanged Man 1975 TV Mini-Series first assistant director - 8 episodes Joby 1975 TV Movie second assistant director The Gift of Friendship 1974 TV Movie first assistant director Late Night Drama 1974 TV Series first assistant director - 2 episodes Emmerdale 1974 TV Series first assistant director - 3 episodes Follyfoot 1973 TV Series second assistant director - 13 episodes The Main Chance 1972 TV Series first assistant director - 1 episode
Actor Title Year Status Character Tanner 2007 David Monroe No Blade of Grass 1970 Joe Ashton (as Mervyn Patrick)
Self Title Year Status Character The Dad's Army Podcast 2009-2011 TV Series Himself 'Dad's Army' & Beyond: The Frank Williams Story 2008 Documentary Himself (uncredited) Emmerdale: 21 Years 1993 Video documentary Himself One Day in the Life of Television 1989 TV Movie documentary Himself Open Air 1988 TV Series documentary Himself Calendar 1987 TV Series Himself
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2007 Festival Prize Swansea Bay Film Festival Best Film (under 75 mins) Tanner (2007) 2007 Festival Prize Swansea Bay Film Festival Best in Festival Tanner (2007) 2001 BAFTA Children's Award BAFTA Awards Best Drama Byker Grove (1989)
Known for movies Emmerdale (1974-1993) as Director
Coronation Street (1990-2001) as Director
EastEnders (1987-1991) as Director
Brookside (1998-2001) as Director