Mervyn Cumming
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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.
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
., Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
and EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. He also directed Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
, Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
, and both versions of Crossroads. In 2001, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his work on Byker Grove
Byker Grove
Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
.
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
Frank Williams (actor)
Frank Williams is an English actor.Williams was educated at Ardingly College. He starred in The Army Game and as the Vicar in Dad's Army. In 1970, he starred in the short-lived sitcom As Good Cooks Go...
, which premiered at the BFI's National Film Theatre as part of the 40th anniversary of Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
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.
Filmography
- Emmerdale Farm - Director (140 Episodes, 1980–1993)
- Gems - Director (26 Episodes, 1985–1986)
- Storyboard - Director (Episode "Thank You, Miss Jones", 1986)
- EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
- Director (48 Episodes, 1987–1991) - Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
- Director (125 Episodes, 1990–2006) - Eldorado - Director (15 Episodes, 1992)
- FamiliesFamilies (TV series)Families was a daytime soap opera produced by Granada Television and created by Kay Mellor. It followed two families; the Thompsons, based in Cheshire, England , and the Stevens, living in Sydney, Australia....
- Director (4 Episodes, 1992) - A Different Way Home - Director (1994)
- Family AffairsFamily AffairsFamily Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
- Director (50 Episodes, 1997–1998) - BrooksideBrooksideBrookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
- Director (45 Episodes, 1998–2003) - Byker GroveByker GroveByker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
- Director (8 Episodes, 2000–2006) - Crossroads - Director (10 Episodes, 2002–2003)
- New Approaches to CancerNew Approaches to CancerNew Approaches to Cancer is a cancer research association in the United Kingdom....
- Director (3 Episodes, 2005) - Tanner - Director (2007)
- Dads Army & Beyond: The Frank Williams Story - Director (2008)
- The Bolton Bullfrog - Director (2008)
- Murder by Appointment - Director (2009)
- The Golden Years - Director (2010)