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mervyn cumming
 mervyn cumming director 1980 -- present
mervyn cumming

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 .
