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name: "Cyril Coke"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "29 July 1914"
died: "31 October 1993"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:23:10.351267+00:00"
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# Cyril Coke

Director. Born 29 July 1914 in London. Died 31 October 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 29 July 1914, London
- **Died:** 31 October 1993

## Biography

Cyril Coke was a British television director and producer. Born in London on 29 July 1914, he was the son of actor Edward Rigby. He began his career directing episodes of anthology series including *ITV Play of the Week* (1956–1967) and *ITV Television Playhouse* (1956–1963).

Coke directed five episodes of the period drama *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1972–1975). He also directed multiple episodes of *The Duchess of Duke Street* (1976–1977) and *Warship* (1974–1976), as well as the complete miniseries *Pride and Prejudice* (1980) and *Flickers* (1980). He was married to actress Muriel Young from 1954.

Coke died on 31 October 1993 in County Durham, England.

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv, thetvdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)

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