---
name: "Mervyn Cumming"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mervyn-cumming"
fi1m_id: "mervyn-cumming"
tmdb_id: 1546993
roles: ["Director"]
born: "18 December 1943"
died: "5 February 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:27:48.751251+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mervyn Cumming

## Identity

Mervyn Cumming

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mervyn-cumming
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mervyn-cumming
- **TMDB ID:** 1546993
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1546993

Director. Born 18 December 1943 in Belfast. Died 5 February 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 18 December 1943, Belfast
- **Died:** 5 February 2021
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1546993

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*EastEnders*](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md) (70)

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## Biography

Mervyn Cumming (1943–2021) was a Northern Irish television director. He studied English Literature and Drama at Leeds University and taught drama before joining Yorkshire Television in 1972 as a floor manager. He began directing in 1980.

Cumming directed extensively for British soap operas. His credits include 140 episodes of *Emmerdale* (1980–1993), around 100 episodes of *Coronation Street* (1990–2001), 48 episodes of *EastEnders* (1987–1991), 45 episodes of *Brookside* (1998–2003) and episodes of *Family Affairs*. He also directed for *Byker Grove*, receiving a BAFTA nomination in 2001, and later worked on dramas such as *Tanner* (2007) and documentaries.

*Sources: imdb.com, coronationstreet.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *EastEnders* (1985), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Voice to Die For* (2013), Director
- *Jason Manford: Live* (2011), Director
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *Storyboard* (1983), series, Director
- *On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions* (1980), Director
- *Wilde Alliance* (1978), series, First Assistant Director
- *The Hanged Man* (1975), series, First Assistant Director

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