Nigel Cole (born 1959) is an English film director and television director.
Career
Cole began his career in the 1980s, directing current affairs shows and documentaries for Central Independent Television. Into the 1990s, Cole co-wrote the play
Sod with Arthur Smith, which he also directed and presented at the
The Pleasance during the 1993 Edinburgh Festival. Cole has also directed episodes of
Peak Practice and
Cold Feet for television. He also directed many episodes of the British television show
Doc Martin, including four in the last season (2022). He has also directed
Saving Grace,
Calendar Girls and
A Lot Like Love for cinema.
Saving Grace won the World Cinema Audience Award at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and gained him a nomination for Best Director at that year's British Independent Film Awards. Made in Dagenham received a BAFTA nomination as Best British Film and a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy.
In 2014, he directed three episodes of the drama series Last Tango in Halifax, which aired in December 2014 and January 2015.
Personal life
Cole and actress
Kate Isitt have two children,
including
Matilda Cole, a member of
Loud LDN,
who has appeared in her father's productions
Made in Dagenham and
The Wedding Video.
Filmography
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Saving Grace (2000)
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Calendar Girls (2003)
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A Lot Like Love (2005)
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Five Dollars a Day (2008)
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Made in Dagenham (2010)
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The Wedding Video (2012)
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All in Good Time (2012)
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Do Not Disturb (2016)
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(2024)
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