Nigel Cole (born 1959) is an English

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and

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Career

Cole began his career in the 1980s, directing current affairs shows and documentaries for

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. Into the 1990s, Cole co-wrote the play ''Sod'' with Arthur Smith, which he also directed and presented at the Pleasance during the 1993

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. Cole has also directed episodes of ''

Peak Practice ''Peak Practice'' is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale—a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District—and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most ...

'' and '' Cold Feet'' for television. He also directed many episodes of the British television show Doc Martin and is lined up to direct the coming season. He has also directed '' Saving Grace'', ''

Calendar Girls ''Calendar Girls'' is a 2003 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who produced ...

'' and '' A Lot Like Love'' for cinema. ''Saving Grace'' won the World Cinema Audience Award at the 2000

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

and gained him a nomination for Best Director at that year's

British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...

. ''

Made in Dagenham ''Made in Dagenham'' is a 2010 British comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole and starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. ...

'' 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 ''Last Tango in Halifax'' is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 November 2012 until its final episode which was broadcast on 15 March 2020. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mothe ...

'', which aired in December 2014 and January 2015.

Personal life

Cole and actress

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have two children. Their daughter, Matilda Cole (born 2002), has a singing and modelling career, as well as appearing in her father's productions ''Made in Dagenham'' and ''The Wedding Video''.

Filmography

* '' Saving Grace'' (2000) * ''

'' (2003) * '' A Lot Like Love'' (2005) * ''

Five Dollars a Day ''Five Dollars a Day'' (also spelled as ''$5 a Day'') is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole, produced by Capitol Films and starring Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Amanda Peet, and Sharon Stone. Plot Richie Flynn ...

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' The Wedding Video'' (2012) * '' All in Good Time'' (2012) * '' Do Not Disturb'' (2016)

References

External links

* 1959 births British film directors British television directors Doc Martin Living people {{UK-tv-bio-stub