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'' and ''

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'' 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

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

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. ''

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

'' 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 Matilda Clementine Isitt Cole is an English musician and actress. Born in Sussex, she is the daughter of film director Nigel Cole and the actress Kate Isitt and appeared in several of the former's works in the 2010s. In 2020, she signed a record ...

, a member of

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, who has appeared in her father's productions ''Made in Dagenham'' and ''The Wedding Video''.

Filmography

* '' Saving Grace'' (2000) * '' Calendar Girls'' (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 Fly ...

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' The Wedding Video'' (2012) * '' All in Good Time'' (2012) * '' Do Not Disturb'' (2016) * '' Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped'' (2024)

References

External links

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