Mervyn Cumming (born 18th December 1943 in Belfast, died 5th February 2021) directed 124 episodes of Emmerdale between 1980 and 1993. His other works include Crossroads, Eastenders, Brookside, Coronation Street and Byker Grove, as well as appearing on Emmerdale: 21 Years.
Episodes directed Mervyn Cumming[]
1980s[]
1980 (6 episodes)[]
- Episode 591 (1st July 1980)
- Episode 592 (3rd July 1980)
- Episode 593 (8th July 1980)
- Episode 594 (10th July 1980)
- Episode 595 (15th July 1980)
- Episode 596 (17th July 1980)
1981 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 635 (27th January 1981)
- Episode 636 (29th January 1981)
- Episode 637 (3rd February 1981)
- Episode 638 (5th February 1981)
- Episode 639 (10th February 1981)
- Episode 640 (12th February 1981)
- Episode 691 (20th October 1981)
- Episode 692 (22nd October 1981)
- Episode 693 (27th October 1981)
- Episode 694 (29th October 1981)
- Episode 695 (3rd November 1981)
- Episode 696 (5th November 1981)
1982 (18 episodes)[]
- Episode 709 (2nd February 1982)
- Episode 710 (4th February 1982)
- Episode 711 (9th February 1982)
- Episode 712 (11th February 1982)
- Episode 713 (16th February 1982)
- Episode 714 (18th February 1982)
- Episode 715 (23rd February 1982)
- Episode 716 (25th February 1982)
- Episode 723 (23rd March 1982)
- Episode 724 (25th March 1982)
- Episode 725 (30th March 1982)
- Episode 726 (1st April 1982)
- Episode 727 (6th April 1982)
- Episode 728 (8th April 1982)
- Episode 747 (5th October 1982)
- Episode 748 (7th October 1982)
- Episode 749 (12th October 1982)
- Episode 750 (14th October 1982)
1983 (20 episodes)[]
- Episode 773 (18th January 1983)
- Episode 774 (20th January 1983)
- Episode 783 (22nd February 1983)
- Episode 784 (24th February 1983)
- Episode 785 (1st March 1983)
- Episode 786 (3rd March 1983)
- Episode 787 (8th March 1983)
- Episode 788 (10th March 1983)
- Episode 813 (13th September 1983)
- Episode 814 (15th September 1983)
- Episode 815 (20th September 1983)
- Episode 816 (22nd September 1983)
- Episode 817 (27th September 1983)
- Episode 818 (29th September 1983)
- Episode 825 (25th October 1983)
- Episode 826 (27th October 1983)
- Episode 827 (1st November 1983)
- Episode 828 (3rd November 1983)
- Episode 829 (8th November 1983)
- Episode 830 (10th November 1983)
1984 (6 episodes)[]
- Episode 877 (8th May 1984)
- Episode 878 (10th May 1984)
- Episode 879 (15th May 1984)
- Episode 880 (16th May 1984)
- Episode 881 (22nd May 1984)
- Episode 882 (24th May 1984)
1985 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 921 (15th January 1985)
- Episode 922 (17th January 1985)
- Episode 923 (22nd January 1985)
- Episode 924 (24th January 1985)
1986 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 1060 (24th June 1986)
- Episode 1061 (26th June 1986)
- Episode 1062 (1st July 1986)
- Episode 1063 (3rd July 1986)
- Episode 1064 (8th July 1986)
- Episode 1065 (10th July 1986)
- Episode 1094 (21st October 1986)
- Episode 1095 (23rd October 1986)
- Episode 1096 (28th October 1986)
- Episode 1097 (30th October 1986)
- Episode 1098 (4th November 1986)
- Episode 1099 (6th November 1986)
1987 (6 episodes)[]
- Episode 1142 (21st April 1987)
- Episode 1143 (23rd April 1987)
- Episode 1144 (28th April 1987)
- Episode 1145 (30th April 1987)
- Episode 1146 (5th May 1987)
- Episode 1147 (7th May 1987)
1988 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 1235 (30th March 1988)
- Episode 1236 (31st March 1988)
- Episode 1237 (6th April 1988)
- Episode 1238 (7th April 1988)
- Episode 1239 (13th April 1988)
- Episode 1240 (14th April 1988)
- Episode 1279 (7th September 1988)
- Episode 1280 (8th September 1988)
- Episode 1281 (14th September 1988)
- Episode 1282 (15th September 1988)
- Episode 1283 (21st September 1988)
- Episode 1284 (22nd September 1988)
1990s[]
1990 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 1513 (11th December 1990)
- Episode 1514 (13th December 1990)
- Episode 1515 (18th December 1990)
- Episode 1516 (20th December 1990)
1991 (8 episodes)[]
- Episode 1525 (24th January 1991)
- Episode 1526 (29th January 1991)
- Episode 1527 (31st January 1991)
- Episode 1528 (5th February 1991)
- Episode 1617 (12th December 1991)
- Episode 1618 (17th December 1991)
- Episode 1619 (19th December 1991)
- Episode 1620 (24th December 1991)
1992 (8 episodes)[]
- Episode 1629 (28th January 1992)
- Episode 1630 (30th January 1992)
- Episode 1631 (4th February 1992)
- Episode 1632 (6th February 1992)
- Episode 1721 (15th December 1992)
- Episode 1722 (17th December 1992)
- Episode 1723 (22nd December 1992)
- Episode 1724 (24th December 1992)