Nigel Cole
Director · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
Nigel Cole (born 1959) is a British film and television director. 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 Pleasance during the 1993 Edinburgh Festival. Cole has also directed episodes of Peak Practice and Cold Feet for television, and Saving Grace, Calendar Girls and A Lot Like Love for cinema. His latest film, Made in Dagenham, is due for release in 2010. Saving Grace won the World Cinema Audience Award at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and gained him a nomination for Best Director at that years' British Independent Film Awards. Cole lives with the actress Kate Isitt, with whom he has a daughter, Matilda (born 2002), and a son, Dashiel (born 2009). In honor of his grandfather's Italian heritage, McGraw was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2004, receiving the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Music during the Foundation's 29th Anniversary Gala.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1959 (67)
- Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
- Director
- 11 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Nigel Cole's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nigel Cole's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Nigel Cole's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Roy Orbison: Love Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Do Not Disturb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Wedding Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
All in Good Time(2012)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Made in Dagenham(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
$5 a Day(2008)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
A Lot Like Love(2005)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Doc Martin(2004)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Calendar Girls(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Saving Grace(2000)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Cold Feet(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1993 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Calendar Girls (2003)
Highest rated
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped (2024)
Most popular right now
A Lot Like Love (2005)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Nigel Cole's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Nigel Cole's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Nigel Cole work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nigel Cole's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laura Morrod shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Geraldine JamesShared titles: Made in Dagenham (2010), Calendar Girls (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Geraldine James
- Amanda PeetShared titles: $5 a Day (2008), A Lot Like Love (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Amanda Peet
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Laura MorrodShared titles: Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped (2024), Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain (2020), Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Laura Morrod
- Michael ParkerShared titles: All in Good Time (2012), Made in Dagenham (2010), Calendar Girls (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Parker
- John de BormanShared titles: Made in Dagenham (2010), A Lot Like Love (2005), Saving Grace (2000)See all 3 shared titles with John de Borman
- Alex WurmanShared titles: $5 a Day (2008), A Lot Like Love (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Wurman
Producers
- Des ShawShared titles: Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain (2020), Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Des Shaw
- Lesley DouglasShared titles: Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain (2020), Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lesley Douglas
- Suzanne MackieShared titles: All in Good Time (2012), Calendar Girls (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne Mackie
- Steve Clark-HallShared titles: Calendar Girls (2003), Saving Grace (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Clark-Hall
