Mary McMurray (born 31st March, 1949) worked on Coronation Street as a director on 27 episodes irregularly from August 1979 to February 1990, three of them co-credited with Laurence Moody. She directed the Street spin-off Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special and produced Coronation Street - After Hours, also a spin-off.
Although she planned a musical career, she was employed by Granada Television where after assisting the distinguished documentary filmmaker Denis Mitchell, she began to direct working on World in Action and Crown Court. She won the Best First Film Prize at the San Remo Film Festival for her 1985 feature film The Assam Garden. Her other credits include Spender, Taggart, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Cadfael and Judge John Deed.
She is a former Chair of the "Directors' and Producers' Rights Society", now "Directors UK", and President of the "International Committee of Dramatic, Literary and Audio-Visual Authors".
Episodes directed by Mary McMurray[]
1970s[]
1979 (8 episodes)
- Episode 1934 (6th August 1979)
- Episode 1939 (31st October 1979)
- Episode 1940 (5th November 1979)
- Episode 1945 (21st November 1979)
- Episode 1946 (26th November 1979)
- Episode 1951 (12th December 1979) (Co-directed with Laurence Moody)
- Episode 1952 (17th December 1979) (Co-directed with Laurence Moody)
- Episode 1953 (19th December 1979) (Co-directed with Laurence Moody)
1980s[]
1981 (2 episodes)
1983 (4 episodes)
- Episode 2364 (28th November 1983)
- Episode 2365 (30th November 1983)
- Episode 2370 (19th December 1983)
- Episode 2371 (21st December 1983)
1985 (2 episodes)
1986 (2 episodes)
1987 (2 episodes)
1989 (4 episodes)
- Episode 2921 (27th March 1989)
- Episode 2922 (29th March 1989)
- Episode 2929 (24th April 1989)
- Episode 2930 (26th April 1989)
1990s[]
1990 (3 episodes)
- Episode 3033 (19th February 1990)
- Episode 3034 (21st February 1990)
- Episode 3035 (23rd February 1990)