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British television director (1937–2009)

Oliver Horsbrugh (1937 – August 2009) was a British television director most recently for Emmerdale. He also directed episodes of the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, from the early 1970s. He won a BAFTA as part of the Emmerdale team in 2001 when the programme was awarded the Best Soap Award.

Horsbrugh was born to a family of actors; Walter Horsbrugh and Sheila Beckett.

His early training was at the BBC.

His daughter Rebecca is a sports journalist with SNTV, the sports television arm of Associated Press TV.

References

  1. "Television | Soap in 2001". British Academy Film Awards. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Fergusson, Nicholas (27 September 2009). "Oliver Horsbrugh obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "Oliver Horsbrugh". British Academy Film Awards. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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