Oliver Horsbrugh
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Oliver Horsbrugh was a British
Television Director
most recently for Emmerdale
; but also directing episodes of the top rated ITV1
soap opera, Coronation Street
from the early 1970s. His early training was at the BBC. He won a BAFTA
as part of the Emmerdale team in 2001 when the programme was awarded the Best Soap Award. His daughter Rebecca is a sports journalist with SNTV, the sports television arm of Associated Press TV.
United Kingdom
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Television Director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
most recently for Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
; but also directing episodes of the top rated ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
soap opera, Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
from the early 1970s. His early training was at the BBC. He won a BAFTA
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . It is the British counterpart of the Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square...
as part of the Emmerdale team in 2001 when the programme was awarded the Best Soap Award. His daughter Rebecca is a sports journalist with SNTV, the sports television arm of Associated Press TV.
External links
- Obituary in The Guardian
- http://www.bafta.org/archive/in-memory-of/horsbrugh,859,BO.html