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.[1]
Horsbrugh was born to a family of actors; Walter Horsbrugh and Sheila Beckett.[2]
His early training was at the BBC.[3]
His daughter Rebecca is a sports journalist with SNTV, the sports television arm of Associated Press TV.[2]