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Piers Haggard

British film and television director · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Lived 1939 to 2023 · aged 83

Piers Inigo Haggard, OBE was an English director who worked in film, television, and theatre. He was known for directing numerous television programmes and serials in a career which spanned over 40 years, and won a BAFTA TV Award for the musical drama serial Pennies from Heaven.

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A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026

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2023Died11 January 20232018The Ghost of Peter SellersFilm2010A History of HorrorSeries2005Tigon Tales of TerrorFilm, Himself1998ConquestFilm, Director1994The Lifeforce ExperimentFilm, Director1990CentrepointSeries, DirectorShe'll Take RomanceFilm, 1990Director1988A Summer StoryFilm, Director1986John Silver's Return to Treasure IslandSeries, Director1985Screen TwoSeries, Director1984Desert of LiesFilm, Director1982Rolling HomeFilm, Director1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuFilm, Director1978Pennies from HeavenSeries, Director1975Carbon CopyFilm, Director1972Six Days of JusticeSeries, DirectorThe Folk SingerFilm, 1972Director1970Man at the TopSeries, Director1969I Can't... I Can't...Film, Director1967CallanSeries, DirectorPoor CherryFilm, 1967Director1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Director1956Armchair TheatreSeries, Director1939Born18 March 1939

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

His notable theatrical films included the cult classic horror film The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), which is recognized as the progenitor of the folk horror genre.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2023 · aged 83