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Piers Haggard

Piers Haggard

Director, also writer and actor · Died January 11, 2023, aged 83 · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Piers Inigo Haggard OBE, was a British theatre, film and television director, although he worked mostly in the latter. Haggard was born in London but grew up on a small farm in Clackmannanshire. His daughter is the actress Daisy Haggard.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 18, 1939
Died
January 11, 2023 (aged 83)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, also writer and actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Piers Haggard's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Power
21%
Society
15%
Survival
12%
Ideas
12%
Self
8%
Morality
8%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Piers Haggard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Piers Haggard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

77 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Space Precinct: Deathwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Shell Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • McCready and Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Cold Enough for Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Interview Day(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Space Precinct(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Lifeforce Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Four Eyes and Six-Guns(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • She'll Take Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Centrepoint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Back Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Fulfillment of Mary Gray(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Summer Story(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Visitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Knockback: 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Knockback: 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Desert of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Waters of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Rolling Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Objects of Affection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Venom(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Reinhardt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Quatermass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Quatermass Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Fire Routine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Pennies from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Love for Lydia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Velvet Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Chester Mystery Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Carbon Copy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Against the Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Love School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • According to the Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Zodiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Vérité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Armchair 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Folk Singer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Carson Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Six Days of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Who's Afraid of Opera? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Evelyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Ireland, Mother Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Blood on Satan's Claw(1971)

    Director · Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Man at the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • No Trams to Lime Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • I Can't... I Can't... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Patriot Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Neutral Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • The Jazz Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Poor Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Production Design

  • Blow-Up(1966)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • The Newcomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Public Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Veritie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles, 76 of them dated from 1956 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

A Summer Story (1988)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing75 of 77: 73 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting1 of 77: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 77: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s15 · crew1970s30 · crew1980s18 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 1979.

WinNomination
  1. 1979
    • BAFTA Award, won · Most Original Programme/Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series/Serial

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Piers Haggard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

The Fulfillment of Mary Gray (1989)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Callan (1967)

Midcredits 91st · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Piers Haggard's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Piers Haggard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Piers Haggard's MovieCove titles; Simon Williams shares the most, 2.