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. 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.