Brian Mills
Brian Arthur Mills (25 October 1933 – 3 June 2006) was a British television director, mainly for Granada Television. His credits (as director) include Strangers, Bulman, First Among Equals, Coronation Street and Granada's Sherlock Holmes series. He was the only television director to direct episodes of Coronation Street in each of its first five decades.
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Brian Mills
- Name
- Brian Mills
- Birth Name
- Brian Arthur Mills
- Born
- 25 October 1933
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England
- Died
- 3 June 2006
- Occupation
- Television director
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Brian Mills (5 October 1933 – 3 June 2006) was a director.
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Mills was married to the stage and television actress Brigit Forsyth although they separated in 1999, seven years before his death on 3 June 2006 aged 72.
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• Name — Brian Mills • Birth Name — Brian Arthur Mills • Born — 25 October 1933 • Birthplace — Manchester, England • Died — 3 June 2006 • Place of death — Manchester, England • Occupation — Television director • Children — 3
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