Eugene Ferguson served as a director on Coronation Street from June 1982 to January 1984, November 1992 to October 1993 and May 2002 to August 2003 after having previously been a designer on the programme from 1970 to 1972. In total he directed 84 episodes of the programme including three episodes co-credited with Mervyn Cumming and six with John Anderson. He also directed the spin-off video The Women of Coronation Street and the tribute programme Doris Speed Remembered. His daughter, Samantha Ferguson, when a young baby, played the part of Jason Lomax, Ena Sharples's great-grandson in the programme in 1972.