robert william young (born 16 march 1933) is a british television and movie director. his credits include "vampire circus" (1972), "soldier's home" (1977), "splitting heirs" (1993), "fierce creatures" (1997) and "blood monkey" (2007). he also directed episodes of "minder", "bergerac" and "jeeves and wooster". young was born in cheltenham, gloucestershire.