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Waris Hussein
Born
9 December 1938
Place
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Directing

Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career, he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).

As director

Her Best Friend's Husband

Her Best Friend's Husband

2002 · Director

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

1998 · Director
A Child's Wish

A Child's Wish

1997 · Director
Sixth Happiness

Sixth Happiness

1997 · Director
The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995 · Director
Murder Between Friends

Murder Between Friends

1994 · Director
Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace

1994 · Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993 · Director
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

1993 · Director
She Woke Up

She Woke Up

1992 · Director
Forbidden Nights

Forbidden Nights

1990 · Director
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

1989 · Director
Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989 · Director
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

1988 · Director
Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

1988 · Director
Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

1987 · Director
When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1986 · Director
Maggie

Maggie

1986 · Director
Copacabana

Copacabana

1985 · Director
Surviving

Surviving

1985 · Director
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1984 · Director
The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

1983 · Director
Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

1982 · Director
Callie & Son

Callie & Son

1981 · Director
Death Penalty

Death Penalty

1980 · Director
The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

1980 · Director
Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

1980 · Director
And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

1979 · Director
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 · Director
Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

1978 · Director

As actor

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025 · Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

2023 · Self
Tales of Television Centre

Tales of Television Centre

2012 · Self
Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

2010 · Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

2008
Doctor Who: Origins

Doctor Who: Origins

2006 · Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

2006 · Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

2006 · Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005 · Maharajah
Cult People

Cult People

1989 · himself