Waris Hussein
Born
9 December 1938 (87)
Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Biography
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).
Filmography (40)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2025
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2013
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Mr. Nice
2010
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
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Sixth Happiness
1997
A Child's Wish
1997
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
Fall from Grace
1994
Murder Between Friends
1994
🎬 Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1993
She Woke Up
1992
Forbidden Nights
1990
The Shell Seekers
1989
Those She Left Behind
1989
Cult People
1989
Killer Instinct
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
Downpayment on Murder
1987
When the Bough Breaks
1986
Copacabana
1985
Surviving
1985
Arch of Triumph
1984
The Winter of Our Discontent
1983
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
Callie & Son
1981
Baby Comes Home
1980
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The Henderson Monster
1980
Death Penalty
1980
🎬 Director
And Baby Makes Six
1979
🎬 Director
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978