Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein

🎞 Director

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

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

7.5

Doctor Who: Gallifrey

2025

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

2023

4.7
Doctor Who: Gallifrey

Doctor Who: Gallifrey

2013

7.0
Tales of Television Centre

Tales of Television Centre

2012

8.0
Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

2010

6.1
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

2008

Doctor Who: Origins

Doctor Who: Origins

2006

8.5
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

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

2006

7.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

2006

8.0
Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

6.6
Her Best Friend's Husband

Her Best Friend's Husband

2002

4.7
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Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

1998

🎬 Director
Sixth Happiness

Sixth Happiness

1997

3.0
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A Child's Wish

A Child's Wish

1997

6.2
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The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995

6.4
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Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace

1994

1.0
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Murder Between Friends

Murder Between Friends

1994

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The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993

5.6
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For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

1993

5.5
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She Woke Up

She Woke Up

1992

5.0
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Forbidden Nights

Forbidden Nights

1990

5.7
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The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

1989

6.3
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Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

6.7
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Cult People

Cult People

1989

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

1988

6.0
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

1988

6.6
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Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

1987

6.0
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When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1986

5.5
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Copacabana

Copacabana

1985

6.8
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Surviving

Surviving

1985

4.5
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Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1984

5.0
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The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

1983

4.0
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Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

1982

7.0
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Callie & Son

Callie & Son

1981

6.3
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Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

1980

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The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

1980

4.0
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Death Penalty

Death Penalty

1980

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And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

1979

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Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

10.0
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