Waris Hussein

Director

Born: December 9, 1938 (age 87)
From: Lucknow, United Provinces, British India

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 (64)

Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025)
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Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals (2023)
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Tales of Television Centre (2012)
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Mr. Nice (2010)
Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008)
Doctor Who: Origins (2006)
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Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' (2006)
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Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (2006)
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Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Maharajah
Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)
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Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)
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Sixth Happiness (1997)
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A Child's Wish (1997)
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The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)
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Fall from Grace (1994)
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Murder Between Friends (1994)
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The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993)
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For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993)
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She Woke Up (1992)
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Forbidden Nights (1990)
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The Shell Seekers (1989)
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Those She Left Behind (1989)
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Cult People (1989)
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Killer Instinct (1988)
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
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Downpayment on Murder (1987)
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When the Bough Breaks (1986)
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Maggie (1986)
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Copacabana (1985)
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Surviving (1985)
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