
Waris Hussein
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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).
Born: December 9, 1938 · Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Filmography (29)

TV
Remembers…
2022
Actor

Mr. Nice
2010
Actor: Mohammed Durrani

Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
Actor: Maharajah

TV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Actor

Her Best Friend's Husband
2002
DirectorCo-Executive Producer

The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
Director

The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
Director

The Shell Seekers
1989
Director

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
Director

Surviving
1985
Director

Arch of Triumph
1984
Director

TV
Princess Daisy
1983
Director

Coming Out of the Ice
1982
Director

TV
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
Director

Callie & Son
1981
Director

TV
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Director

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
Director

The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
Director

Melody
1971
Director

TV
Play for Today
1970
Director

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970
Director

A Touch of Love
1969
Director

TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965
DirectorTeleplay

TV
Londoners
1965
Director

Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
Director

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
Director

TV
Doctor Who
1963
Director

TV
Compact
1962
Director

TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Director
