Director
Waris Hussein
87 years · Lucknow, United Provinces, British India · 58 films
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).
Best known for
Filmography 58
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 · Self
Waris Hussein in Conversation
2023 · Self
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · Self
Mr. Nice
2010 · Mohammed Durrani
On Plex
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008 · Actor
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 · Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 · Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Maharajah
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002 · Director
Sixth Happiness
1998 · Director
On BFI Player Amazon Channel
A Child's Wish
1997 · Director
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995 · Director
Fall from Grace
1994 · Director
Murder Between Friends
1994 · Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993 · Director
On Kanopy
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1993 · Director
She Woke Up
1992 · Director
Forbidden Nights
1990 · Director
The Shell Seekers
1989 · Director
On Philo
Those She Left Behind
1989 · Director
Cult People
1989 · himself
Killer Instinct
1988 · Director