Waris Hussein
Directing • Born 1938-12-09
Directing1Lucknow, 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
15 credits
Cult People
Movie • 1989
himself
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Movie • 2005
Maharajah
Mr. Nice
Movie • 2010
Mohammed Durrani
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Movie • 2023
Self
Tales of Television Centre
Movie • 2012
Self
Doctor Who: Origins
Movie • 2006
Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Movie • 2006
Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Movie • 2006
Self
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Movie • 2008
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
Movie • 2025
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
Movie • 2013
Ryoth
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Movie • 2025
Self
Doctor Who Confidential
TV • 2005
Corrigan Blake
TV • 1962
Remembers…
TV • 2022
Self