Waris Hussein
Directing
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 103
Movies (64)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius2025Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals2023Self
Tales of Television Centre2012Self
Mr. Nice2010Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen2008
Doctor Who: Origins2006Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS2006Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'2006Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents2005Maharajah
Her Best Friend's Husband2002Directing- Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story1998Directing
Sixth Happiness1997Directing
A Child's Wish1997Directing
The Face on the Milk Carton1995Directing
Fall from Grace1994Directing
Murder Between Friends1994Directing
The Clothes in the Wardrobe1993Directing
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story1993Directing
She Woke Up1992Directing
Forbidden Nights1990Directing
The Shell Seekers1989Directing
Those She Left Behind1989Directing
Cult People1989himself
Killer Instinct1988Directing
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World1988Directing
Downpayment on Murder1987Directing
When the Bough Breaks1986Directing
Maggie1986Directing
Copacabana1985Directing
Surviving1985Directing
Shows (39)
Remembers…2022Self
Doctor Who Confidential2005
Supply and Demand1998Directing
Switched at Birth1991Directing
Intimate Contact1987Directing
Screen Two1985Directing
Princess Daisy1983Directing
Little Gloria... Happy at Last1982Directing
Edward and Mrs Simpson1978Directing
Armchair Thriller1978Directing- The Sunday Drama1977Directing
- Romance1977Directing
Laurence Olivier Presents1976Directing
The Glittering Prizes1976Directing
Notorious Woman1974Directing
Shoulder to Shoulder1974Directing- Black and Blue1973Directing
- Between the Wars1973Directing
Divorce His, Divorce Hers1973Directing
Great Performances1971Directing
Play for Today1970Directing- W. Somerset Maugham1969Directing
ITV Playhouse1967Directing
Boy Meets Girl1967Directing
Thirteen Against Fate1966Directing
BBC Play of the Month1965Directing
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965Directing- The Newcomers1965Directing
Londoners1965Directing
The Wednesday Play1964Directing