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Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein

Born: 1938-12-09 • 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
Richard Burton: Wild Genius poster
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 • Self
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Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2025
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals poster
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 • Self
Doctor Who: Gallifrey poster
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2013 • Ryoth
Tales of Television Centre poster
Tales of Television Centre
2012 • Self
Mr. Nice poster
Mr. Nice
2010 • Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen poster
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Doctor Who: Origins poster
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 • Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' poster
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 • Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS poster
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 • Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents poster
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 • Maharajah
Cult People poster
Cult People
1989 • himself