Directing
Waris Hussein
Born December 9, 1938 Lucknow, 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).
Directed Films
5.1
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002·Drama
4.8
Sixth Happiness
1997·Drama
6.3
A Child's Wish
1997·Drama
6.5
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995·Drama
4.0
Fall from Grace
1994·Drama
10.0
Murder Between Friends
1994·Thriller
6.0
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993·Drama
6.3
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1993·Drama
5.7
She Woke Up
1992·Mystery
6.3
Forbidden Nights
1990·Drama
6.5
The Shell Seekers
1989·Drama
6.7
Those She Left Behind
1989·Drama
6.2
Killer Instinct
1988·Drama
6.6
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988·Drama
6.3
Downpayment on Murder
1987·Thriller
6.4
When the Bough Breaks
1986·Crime
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Maggie
1986·Comedy
7.2
Copacabana
1985·Comedy
5.0
Surviving
1985·Drama
5.2
Arch of Triumph
1984·Drama
5.3
The Winter of Our Discontent
1983·Drama
7.4
Coming Out of the Ice
1982·Drama
6.8
Callie & Son
1981·Drama
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Baby Comes Home
1980·Comedy
Also Appeared In
7.5
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025·Documentary
4.7
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023·Documentary
8.0
Tales of Television Centre
2012·Documentary
6.1
Mr. Nice
2010·Comedy
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Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008·Documentary
8.5
Doctor Who: Origins
2006·Documentary
7.0
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006·Documentary
8.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006·Documentary
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005·Comedy
7.0
Cult People
1989·Documentary