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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).
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- Doctor Who (1963) Director
- Play for Today (1970) Director
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Director
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Director
- Compact (1962) Director
- Doctor Who Confidential (2005) Cast
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- The Sunday Drama (1977) Director
- Londoners (1965) Director
- Black and Blue (1973) Director
- Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) Director
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Director
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) Director
- Notorious Woman (1974) Director
- Princess Daisy (1983) Director
- Switched at Birth (1991) Director
- Melody (1971) Director
- Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) as Maharajah
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) Director
- Armchair Thriller (1978) Director
- Shoulder to Shoulder (1974) Director
- Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973) Director
- Mr. Nice (2010) as Mohammed Durrani
- A Touch of Love (1969) Director
- The Glittering Prizes (1976) Director
- Surviving (1985) Director
- When the Bough Breaks (1986) Director
- Intimate Contact (1987) Director
- Forbidden Nights (1990) Director
- The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) Director
- The Face on the Milk Carton (1995) Director
- Copacabana (1985) Director
- Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) Director
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025) as Self
- The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) Director
- A Child's Wish (1997) Director
- Death Penalty (1980) Director
- Coming Out of the Ice (1982) Director
- Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) Director
- Callie & Son (1981) Director
- Fall from Grace (1994) Director
- Corrigan Blake (1962) Cast
- Downpayment on Murder (1987) Director
- Baby Comes Home (1980) Director
- The Winter of Our Discontent (1983) Director
- Her Best Friend's Husband (2002) Director
- Arch of Triumph (1984) Director
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) Director
- Killer Instinct (1988) Director
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008) Cast
- Those She Left Behind (1989) Director
- Hedda Gabler (1972) Director
- And Baby Makes Six (1979) Director
- Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998) Director
- She Woke Up (1992) Director
- Murder Between Friends (1994) Director
- Doctor Who: Origins (2006) as Self
- Romance (1977) Director
- Tales of Television Centre (2012) as Self
- Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964) Director
- Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) Director
- Sixth Happiness (1997) Director
- The Henderson Monster (1980) Director
- Cult People (1989) as himself
- The Shell Seekers (1989) Director
- Daphne Laureola (1978) Director
- A Passage to India (1965) Director
- Macready's Gala (1966) Director
- Chips with Everything (1975) Director
- Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963) Director
- Love Letters on Blue Paper (1976) Director
- Rust (1973) Director
- For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993) Director
- The Connoisseur (1966) Director
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals (2023) as Self
- Toggle (1968) Director
- Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (2006) as Self
- A Man on Her Back (1966) Director
- Days in the Trees (1967) Director
- Doctor Who: Gallifrey (2013) as Ryoth
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Most-watched Waris Hussein films currently: Melody (1971), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), Mr. Nice (2010), A Touch of Love (1969), Surviving (1985).
What TV shows has Waris Hussein appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), Play for Today (1970), BBC Play of the Month (1965), ITV Playhouse (1967), Compact (1962).
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