Waris Hussein
Known for DirectingBorn 1938-12-09Lucknow, 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).
Known for
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · as Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · as Maharajah
Mr. Nice
2010 · as Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Cult People
1989 · as himself
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · as Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 · as Self
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · as Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 · as Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 · as Self