Waris Hussein
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).
Personal Details
Movies (42)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
as Self
2025
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2025
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self
2023
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
as Ryoth
2013
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2012
Mr. Nice
as Mohammed Durrani
2010
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
2006
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
as Self
2006
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
as Self
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Maharajah
2005
Her Best Friend's Husband
Director (Directing)
2002
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Director (Directing)
1998
Sixth Happiness
Director (Directing)
1997
A Child's Wish
Director (Directing)
1997
The Face on the Milk Carton
Director (Directing)
1995
Fall from Grace
Director (Directing)
1994
Murder Between Friends
Director (Directing)
1994
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Director (Directing)
1993
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
Director (Directing)
1993
She Woke Up
Director (Directing)
1992
Forbidden Nights
Director (Directing)
1990
The Shell Seekers
Director (Directing)
1989
Those She Left Behind
Director (Directing)
1989
Cult People
as himself
1989
Killer Instinct
Director (Directing)
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Director (Directing)
1988
Downpayment on Murder
Director (Directing)
1987
When the Bough Breaks
Director (Directing)
1986
Copacabana
Director (Directing)
1985
Surviving
Director (Directing)
1985
Arch of Triumph
Director (Directing)
1984
The Winter of Our Discontent
Director (Directing)
1983
Coming Out of the Ice
Director (Directing)
1982
Callie & Son
Director (Directing)
1981
Baby Comes Home
Director (Directing)
1980
The Henderson Monster
Director (Directing)
1980
Death Penalty
Director (Directing)
1980
And Baby Makes Six
Director (Directing)
1979
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Director (Directing)
1978
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
Director (Directing)
1978
Daphne Laureola
Director (Directing)
1978
TV Shows (8)
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Switched at Birth
Director (Directing)
1991
Intimate Contact
Director (Directing)
1987
Princess Daisy
Director (Directing)
1983
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Director (Directing)
1982
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Director (Directing)
1978
Armchair Thriller
Director (Directing)
1978
Romance
Director (Directing)
1977