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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
- Great Performances (1971) Director
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Director
- Screen Two (1985) Director
- The Wednesday Play (1964) Director
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) Director
- Compact (1962) Director
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Director
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- Doctor Who Confidential (2005) Cast
- Sunday-Night Play (1960) Director
- Suspense (1962) Director
- Festival (1963) Director
- Boy Meets Girl (1967) Director
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) Director
- The Sunday Drama (1977) Director
- Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) Director
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Director
- W. Somerset Maugham (1969) Director
- Moonstrike (1963) Director
- Black and Blue (1973) Director
- Londoners (1965) Director
- Romance (1977) Director
- Princess Daisy (1983) Director
- The Newcomers (1965) Director
- Melody (1971) Director
- Switched at Birth (1991) Director
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) Director
- A Touch of Love (1969) Director
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025) as Self
- Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) as Maharajah
- Supply and Demand (1998) Director
- Thirteen Against Fate (1966) Director
- Copacabana (1985) Director
- Sleeping Dog (1967) Director
- Shoulder to Shoulder (1974) Director
- The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964) Director
- Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973) Director
- The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) Director
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Most-watched Waris Hussein films currently: Melody (1971), A Touch of Love (1969), Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), Copacabana (1985).
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Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), Play for Today (1970), Great Performances (1971), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Screen Two (1985).
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