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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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- Play for Today (1970) Director
- Doctor Who (1963) Director
- Great Performances (1971) Director
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Director
- Screen Two (1985) Director
- The Wednesday Play (1964) Director
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Director
- Compact (1962) Director
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) Director
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- Sunday-Night Play (1960) Director
- Doctor Who Confidential (2005) Cast
- Suspense (1962) Director
- Festival (1963) Director
- Londoners (1965) Director
- The Newcomers (1965) Director
- The Sunday Drama (1977) Director
- Moonstrike (1963) Director
- W. Somerset Maugham (1969) Director
- Armchair Thriller (1978) Director
- Romance (1977) Director
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Director
- Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) Director
- Black and Blue (1973) Director
- Boy Meets Girl (1967) Director
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) Director
- Switched at Birth (1991) Director
- Melody (1971) Director
- Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) as Maharajah
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) Director
- Between the Wars (1973) Director
- The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) Director
- Princess Daisy (1983) Director
- Notorious Woman (1974) Director
- Cult People (1989) as himself
- Supply and Demand (1998) Director
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025) as Self
- Copacabana (1985) Director
- Mr. Nice (2010) as Mohammed Durrani
- Thirteen Against Fate (1966) Director
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Most-watched Waris Hussein films currently: Melody (1971), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993), Cult People (1989), Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025).
What TV shows has Waris Hussein appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), Doctor Who (1963), Great Performances (1971), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Screen Two (1985).
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