Waris Hussein
About the person
Career:
Directing
Date of birth:1938-12-0987
Place of birth:Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Richard Burton: Wild GeniusSelf2025-11-107.52
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & ScandalsSelf2023-11-254.73
- Tales of Television CentreSelf2012-05-178.01
- Mr. NiceMohammed Durrani2010-10-076.1165
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen2008-04-050.00
- Doctor Who: OriginsSelf2006-01-308.51
- Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'Self2006-01-307.01
- Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDISSelf2006-01-308.01
- Mrs. Henderson PresentsMaharajah2005-09-086.7234
- Doctor Who Confidential2005-03-268.136
- Cult Peoplehimself1989-01-017.01