
Waris Hussein
Directing
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

tv
8.1
2005
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · tv

tv
2022
Remembers…
2022 · tv

movie
6.7
2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · movie

movie
6.1
2010
Mr. Nice
2010 · movie

movie
7.5
2025
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · movie

movie
2008
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008 · movie

movie
4.7
2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 · movie

movie
8.5
2006
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · movie

movie
8.0
2012
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · movie

movie
7.0
1989
Cult People
1989 · movie

movie
8.0
2006
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 · movie

movie
7.0
2006
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 · movie