
Waris Hussein
Directing
Born: December 9, 1938
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
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).
Known For

Mrs. Henderson Presents
September 08, 2005

Mr. Nice
October 07, 2010

Doctor Who Confidential
March 26, 2005

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
November 25, 2023

Tales of Television Centre
May 17, 2012

Doctor Who: Origins
January 30, 2006

Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"
January 30, 2006

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
January 30, 2006

Doctor Who: Gallifrey
November 18, 2013

Cult People
January 01, 1989

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
April 05, 2008