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Waris Hussein

Cast & creator

Waris Hussein

1938-12-09 (age 87) Lucknow, United Provinces, British IndiaIMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, Great Performances, Play for Today

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).

Movies

67

film credits

Series

41

television credits

Career

14

1951–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Director · 1963

Great Performances

Great Performances

Director · 1971

Play for Today

Play for Today

Director · 1970

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Director · 1964

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Writer · 1964

Across film & television

Filmography (108)

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Director

Great Performances

Great Performances

Director

Play for Today

Play for Today

Director

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Director

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Writer

Screen Two

Screen Two

Director

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Director

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Director

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Teleplay

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Director

Compact

Compact

Director

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

Sunday-Night Play

Director

Remembers…

Remembers…

Self

Suspense

Suspense

Director

Festival

Director

The Sunday Drama

Director

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Director

W. Somerset Maugham

Director

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

Director

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Director

Moonstrike

Director

Romance

Director

Londoners

Londoners

Director

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Director

Black and Blue

Director

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Director

Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy

Director

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

Director

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

Director

Shoulder to Shoulder

Shoulder to Shoulder

Director

Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth

Director

Notorious Woman

Notorious Woman

Director

Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand

Director

A Touch of Love

A Touch of Love

Director

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Maharajah

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling

Director

Thirteen Against Fate

Thirteen Against Fate

Director

Between the Wars

Director

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

Director

Melody

Melody

Director

The Newcomers

Director

Copacabana

Copacabana

Director

Intimate Contact

Intimate Contact

Director

Corrigan Blake

Cholo

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Director

Sleeping Dog

Sleeping Dog

Director

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Director

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Director

Cult People

Cult People

himself

Her Best Friend's Husband

Her Best Friend's Husband

Director

Her Best Friend's Husband

Her Best Friend's Husband

Co-Executive Producer

Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

Mohammed Durrani

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

Director

The Glittering Prizes

The Glittering Prizes

Director

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Director

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Self

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

Director

A Child's Wish

A Child's Wish

Director

The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

Director

Toggle

Director

Ella

Director

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Self

Spoiled

Spoiled

Director

Tales of Television Centre

Tales of Television Centre

Self

Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace

Director

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

Director

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

Director

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Director

Death of a Teddy Bear

Death of a Teddy Bear

Director

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Director

The Devil a Monk Would Be

The Devil a Monk Would Be

Director

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Director

Doctor Who: Origins

Doctor Who: Origins

Self

Days in the Trees

Days in the Trees

Director

Days in the Trees

Days in the Trees

Screenplay

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

Director

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

Director

Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

Director

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

Director

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

Self

And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

Director

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

Director

She Woke Up

She Woke Up

Director

Maggie

Maggie

Director

Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

Director

Surviving

Surviving

Director

Love Letters on Blue Paper

Love Letters on Blue Paper

Director

Macready's Gala

Macready's Gala

Director

Callie & Son

Callie & Son

Director

Waris Hussein in Conversation

Waris Hussein in Conversation

Self

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

Director

A Man on Her Back

A Man on Her Back

Director

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

Director

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Director

Hedda Gabler

Director

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

Self

Sixth Happiness

Sixth Happiness

Director

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

Director

Forbidden Nights

Forbidden Nights

Director

Murder Between Friends

Murder Between Friends

Director

Romance: Three Weeks

Director

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur

Director

Chips with Everything

Chips with Everything

Director

Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

Director

Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger

Director

Rust

Director