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Waris Hussein

Director • Born 1938

Waris Hussein

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About

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

Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoSeries • 1963Great Performances posterGreat PerformancesSeries • 1971Play for Today posterPlay for TodaySeries • 1970The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Thirty-Minute Theatre posterThirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Compact posterCompactSeries • 1962Doctor Who Confidential posterDoctor Who ConfidentialSeries • 2005Suspense posterSuspenseSeries • 1962Melody posterMelodyMovie • 1971Mrs. Henderson Presents posterMrs. Henderson PresentsMovie • 2005Mr. Nice posterMr. NiceMovie • 2010The Possession of Joel Delaney posterThe Possession of Joel DelaneyMovie • 1972Henry VIII and His Six Wives posterHenry VIII and His Six WivesMovie • 1972Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child posterDoctor Who: An Unearthly ChildMovie • 1963The Face on the Milk Carton posterThe Face on the Milk CartonMovie • 1995