Biography
Waris Hussein
Directing
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). In total, there are 104 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can br…
Career works
104
Movies
65
Series
39
Career average
7.1/10
Birth date
12/09/1938
Place of birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Filmography highlights
Movies
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · 7.5
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 · 4.7
Waris Hussein in Conversation
2023
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · 8.0
Mr. Nice
2010 · 6.1
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · 8.5
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 · 7.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 · 8.0
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · 6.7
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002 · 5.1
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Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998 · 8.0
Sixth Happiness
1997 · 4.8
A Child's Wish
1997 · 6.3
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995 · 6.5
Series
Remembers…
2022 · 7.0
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · 8.1
Supply and Demand
1998 · 10.0
Switched at Birth
1991 · 7.0
Intimate Contact
1987 · 4.3
Screen Two
1985 · 7.1
Princess Daisy
1983 · 7.4
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982 · 5.8
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · 6.8
Armchair Thriller
1978 · 4.7
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The Sunday Drama
1977 · 5.0
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Romance
1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 · 7.0
The Glittering Prizes
1976 · 7.3
Notorious Woman
1974 · 6.5