Directing
Waris Hussein
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
66
8.4
Doctor Who
Director
667.0
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Maharajah
486.4
Mr. Nice
Mohammed Durrani
807.5
Melody
Director
8.0
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Series
5.8
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Director
6.6
The Face on the Milk Carton
Director
7.9
Great Performances
Director
7.3 TMDB
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Director
6.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Director
6.3
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Director
6.3
A Touch of Love
Director
7.2
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Director
6.4
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Director
5.2
Her Best Friend's Husband
Director, Co-Executive Producer
5.5
Arch of Triumph
Director
7.8
Play for Today
Director
5.4
Callie & Son
Director
6.4
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Director
7.4
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Director
Filmography
- 2025Richard Burton: Wild GeniusSelfMovie
- 2023Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & ScandalsSelfMovie
- 2023Waris Hussein in ConversationSelfMovie
- 2022Remembers…SelfSeries
- 2012Tales of Television CentreSelfMovie
- 2010Mr. NiceMohammed DurraniMovie
- 2008Verity Lambert: Drama QueenMovie
- 2006Doctor Who: OriginsSelfMovie
- 2006Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'SelfMovie
- 2006Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDISSelfMovie
- 2005Mrs. Henderson PresentsMaharajahMovie
- 2005Doctor Who ConfidentialSeries
- 2002Her Best Friend's HusbandDirector, Co-Executive ProducerMovie
- 1998Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman StoryDirectorMovie
- 1998Sixth HappinessDirectorMovie
- 1998Supply and DemandDirectorSeries
- 1997A Child's WishDirectorMovie
- 1995The Face on the Milk CartonDirectorMovie
- 1994Fall from GraceDirectorMovie
- 1994Murder Between FriendsDirectorMovie
- 1993The Clothes in the WardrobeDirectorMovie
- 1993For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala StoryDirectorMovie
- 1992She Woke UpDirectorMovie
- 1991Switched at BirthDirectorSeries
- 1990Forbidden NightsDirectorMovie
- 1989The Shell SeekersDirectorMovie
- 1989Those She Left BehindDirectorMovie
- 1989Cult PeoplehimselfMovie
- 1988Killer InstinctDirectorMovie
- 1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldDirectorMovie
- 1987Intimate ContactDirectorSeries
- 1987Downpayment on MurderDirectorMovie
- 1986When the Bough BreaksDirectorMovie
- 1986MaggieDirectorMovie
- 1985CopacabanaDirectorMovie
- 1985SurvivingDirectorMovie
- 1985Screen TwoDirectorSeries
- 1984Arch of TriumphDirectorMovie
- 1983The Winter of Our DiscontentDirectorMovie
- 1983Princess DaisyDirectorSeries
- 1982Coming Out of the IceDirectorMovie
- 1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastDirectorSeries
- 1981Callie & SonDirectorMovie
- 1980Baby Comes HomeDirectorMovie
- 1980The Henderson MonsterDirectorMovie
- 1980Death PenaltyDirectorMovie
- 1979And Baby Makes SixDirectorMovie
- 1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonDirectorSeries
- 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonDirectorMovie
- 1978Armchair ThrillerDirectorSeries
- 1978Armchair Thriller – Rachel in DangerDirectorMovie
- 1978Daphne LaureolaDirectorMovie
- 1977The Sunday DramaDirectorSeries
- 1977Romance: Three WeeksDirectorMovie
- 1977RomanceDirectorSeries
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsDirectorSeries
- 1976Love Letters on Blue PaperDirectorMovie
- 1976The Glittering PrizesDirectorSeries
- 1975Chips with EverythingDirectorMovie
- 1974Notorious WomanDirectorSeries
- 1974Shoulder to ShoulderDirectorSeries
- 1973RustDirectorMovie
- 1973Black and BlueDirectorSeries
- 1973Between the WarsDirectorSeries
- 1973Divorce His, Divorce HersDirectorSeries
- 1972Hedda GablerDirectorMovie
- 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesDirectorMovie
- 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyDirectorMovie
- 1971MelodyDirectorMovie
- 1971Great PerformancesDirectorSeries
- 1970Play for TodayDirectorSeries
- 1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the BronxDirectorMovie
- 1969A Touch of LoveDirectorMovie
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamDirectorSeries
- 1968SpoiledDirectorMovie
- 1968ToggleDirectorMovie
- 1967The Devil a Monk Would BeDirectorMovie
- 1967Sleeping DogDirectorMovie
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDirectorSeries
- 1967Boy Meets GirlDirectorSeries
- 1967Days in the TreesDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1967Death of a Teddy BearDirectorMovie
- 1966Thirteen Against FateDirectorSeries
- 1966The ConnoisseurDirectorMovie
- 1966EllaDirectorMovie
- 1966Macready's GalaDirectorMovie
- 1966A Man on Her BackDirectorMovie
- 1965A Passage to IndiaDirectorMovie
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthDirector, TeleplaySeries
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDirectorSeries
- 1965The NewcomersDirectorSeries
- 1965LondonersDirectorSeries
- 1964The Wednesday PlayDirector, WriterSeries
- 1964The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingDirectorSeries
- 1964Doctor Who: Marco PoloDirectorMovie
- 1963Doctor WhoDirectorSeries
- 1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildDirectorMovie
- 1963FestivalDirectorSeries
- 1963MoonstrikeDirectorSeries
- 1962SuspenseDirectorSeries
- 1962Corrigan BlakeCholoSeries
- 1962CompactDirectorSeries
- 1960Sunday-Night PlayDirectorSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDirectorSeries