Waris Hussein
Director · Actor · WriterWaris 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).
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Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
Self
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Self
Mr. Nice
2010
Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006
Self
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006
Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
Maharajah
Cult People
1989
himself
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Her Best Friend's Husband
2002
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- Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
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A Child's Wish
1997
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Sixth Happiness
1997
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The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
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Murder Between Friends
1994
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Fall from Grace
1994
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The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
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For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1993
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She Woke Up
1992
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Forbidden Nights
1990
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The Shell Seekers
1989
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Those She Left Behind
1989
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
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Killer Instinct
1988
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Downpayment on Murder
1987
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When the Bough Breaks
1986
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Maggie
1986
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Copacabana
1985
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Surviving
1985
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Arch of Triumph
1984
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The Winter of Our Discontent
1983
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Coming Out of the Ice
1982
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Callie & Son
1981
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Death Penalty
1980
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The Henderson Monster
1980
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Baby Comes Home
1980
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And Baby Makes Six
1979
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
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Daphne Laureola
1978
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- Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
1978
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- Romance: Three Weeks
Romance: Three Weeks
1977
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Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976
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Chips with Everything
1975
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- Rust
Rust
1973
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The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
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- Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
1972
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Melody
1971
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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970
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A Touch of Love
1969
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- Toggle
Toggle
1968
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Spoiled
1968
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Death of a Teddy Bear
1967
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Days in the Trees
1967
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Sleeping Dog
1967
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The Devil a Monk Would Be
1967
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Macready's Gala
1966
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The Connoisseur
1966
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A Man on Her Back
1966
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- Ella
Ella
1966
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A Passage to India
1965
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Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
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