
Waris Hussein
Directing
Born 1938-12-09 · Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
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).
Filmography

Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Nov 10, 2025

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Nov 25, 2023

Doctor Who: Gallifrey
Nov 18, 2013

Tales of Television Centre
May 17, 2012

Mr. Nice
Oct 7, 2010

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Apr 5, 2008

Doctor Who: Origins
Jan 30, 2006

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
Jan 30, 2006

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
Jan 30, 2006

Mrs. Henderson Presents
Sep 8, 2005

Cult People
Jan 1, 1989