Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein

Directing

December 9, 1938Lucknow, 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).

Known for

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

2010

Melody

Melody

1971

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963

Directing90

Her Best Friend's Husband

Her Best Friend's Husband

2002

Director

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

1998

Director

Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand

1998

Director

Sixth Happiness

Sixth Happiness

1997

Director

A Child's Wish

A Child's Wish

1997

Director

The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995

Director

Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace

1994

Director

Murder Between Friends

Murder Between Friends

1994

Director

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993

Director

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story

1993

Director

She Woke Up

She Woke Up

1992

Director

Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth

1991

Director

Forbidden Nights

Forbidden Nights

1990

Director

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

1989

Director

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

Director

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

1988

Director

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

1988

Director

Intimate Contact

Intimate Contact

1987

Director

Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

1987

Director

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1986

Director

Maggie

Maggie

1986

Director

Copacabana

Copacabana

1985

Director

Surviving

Surviving

1985

Director

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

Director

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1984

Director

The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

1983

Director

Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy

1983

Director

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

1982

Director

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

Director

Callie & Son

Callie & Son

1981

Director

Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

1980

Director

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

1980

Director

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

1980

Director

And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

1979

Director

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

1978

Director

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

Director

Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger

Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger

1978

Director

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

1978

Director

Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

1978

Director

The Sunday Drama

The Sunday Drama

1977

Director

Romance: Three Weeks

Romance: Three Weeks

1977

Director

Romance

1977

Director

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976

Director

Love Letters on Blue Paper

Love Letters on Blue Paper

1976

Director

The Glittering Prizes

The Glittering Prizes

1976

Director

Chips with Everything

Chips with Everything

1975

Director

Notorious Woman

Notorious Woman

1974

Director

Shoulder to Shoulder

Shoulder to Shoulder

1974

Director

Rust

1973

Director

Black and Blue

1973

Director

Between the Wars

Between the Wars

1973

Director

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

1973

Director

Hedda Gabler

1972

Director

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Director

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

Director

Melody

Melody

1971

Director

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Director

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Director

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

1970

Director

A Touch of Love

A Touch of Love

1969

Director

W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

1969

Director

Spoiled

Spoiled

1968

Director

Toggle

1968

Director

The Devil a Monk Would Be

The Devil a Monk Would Be

1967

Director

Sleeping Dog

Sleeping Dog

1967

Director

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967

Director

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1967

Director

Days in the Trees

Days in the Trees

1967

Director

Death of a Teddy Bear

Death of a Teddy Bear

1967

Director

Thirteen Against Fate

Thirteen Against Fate

1966

Director

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur

1966

Director

Ella

1966

Director

Macready's Gala

Macready's Gala

1966

Director

A Man on Her Back

A Man on Her Back

1966

Director

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1965

Director

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Director

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Director

The Newcomers

1965

Director

Londoners

Londoners

1965

Director

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

Director

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling

1964

Director

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

1964

Director

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963

Director

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Director

Festival

1963

Director

Moonstrike

1963

Director

Suspense

Suspense

1962

Director

Compact

Compact

1962

Director

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960

Director

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Director

Acting13

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

Self

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

2023

Self

Remembers…

Remembers…

2022

Self

Tales of Television Centre

Tales of Television Centre

2012

Self

Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

2010

Mohammed Durrani

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

2008

Doctor Who: Origins

Doctor Who: Origins

2006

Self

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

2006

Self

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

2006

Self

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

Maharajah

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Cult People

Cult People

1989

himself

Corrigan Blake

1962

Cholo

Writing3

Days in the Trees

Days in the Trees

1967

Screenplay

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Teleplay

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

Writer

Production1

Her Best Friend's Husband

Her Best Friend's Husband

2002

Co-Executive Producer