
Directing · 87 years old
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).

Doctor Who: Origins
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Doctor Who Confidential

Tales of Television Centre
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Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
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Richard Burton: Wild Genius
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Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
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Doctor Who: Gallifrey
Ryoth

Mrs. Henderson Presents
Maharajah

Mr. Nice
Mohammed Durrani

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
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Cult People
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Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Remembers…
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Doctor Who
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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
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Princess Daisy
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Doctor Who: Marco Polo
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Melody
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Coming Out of the Ice
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Laurence Olivier Presents
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Copacabana
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Those She Left Behind
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
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