Waris Hussein

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).

Appearances

Crew

Doctor Who
7.9
Doctor Who
Director
Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
Armchair Thriller
4.2
Armchair Thriller
Director
Edward and Mrs Simpson
6.8
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Director
Compact
5.0
Compact
Director
Play for Today
6.6
Play for Today
Director
Black and Blue
6.5
Black and Blue
Director
Notorious Woman
6.5
Notorious Woman
Director
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
5.8
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Director
ITV Playhouse
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Director
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Director, Teleplay
Shoulder to Shoulder
6.5
Shoulder to Shoulder
Director
Romance
Romance
Director
The Possession of Joel Delaney
5.6
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Director
The Glittering Prizes
7.3
The Glittering Prizes
Director
Princess Daisy
7.4
Princess Daisy
Director
Copacabana
7.2
Copacabana
Director
Melody
7.1
Melody
Director
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
4.8
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Director
Callie & Son
6.8
Callie & Son
Director
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Director
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
6.7
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Director
The Face on the Milk Carton
6.5
The Face on the Milk Carton
Director
Intimate Contact
4.3
Intimate Contact
Director
A Touch of Love
6.6
A Touch of Love
Director
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
6.6
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
6.0
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Director
Arch of Triumph
5.2
Arch of Triumph
Director
Coming Out of the Ice
7.4
Coming Out of the Ice
Director
The Shell Seekers
6.5
The Shell Seekers
Director
She Woke Up
5.7
She Woke Up
Director
The Henderson Monster
6.0
The Henderson Monster
Director
Surviving
5.0
Surviving
Director
When the Bough Breaks
6.4
When the Bough Breaks
Director
Forbidden Nights
6.3
Forbidden Nights
Director
Sixth Happiness
4.8
Sixth Happiness
Director
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
8.0
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Director
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
10.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Director
Murder Between Friends
10.0
Murder Between Friends
Director
Baby Comes Home
Baby Comes Home
Director
Londoners
Londoners
Director
Her Best Friend's Husband
5.1
Her Best Friend's Husband
Director, Co-Executive Producer
Switched at Birth
7.0
Switched at Birth
Director
The Sunday Drama
5.0
The Sunday Drama
Director
A Child's Wish
6.3
A Child's Wish
Director
Killer Instinct
6.2
Killer Instinct
Director
Those She Left Behind
6.7
Those She Left Behind
Director
The Winter of Our Discontent
5.3
The Winter of Our Discontent
Director
Fall from Grace
4.0
Fall from Grace
Director
Downpayment on Murder
6.3
Downpayment on Murder
Director
And Baby Makes Six
10.0
And Baby Makes Six
Director
Hedda Gabler
8.0
Hedda Gabler
Director
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
7.4
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Director
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
7.2
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Director
Daphne Laureola
7.5
Daphne Laureola
Director
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
6.3
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
Director
Love Letters on Blue Paper
8.0
Love Letters on Blue Paper
Director
Death Penalty
8.0
Death Penalty
Director
Macready's Gala
7.0
Macready's Gala
Director
The Connoisseur
10.0
The Connoisseur
Director
A Man on Her Back
7.0
A Man on Her Back
Director
Toggle
10.0
Toggle
Director
A Passage to India
8.0
A Passage to India
Director
Rust
Rust
Director
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
Director
Chips with Everything
8.0
Chips with Everything
Director
Ella
9.0
Ella
Director
Death of a Teddy Bear
Death of a Teddy Bear
Director
Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees
Director, Screenplay
Sleeping Dog
Sleeping Dog
Director
The Devil a Monk Would Be
The Devil a Monk Would Be
Director
Spoiled
Spoiled
Director
Romance: Three Weeks
Romance: Three Weeks
Director
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