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Waris Hussein
Biography
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).
Top Filmography

6.6
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 // MOVIE

6.1
Mr. Nice
2010 // MOVIE

8.2
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 // TV

4.7
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 // MOVIE

7.5
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 // MOVIE

8.0
Tales of Television Centre
2012 // MOVIE

8.5
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 // MOVIE

7.0
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 // MOVIE

8.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 // MOVIE

7.0
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2013 // MOVIE

0.0
Cult People
1989 // MOVIE

0.0
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008 // MOVIE
0.0
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2025 // MOVIE
0.0
Corrigan Blake
1962 // TV

0.0
Remembers…
2022 // TV