Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein

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).

On screen

  • Doctor Who Confidential

Behind the camera

  • Supply and Demand
  • Switched at Birth
  • Intimate Contact
  • Screen Two
  • Princess Daisy
  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last
  • Armchair Thriller
  • Edward and Mrs Simpson
  • Laurence Olivier Presents
  • The Glittering Prizes
  • Notorious Woman
  • Shoulder to Shoulder
  • Divorce His, Divorce Hers
  • Great Performances
  • Play for Today
  • ITV Playhouse
  • Boy Meets Girl
  • Thirteen Against Fate
  • BBC Play of the Month
  • Londoners
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre
  • The Wednesday Play
  • Doctor Who
  • Compact
  • Suspense
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

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