Waris Hussein

Birthday: 1938-12-09
Birthplace: Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year Title Character
2025-04-17 Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
2025-04-06 Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2021-08-30 The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years Behind The Scenes
2010-10-07 Mr. Nice Mohammed Durrani
2008-04-05 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2005-09-08 Mrs. Henderson Presents Maharajah