Directing
Waris Hussein
Born Dec 9, 1938 · 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).
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Directed
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002
Drama · TV Movie
Sixth Happiness
1998
Drama
Supply and Demand
1998
Crime · Drama
A Child's Wish
1997
Drama · Family
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
Drama
Fall from Grace
1994
Drama · TV Movie
Murder Between Friends
1994
Thriller · TV Movie
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
Drama · TV Movie
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1993
Drama · TV Movie
She Woke Up
1992
Mystery · Thriller · TV Movie
Switched at Birth
1991
Drama
Forbidden Nights
1990
Drama · TV Movie
The Shell Seekers
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Those She Left Behind
1989
Drama
Killer Instinct
1988
TV Movie · Drama
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
Drama · TV Movie
Intimate Contact
1987
Drama
Downpayment on Murder
1987
Thriller · TV Movie
When the Bough Breaks
1986
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Maggie
1986
Comedy · Mystery · TV Movie
Copacabana
1985
Comedy · Music · Romance
Surviving
1985
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Arch of Triumph
1984
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
The Winter of Our Discontent
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Princess Daisy
1983
Drama
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
Drama
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
Drama
Callie & Son
1981
Drama · TV Movie
Baby Comes Home
1980
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
The Henderson Monster
1980
TV Movie · Drama · Horror
Death Penalty
1980
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
And Baby Makes Six
1979
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Drama
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Armchair Thriller
1978
Drama
Daphne Laureola
1978
Drama
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Drama
Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
The Glittering Prizes
1976
Drama
Chips with Everything
1975
Notorious Woman
1974
Drama
Shoulder to Shoulder
1974
Drama
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
Drama
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
Drama · History
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
Horror
Melody
1971
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
Play for Today
1970
Drama
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970
Comedy · Drama · Romance
A Touch of Love
1969
Drama
Spoiled
1968
Drama · TV Movie
The Devil a Monk Would Be
1967
Drama · TV Movie
Sleeping Dog
1967
Drama · TV Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967
Drama
Boy Meets Girl
1967
Drama · Comedy
Days in the Trees
1967
Drama · TV Movie
Death of a Teddy Bear
1967
TV Movie · Drama
Thirteen Against Fate
1966
The Connoisseur
1966
TV Movie
Macready's Gala
1966
TV Movie
A Man on Her Back
1966
TV Movie
A Passage to India
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Drama
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Drama
Londoners
1965
Drama
The Wednesday Play
1964
Drama
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
Science Fiction · Adventure · Drama
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
Science Fiction · Drama · Adventure
Doctor Who
1963
Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Suspense
1962
Mystery · Drama
Compact
1962
Drama · Soap
Acting
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
Documentary
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
Documentary
Waris Hussein in Conversation
2023
Documentary
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Documentary
Mr. Nice
2010
Comedy · Crime · Drama
