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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).

Known For: Directing

Born: Lucknow, United Provinces, British India, 1938-12-09

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1989	Cult People	himself	0
2	2005	Mrs. Henderson Presents	Maharajah	67
3	2006	Doctor Who: Origins	Self	0
4	2006	Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"	Self	0
5	2006	Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS	Self	0
6	2008	Verity Lambert: Drama Queen		0
7	2010	Mr. Nice	Mohammed Durrani	61
8	2012	Tales of Television Centre	Self	80
9	2021	The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years Behind The Scenes		0
10	2023	Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals	Self	47
11	2025	Doctor Who: Gallifrey		0
12	2025	Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	Corrigan Blake		0
2	2005	Doctor Who Confidential		81