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Waris Hussein
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Indian-British television and film director
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1938
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Menace and murder
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Film & TV
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).
Known for
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius — Self2025
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals — Self2023
- Remembers… — Self2022
- Tales of Television Centre — Self2012
- Mr. Nice — Mohammed Durrani2010
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen2008
- Doctor Who: Origins — Self2006
- Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' — Self2006
- Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS — Self2006
- Mrs. Henderson Presents — Maharajah2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Lucknow
- Mother
- Attia Hosain
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Clifton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Gallifrey 2011- Podshock with Waris Hussein - 5514760415.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- date of birth
- 1938-12-09
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Waris Hussein
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