Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein

85 · Born: Dec 9, 1938

Personal Details

Born Dec 9, 1938 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India

Biography

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).

Career

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1989
Cult People
Cult People
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2002
Her Best Friend's Husband
Her Best Friend's Husband as Director
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1998
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1997
A Child's Wish
A Child's Wish as Director
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Sixth Happiness
Sixth Happiness as Director
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1995
The Face on the Milk Carton
The Face on the Milk Carton as Director
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1994
Fall from Grace
Fall from Grace as Director
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Murder Between Friends
Murder Between Friends as Director
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1993
For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
Screen Two
Screen Two as Director
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1992
She Woke Up
She Woke Up as Director
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1991
Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth as Director
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1990
Forbidden Nights
Forbidden Nights as Director
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1989
Those She Left Behind
Those She Left Behind as Director
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The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers as Director
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1988
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct as Director
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1987
Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder as Director
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1986
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks as Director
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1985
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph as Director
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Copacabana
Copacabana as Director
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Surviving
Surviving as Director
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1983
The Winter of Our Discontent
The Winter of Our Discontent as Director
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1982
Coming Out of the Ice
Coming Out of the Ice as Director
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1981
Callie & Son
Callie & Son as Director
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1980
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster as Director
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Baby Comes Home
Baby Comes Home as Director
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Death Penalty
Death Penalty as Director
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1979
And Baby Makes Six
And Baby Makes Six as Director
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1978
Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola as Director
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1976
Play for Today
Play for Today as Director
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1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney as Director
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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Director
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Director
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1971
Melody
Melody as Director
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1970
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1969
A Touch of Love
A Touch of Love as Director
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