Waris Hussein

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).

Known For

Mrs. Henderson Presents

as Maharajah

Mr. Nice

as Mohammed Durrani

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

as Self

Tales of Television Centre

as Self

Cult People

as himself

Doctor Who: Origins

as Self

Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction"

as Self

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

as Self

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen