Directing · Filmography
Waris Hussein
Born December 9, 1938 (age 87)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).
Filmography
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Play for Today
1970
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Doctor Who
1963
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Great Performances
1971
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Screen Two
1985
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ITV Playhouse
1967
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
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Remembers…
2022
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Compact
1962
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Suspense
1962
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Londoners
1965
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Boy Meets Girl
1967
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Supply and Demand
1998
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Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
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Princess Daisy
1983
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Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
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Switched at Birth
1991
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Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
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Armchair Thriller
1978
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Thirteen Against Fate
1966
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
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Melody
1971
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The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
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The Glittering Prizes
1976
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Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
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Notorious Woman
1974
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Sleeping Dog
1967
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Copacabana
1985
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Downpayment on Murder
1987