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Waris Hussein

Dec 09, 1938 (86 years old) in 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

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Doctor Who Confidential
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Mr. Nice
Mohammed Durrani
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Tales of Television Centre
Self
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Mrs. Henderson Presents
Maharajah
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Doctor Who: Origins
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Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
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Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
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Cult People
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Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
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Corrigan Blake

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