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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. [2] He directed early episodes of Doctor Who , including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), [3] and later directed the multiple-award-winning ...
- 1960–present
- Clifton College
Waris Hussein. Director. Producer. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Born in Lucknow, India, Waris Hussein moved to England at age nine with his parents. He later attended Cambridge and at 21 started as a trainee director with BBC, where his mother, the late Attia Hussein, worked.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Producer, Actor
- Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
- Waris Hussein
The original director and current showrunner of Doctor Who talk about the power of the first episode, An Unearthly Child, working with the First Doctor, William Hartnell, and the show's legacy. They also discuss their personal journeys, their challenges, and their views on the present and the future of the sci-fi series.
- 3 min
Waris Hussein is a British film director who started his career with BBC and worked on Doctor Who. He was born in India and moved to England with his mother, a Shakespeare translator and actress.
- December 9, 1938
Learn about the life and career of Waris Hussein, the first Indian director of Indian origin to work for the BBC and the first to direct a play at the National Theatre. He has directed films, TV serials, and theatre productions with some of the greatest actors and actresses of the world, and has won multiple awards and acclaim.
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Jan 30, 2024 · Waris Hussein: ‘I am so angry the BBC sold Television Centre. They destroyed the world they had’. The pioneering director on fraternising with Elizabeth Taylor and EM Forster, making the first...
Waris Hussein has directed many feature films and television programs in the UK and the USA. He has won Emmy and BAFTA awards for his work as a director.
