Waris Hussein

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Dec 09, 1938 (86 years old)

Waris Hussein

Known For

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
1h 10m
Movie 2023

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years Behind The Scenes
5h 0m
Movie 2021

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years Behind The Scenes

Presented by “voice of the Daleks” Nicholas Briggs, these six documentaries are the best in-depth interviews with: Verity Lambert (Producer), John Wiles (Producer), Donald Tosh (Script Editor), Waris Hussein (Director), Dennis Spooner (Writer), Paul Erickson (Writer) and Tristram Cary (Composer), plus actors Lyn Ashley, Susanna Carroll, John Cater, Edward De Souza and Fiona Walker, ever undertaken!!!

Tales of Television Centre
1h 29m
Movie 2012

Tales of Television Centre

Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce about their time there.

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
0h 59m
Movie 2008

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

A tribute to Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer and one of the country's most influential pioneers of television drama.

Doctor Who: Origins
0h 54m
Movie 2006

Doctor Who: Origins

A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein and Richard Martin, actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, title sequence designer Bernard Lodge, and TARDIS sound effect creator Brian Hodgson

Over the Edge: The Story of
0h 29m
Movie 2006

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

Documents the making of the Doctor Who Serial, "The Edge of Destruction". It was released on the DVD of the serial and hence in The Beginning box set.

Mrs. Henderson Presents
1h 43m
Movie 2005

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs. Henderson suggests they add female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Cult People
1h 5m
Movie 1989

Cult People

In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films. Included are such well-known genre figures as Russ Meyer, Curtis Harrington, Cameron Mitchell and James Karen.

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).

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