Waris Hussein

Actor, director and producer · Born December 9, 1938 (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).

Biography from TMDB.

Born: December 9, 1938 (87)
From: Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Works as: Actor, director and producer
Titles: 27 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

Where can I watch Waris Hussein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

BFI Player2 titles, show their 2 titles on BFI Player
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Subscription and free streaming for Waris Hussein's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Mr. Nice(2010)
as Mohammed Durrani
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen(2008)
Actor
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
as Maharajah
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Doctor Who Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Her Best Friend's Husband(2002)
Director · Co-Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story(1998)
Director
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Supply & Demand(1998)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Sixth Happiness(1997)
Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
A Child's Wish(1997)
Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Face on the Milk Carton(1995)
Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Fall from Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Director
Murder Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Director
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Director
She Woke Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Director
Switched at Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Forbidden Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Director
The Shell Seekers(1989)
Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Those She Left Behind(1989)
Director
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Killer Instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Director
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World(1988)
Director
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Intimate Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Downpayment on Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Director
When the Bough Breaks(1986)
Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Maggie(1986)
Director
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Copacabana(1985)
Director
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Surviving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Director
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · Director
Arch of Triumph(1984)
Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Winter of Our Discontent(1983)
Director
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Princess Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Coming Out of the Ice(1982)
Director
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Callie & Son(1981)
Director
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Baby Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Director
The Henderson Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Director
Death Penalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Director
And Baby Makes Six(1979)
Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Edward and Mrs Simpson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Director
Armchair Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Director
Daphne Laureola(1978)
Director
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · Director
Romance: Three Weeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Director
Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · Director
Love Letters on Blue Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Director
The Glittering Prizes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Chips with Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Director
Notorious Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Shoulder to Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Rust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Director
Black and Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 1 episode · Director
Between the Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Divorce His, Divorce Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Divorce His - Divorce Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Director
Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Director
Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972)
Director
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Possession of Joel Delaney(1972)
Director
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Melody(1971)
Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · Director
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 1 episode · Director
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx(1970)
Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
A Touch of Love(1969)
Director
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
W. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · Director
Spoiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Director
Toggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Director
The Devil a Monk Would Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director
Sleeping Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Director
Days in the Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director · Screenplay
Death of a Teddy Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director
Thirteen Against Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Show 1 episode · Director
The Connoisseur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Ella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Macready's Gala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
A Man on Her Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
A Passage to India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Teleplay
Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · Director
The Newcomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Londoners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · Director
The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 9 episodes · Director · Writer
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Doctor Who: Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Director
Doctor Who(1963)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Director
Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · Director
Moonstrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · Director
Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 1 episode · Director
Corrigan Blake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 1 episode · as Cholo
Compact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Sunday-Night Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

Highest rated

Melody (1971)

Midcredits 93^rd