
Waris Hussein
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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. 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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Melody (1971)
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The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
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Sleeping Dog (1967)
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Copacabana (1985)
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Downpayment on Murder (1987)
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
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Callie & Son (1981)
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Spoiled (1968)
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Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)
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A Touch of Love (1969)
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The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993)
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She Woke Up (1992)
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Arch of Triumph (1984)
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A Child's Wish (1997)
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Hedda Gabler (1972)
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Toggle (1968)
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The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)
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When the Bough Breaks (1986)
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For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993)
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Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
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The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)
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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
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Fall from Grace (1994)
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Death of a Teddy Bear (1967)
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Ella (1966)
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The Shell Seekers (1989)
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Maggie (1986)
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Death Penalty (1980)
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Daphne Laureola (1978)
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
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The Devil a Monk Would Be (1967)
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Rust (1973)
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Surviving (1985)
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Killer Instinct (1988)
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Days in the Trees (1967)
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Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)
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The Henderson Monster (1980)
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Murder Between Friends (1994)
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Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964)
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Baby Comes Home (1980)
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Sixth Happiness (1997)
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Macready's Gala (1966)
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Those She Left Behind (1989)
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And Baby Makes Six (1979)
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Forbidden Nights (1990)
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A Passage to India (1965)
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Romance: Three Weeks (1977)
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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
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The Connoisseur (1966)
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Chips with Everything (1975)
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A Man on Her Back (1966)
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Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger (1978)
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Love Letters on Blue Paper (1976)
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