
Waris Hussein
Director · b. 1938 · 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).
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Movie7.5DocumentaryThe son of a Welsh miner, Richard Burton became a Hollywood star and is considered one of the greatest British actors ever. He lived a big life in a short time. This is his epic story, from the village of Pontrhydyfen to global icon, and from the teacher in Port Talbot spotting his talents and transforming his life to being offered $7 million for seven movies and a scandalous love affair with Elizabeth Taylor that captivated the world.
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · 2 votes
Movie6.7ComedyDramaRecently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson 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 risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · 239 votes
MovieDocumentaryA tribute to Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer and one of the country's most influential pioneers of television drama.
Movie6.1ComedyCrimeBiopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.
Mr. Nice
2010 · 169 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryVarious 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.
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · 1 votes
Movie8.5DocumentaryA 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
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryIn 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.
Cult People
1989 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryA feature on Doctor Who: The Beginning box set which tells the stories of the Doctor's time machine - the TARDIS.
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
2006 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryScience FictionDocuments 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.
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
2006 · 1 votes
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TV8.2DocumentaryDoctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The running time of the first two series was 30 minutes, being extended to 45 minutes in the third. BBC Three also broadcast a cut-down edition of the programme, lasting 15 minutes, shown after the repeats on Sundays and Fridays and after the weekday evening repeats of earlier seasons.
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · 37 votes
TV7.0DocumentaryTalk ShowWhat are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential programs of all time.
Remembers…
2022 · 1 votes