Prisoner 951

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Prisoner 951
GenreFactual drama
Based onA Yard of Sky by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe
Screenplay by Stephen Butchard
Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
Starring
Narges Rashidi
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production company
  • Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network BBC One

Prisoner 951 is an upcoming BBC One factual drama television series, starring Narges Rashidi as British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe imprisoned on spying charges for six years in Iran, and Joseph Fiennes as her husband Richard Ratcliffe.

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Synopsis

British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran and held for six years on spying charges prior to her release and return to the United Kingdom. [1]

Cast

Production

The series is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and written by Stephen Butchard, based on the upcoming book A Yard of Sky about their experiences of the arrest and the campaign for her release, by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe. [2]

The cast is led by Narges Rashidi as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Joseph Fiennes as her husband Richard Ratcliffe. [3]

The four-part series is produced by Fremantle's Dancing Ledge Productions with Fremantle handling international sales. Filming took place in Greece and the United Kingdom. [4]

Release

The series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2025. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Pickard, Michael (1 October 2025). "BBC releases Prisoner 951 first look". Drama Quaterley. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Sayce, Rebecca (2 October 2025). "BBC unveils first look at "powerful" new drama and it's based on an "extraordinary true story"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star in series about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe". East Anglian Daily Times. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Narges Rashidi, Joseph Fiennes lead Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama". Televisual.com. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "BBC announces Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes as leads in Prisoner 951, a powerful new drama that follows the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe, alongside first-look images". BBC News. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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