| Prisoner 951 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Factual drama |
| Based on | A Yard of Sky by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Butchard |
| Directed by | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 23 November – 1 December 2025 |
Prisoner 951 is a British 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. The four-part series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 23 November 2025.
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]
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]
The four-part series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 23 November 2025. [5] [6]