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Season 1 – Prisoner 951

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Based on the true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - imprisoned in Iran and separated from her daughter - and her husband Richard, who fights both the British and Iranian governments to facilitate her release.

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) Dec 3
4/5
It is a story told well, and intelligently, the nightmarish reality that at the drop of a hat an ordinary, oblivious person can be hijacked as a political bargaining chip and their life simply shredded. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 3
4/5
Every parent will understand the ache that this mother feels at being parted from her child. Go to Full Review Rebecca Nicholson Financial Times Dec 3
4/5
For those familiar only with the headlines, Prisoner 951 will be illuminating, as it explains how and why this was allowed to happen. As a series, it is steely and cool; as a story, it is utterly, deliberately infuriating. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) Dec 2
4/5
Nazanin is played by Narges Rashidi, with Joseph Fiennes as Richard. Both are outstanding. Rashidi captures perfectly the steely dignity of her subject. Fiennes is instantly likeable and only grows more so as the story progresses. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Narges Rashidi

Nazanin

Joseph Fiennes

Richard

Bijan Daneshmand

Baba

Behi Djanati Ataï

Mamani

Kavé Niku

Mohammad Zaghari

Nicholas Farrell

John Ratcliffe

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 23, 2025 At Tehran Airport, joy turns to shock and confusion when guards separate Nazanin from Gabriella, claiming a passport issue; back in London, her husband Richard learns she has missed her flight. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 23, 2025 Nazanin, now 64 days into her imprisonment in Iran, clings to sanity by scribbling secret notes; her despair deepens, but another brief, agonising one-hour reunion with her daughter Gabriella gives her the strength to keep going. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 23, 2025 Nazanin's solitary ends, and she finds solace among fellow inmates; in London, a careless comment from an MP risks derailing her case; Richard and Nazanin make an agonising family decision. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 1, 2025 Nazanin, still imprisoned, is heartbroken when her daughter returns to the UK; Richard must learn to be a dad again and decides to go on hunger strike to get his wife home. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 8, 2025 Based on the true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - imprisoned in Iran and separated from her daughter - and her husband Richard, who fights both the British and Iranian governments to facilitate her release. Details
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Season Info

Director
Philippa Lowthorpe
Executive Producer
Philippa Lowthorpe
Screenwriter
Stephen Butchard
Network
BBC1EAST
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 23, 2025