Prisoner 951
| 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.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Narges Rashidi as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe[2]
- Joseph Fiennes as Richard Ratcliffe[2]
- Bijan Daneshmand as Baba[2]
- Nicholas Farrell as John Ratcliffe[2]
- Marion Bailey as Barbara Ratcliffe[2]
Production
[edit | edit source]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.[3]
The cast is led by Narges Rashidi as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Joseph Fiennes as her husband Richard Ratcliffe.[4]
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.[5]
Release
[edit | edit source]The four-part series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 23 November 2025.[6][7]
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External links
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- 2025 British television series debuts
- 2025 British television series endings
- 2020s British drama television series
- 2020s British television miniseries
- BBC television dramas
- British English-language television shows
- Television shows set in Iran
- Television shows set in London
- Television shows filmed in England
- Television shows set in England
- Television shows filmed in Greece