The BBC's new factual drama, Prisoner 951, tells "the extraordinary true story" of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen who was imprisoned and held hostage by the Iranian state for six years, and her husband Richard Ratcliffe, who campaigned for justice and her return.

The four-part series features Gangs of London's Narges Rashidi portraying Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, whilst Joseph Fiennes, recognised from The Handmaid's Tale, plays her husband Richard Ratcliffe.

According to the BBC , the drama draws upon "first-hand accounts of Nazanin and Richard as well as extensive research," depicting the family's "extraordinary courage and resilience" whilst facing unthinkable hardship. The programme comes ahead of the couple's forthcoming book, A Yard of Sky , co-authored by N

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