Prisoner 951

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.

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	Narges Rashidi Joseph Fiennes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Production company	Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One

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

• Narges Rashidi as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
• Joseph Fiennes as Richard Ratcliffe

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]