A mother trapped. A husband fighting two governments. Justice has no deadline.
1.052 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestNazanin, 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.
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.
Acting
Rashidi embodies silent suffering; Fiennes cracks under performative hope.
Direction
Lowthorpe traps you in waiting rooms and worse—limbo.
Writing
Dialogue so mundane it scalds: 'Any news?' becomes devastating.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The term 'hostage diplomacy' entered mainstream discourse through cases like Nazanin's, exposing how Western nations negotiate with rogue states.
Nazanin was released April 2022 after six years; the series filmed during her imprisonment, with Rashidi consulting her secretly. The real Richard appears in archive footage.
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