Prisoner 951 - Episode Guide

Season 1

Prisoner 951: The Hostages' Story

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Nov 23, 2025 (89 min)

Prisoner 951: The Hostages' Story

Telling the real story behind one of the most high-profile cases of state hostage taking in modern British history. The film explores the six-year imprisonment of British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and the tireless public campaign by her husband Richard Ratcliffe to bring her home. 

Through exclusive interviews with Nazanin and Richard - as well as other former hostages, their families, and key political decision makers - this documentary reveals the personal toll and geopolitical complexity of wrongful detention, exposing the hidden costs of hostage diplomacy on individuals, governments and entire communities.

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2025 (68 min)

Episode 1

A woman is torn from her baby, accused of crimes she didn't commit, and imprisoned in Iran. In London, her husband refuses to stay silent. So begins the campaign to free her.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2025 (59 min)

Episode 2

Locked in solitary after her transfer to Evin Prison, a hopeless Nazanin takes drastic action. In London, Richard uncovers the reason for his wife's abduction.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2025 (62 min)

Episode 3

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.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2025 (59 min)

Episode 4

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.

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