{"id":52666,"date":"2024-06-04T17:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2050975"},"modified":"2024-06-04T21:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:34:13","slug":"bbc-announces-new-factual-drama-about-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffes-story","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-announces-new-factual-drama-about-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffes-story\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC announces new factual drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe\u2019s story"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series will be based on an upcoming book by the author and her husband. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 04 June 2024 at 15:14 PM<\/p>

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The story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to be made the subject of a four-part BBC One drama, the broadcaster announced today.<\/p>\n

The author, who has both British and Iranian citizenship, was detained in Iran for a period of six years, with the country\u2019s authorities accusing her of spying and, later, of producing propaganda. She denies both accusations.<\/p>\n

Zaghari-Ratcliffe\u2019s husband, Richard, has proposed<\/a> that his wife\u2019s imprisonment was actually connected to debt owed by the UK to Iran.<\/p>\n

The debt was ultimately repaid after her release in March 2022, but both the UK and Iranian governments insisted that the two disputes were unrelated.<\/p>

Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband\u2019s experiences during their heartbreaking and traumatic time apart will be detailed in an upcoming book, titled A Yard of Sky, on which this BBC drama will also be based.<\/p>\n

A BBC spokesperson said: \u201cNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe\u2019s extraordinary experiences captured everyone\u2019s hearts; their journey is one of despair, courage and hope, spanning two countries and six years, and ultimately, it\u2019s a story of how this family, who were forced apart by international events, were finally reunited.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series will be produced by Dancing Ledge Productions, the company behind fellow factual drama The Salisbury Poisonings, but no writer, director or cast have yet been announced.<\/p>\n

We do know that the series will focus on the six years between Zaghari-Ratcliffe\u2019s initial arrest in Tehran and her eventual return to the UK.<\/p>\n

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