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Prisoner 951

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Yes. Prisoner 951 is based on A Yard of Sky, a book by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe. The series premiered on 23 November 2025 on BBC One.

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The book
Title A Yard of Sky
Authors Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Richard Ratcliffe
The screen version
Title Prisoner 951
Format Series
Director Philippa Lowthorpe
Main cast Narges Rashidi, Joseph Fiennes, Shaun McKee, Armin Karima, Elham Karimpour
Where BBC One
Release 23 November 2025
Status Released
Episodes 4

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