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Secrets & Deals

09/06/2022

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0hr 54min

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Documentary

How Britain Left the Middle East

STORY

In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Nawal Al-Maghafi
  • Kayvan Husseini
  • Wafa Alsayed
  • Andy Secombe
  • Poppy Allen-Quarmby

    Director

  • Paul Mitchell

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC Arabic

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Nawal Al-Maghafi

Narrator

Kayvan Husseini

Self

Wafa Alsayed

Self

Andy Secombe

William Luce

Poppy Allen-Quarmby

Daphne Blackman

John Sackville

Julian Bullard

Hywel Morgan

Gorowny Roberts

John Coles

Self

Abdulkhaleq Abdulla

Self

Taqi Albaharna

Self