Secrets & Deals

Secrets & Deals

54 mins | Documentary | Sept. 6, 2022

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.

Secrets & Deals

54 mins | Documentary | Sept. 6, 2022

Secrets & Deals
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.
Producers BBC Arabic
Original title Secrets & Deals
Directors Paul Mitchell
Writers

Cast

Nawal Al-Maghafi

as Narrator

Kayvan Husseini

as Self

Wafa Alsayed

as Self

Andy Secombe

as William Luce

Poppy Allen-Quarmby

as Daphne Blackman

John Sackville

as Julian Bullard

Hywel Morgan

as Gorowny Roberts

John Coles

as Self

Taqi Albaharna

as Self

Terence Clark

as Self

Richard Luce

as Self

Athol Yates

as Self

Alireza Taheri

as Self

Ardeshir Zahedi

as Self