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Fall of the Shah: 7. The return of the hidden imam
Millions gather in Iran’s streets to welcome the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini. In the seventh episode of the drama, can the new prime minister maintain order? #FalloftheShah
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Sun 17 Mar 201910:32GMT
BBC World Service
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| The Ayatollah Khomeini | Selva Rasalingam |
| Sadegh Ghotbzadeh | Philip Arditti |
| Carole Bauman | Clare Corbett |
| Hassan | Amir El-Masry |
| Ahmad | Ronny Jhutti |
| Sharpour Bakhtiar | Peter Polycarpou |
| General Gharabaghi | Vincent Ebrahim |
| Amir | Dana Haqjoo |
| Mehdi | Moe Bar-El |
| Shirin | Afsaneh Dehrouyeh |
| Narrator | Diana Rigg |
| Writer | Steve Waters |
| Composer | Ghanvar Khaleghi |
| Sound Designer | Caleb Knightley |
| Director | Marc Beeby |
| Producer | Marc Beeby |
Broadcasts
- Wed 13 Mar 201905:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 13 Mar 201913:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Wed 13 Mar 201921:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 13 Mar 201923:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Sat 16 Mar 201917:32GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 17 Mar 201910:32GMTBBC World Service
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