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Fall of the Shah: 8. The collapse
Protesters surround the US Embassy. Meanwhile, in episode eight, there’s a power clash in the race to become Iran’s new prime minister. #FalloftheShah
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Sun 24 Mar 201910:32GMT
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| William Sullivan | Tony Turner |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski | Sam Dale |
| Gary Sick | David Seddon |
| Warren Christopher | Don Gilet |
| Molly | Saffron Coomber |
| Sharpour Bakhtiar | Peter Polycarpou |
| General Gharabaghi | Vincent Ebrahim |
| Carole Bauman | Clare Corbett |
| Sadegh Ghotbzadeh | Philip Arditti |
| Sadegh Khalkhali | Bhasker Patel |
| Ebrahim Yazdi | Paul Chahidi |
| The Ayatollah Khomeini | Selva Rasalingam |
| Hassan | Amir El-Masry |
| Iraj | Ashley Kumar |
| Narrator | Diana Rigg |
| Writer | Steve Waters |
| Composer | Ghanvar Khaleghi |
| Sound Designer | Caleb Knightley |
| Director | Marc Beeby |
| Producer | Marc Beeby |
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