Secrets & Deals

2022 "How Britain Left the Middle East"
Secrets & Deals
5.5| 0h54m| en| Documentary
Storyline

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.

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BBC Arabic

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  • Secrets & Deals Cast
Andy Secombe as William Luce
Poppy Allen-Quarmby as Daphne Blackman
John Sackville as Julian Bullard
Hywel Morgan as Gorowny Roberts

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