TV series
House of Saddam
Overview
The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.
Details
- First air date
- 2008-07-30
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- War & Politics, Drama
- Network
- BBC Two
- Production
- HBO Films, BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Igal Naor as Saddam Hussein
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida Hussein
- Makram J. Khoury as Tariq Aziz
- Philip Arditti as Uday Hussein
- Mounir Margoum as Qusay Hussein
- Agni Scott as Raghad Hussein
- Amr Waked as Hussein Kamel
- Uri Gavriel as Ali Hassan Al Majid
- Christine Stephen-Daly as Samira Shahbandar
- Saïd Amadis as Adnan Khalirallah
- Amber Rose Revah as Hala Hussein
- Shivani Ghai as Rana Hussein
Creators and crew
- Alex Holmes - Creator
- Hilary Salmon - Executive Producer
- Alex Holmes - Executive Producer
- Steve Lightfoot - Producer
- Alex Holmes - Director
- Jim O'Hanlon - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Part 1
It is July 1979. Deputy President Saddam forces President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr to resign.
Episode 2: Part 2
It is 1988 and the Iran/Iraq war has ended, but Saddam has family concerns on his mind.
Episode 3: Part 3
It is the mid 90s, and Saddam Hussein must deal with treachery from within Iraq.
Episode 4: Part 4
As Western coalition forces invade Iraq in 2003, Hussein and his family are forced to flee
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