BBC Two 2026 1 season 3 eps Ended

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2026 1 season 3 eps

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59 min

S1 · E1 · Mar 4, 2026

Episode 1 Episode 1

In 2012, photojournalists John Cantlie and James Foley chase a scoop in Syria, but their reporting draws the attention of jihadists, and the net closes in on them.

59 min

S1 · E2 · Mar 11, 2026

Episode 2 Episode 2

The kidnap of John and James sparks a perilous manhunt as Islamic State emerges, more journalists join them in captivity and survival becomes a desperate struggle.

59 min

S1 · E3 · Mar 18, 2026

Episode 3 Episode 3

After the murder of James shocks the world, John appears online in Islamic State videos, raising chilling questions about loyalty, coercion, and survival.

3 episodes in Season 1

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Set against the backdrop of the rise of the Islamic State Group comes this gripping documentary thriller that follows the fate of British photojournalist John Cantlie, kidnapped in Syria alongside his colleague and friend James Foley.

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Marian Mohamed Director · Ben de Pear Executive producer · Peter Beard Executive producer

Director

Marian Mohamed

Executive producer

Ben de Pear

Executive producer

Peter Beard

Editor

Martin McDonnell

Total runtime 2h 54m · Episode length 58 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

March 4, 2026

Final episode

March 18, 2026

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

58 min

Total runtime

2h 54m

Original language

English

Production

Story Films

Production

United Kingdom · Syria

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Languages

Spoken on screen

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

Hostage