Baghdad Central - Season 1
Upon the crime incidents of this series which revolves around the political events which happened in Iraq especially after the falling of Saddam Hussein, then the investigator Muhsin al-Khafaji forfeit all thing which has in his hands and now starts to search about his elder daughter, who regards the only one that remained in his life. So season one of this series opens with the previous policeman, Muhsin, who lost his wife and his son to find him starts searching about his daughter, who disappeared without any trace.
1 July 1980, Oxford, England, UK
14 March 1976, New York City, New York, USA
15 September 1993, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, England, UK
29 December 1976, Haifa, Israel
9 June 1978
1977, London, England, UK
26 September 1991, Harlow, Essex, England, UK
February 04, 2020
It has the confidence to make Muhsin the lead, with Zuaiter more than holding his own against the excellent Bertie Carvel, who plays a British bureaucrat sharing Saddam's repurposed Republican Palace with Americans he loathes.
February 04, 2020
As Khafaji, Waleed Zuaiter brings a wholly convincing air of crushed world-weariness, as he keeps on keeping on because there is no alternative.
February 04, 2020
Baghdad Central is what Channel 4 calls a "dual-language drama", aiming to strike a perfect balance between subtitles-for-authenticity and English-for-easy-viewing. It mostly succeeds.
February 04, 2020
Powercuts, checkpoints and harassment form the daily routine for these Iraqis, who hoped so much and got so little from regime change. A soundscape of Arabic music adds a thrilling pulse of menace as the action moves inexorably towards violence.
February 10, 2020
If I was struck by anything, it was the humanity and warmth of Zuaiter's performance, so if I go back, it will be for that. I've decided. I will go back.
February 04, 2020
I can see this noir is well done, but I'm not sure I have the stomach for a whole series.

