Saddam Hussein gets the 'Dynasty' treatment in new BBC2 drama

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This is the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as he appears in a new BBC2 drama The House of Saddam.

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Saddam's dynasty: This is how the executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will look in new BBC2 drama The House of Saddam. Saddam is played by actor Yigal Naor

Starring Yigal Naor as Saddam, the series will reveal the reality of the pampered former leader's opulent lifestyle, as well as uncovering the truth of the executed tyrant's brutal reign.

The promotional still released by the programme makers looks uncannily similar to a 1996 picture of the real Saddam and his family. Even down to the Dynasty-style jacket worn by Saddam's wife Sajeda.

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Tyrant: Saddam Hussein sitting with his wife Sajeda. Son Uday Hussein, centre, poses alongside family members General Hussein Kamel, left, and Saddam, second left, and daughters Ragad, third left, Rana third right, Qusy, right.

Even against a backdrop of war his inner circle lived lives of wealth and glamour that wouldn't have looked out of place in a glossy US drama.

The programme, a co-production with Sopranos broadcaster HBO, is part of the BBC2's winter season.

House Of Saddam covers Saddam's life from 1979 until his execution in 2006.