The English Bag

Ended1 Season · 13 Episodes

Drama

A period drama set during the "Golden Era of Freedoms" after the end of WW2 in Iran which revolves around the of an intellectual politician by the name of Mansour Adiban.

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13 episodes

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Ali Mosaffa

Dr. Mansour Adiban

Leila Hatami

Mastaneh Pirayesh

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