MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC is set to make a show on Saddam Hussein named House Of Saddam. The four-part drama series will tell the story of Iraq under Saddam Hussein's leadership, from 1979 until his downfall and then subsequent execution in 2006.

House Of Saddam will focus on the lives of Saddam's closest family and an elite few. An intimate portrait of the world of Saddam's inner circle, it will chart the rise and fall of one of the world's most terrifying regimes.

BBC head of drama series and serials Kate Harwood said, "This is an electrifying account of how one man used fear and violence to divide and rule both a nation and his own family. It is a bold commission for BBC Two shot in Tunisia with a truly international cast."

While Igal Naor (Rendition, Munich) will play Saddam Hussein, Said Taghmaoui (Vantage Point, The Kite Runner) will play Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam's half brother and the Iraqi representative to the United Nations between 1988 and 1998. Shohreh Aghdashloo (House Of Sand And Fog) will play Sajida Talfah, Saddam's wife.