Escaping Idi Amin

A brutal dictator orders 80,000 people to leave the country within 90 days or face the consequences. Many have British passports. As the deadline looms, will Britain help?

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 58m

Release: 2026

Season 1 - Escaping Idi Amin
2026-10-26
"In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announces a plan to throw all Asians out of the country within 90 days. Will they be able to flee on their British passports?"
2026-10-26
"Eighty thousand Ugandan Asians suffer brutal repression at the hands of Idi Amin's regime as Britain races to organise a mass evacuation before the 90-day deadline runs out."