Gordon Carrera

But as we'll see, I think that is actually a little bit more challenging than perhaps you might think.

Yeah, I've been to Tehran.

I've actually been to the British embassy in Tehran, which is in the centre of Tehran.

It's an amazing place.

compound with these huge sprawling gardens and very famous, but not to that compound because that compound I think is separate and is where the diplomats live, most of the diplomats, I guess, other than the ambassador.

But, of course, the Brits are also under pressure at this time and are likely to be pretty high on the list of places the Iranians might look for people.

I mean, the British do put them up, don't they, at first?

And for their first night, at least, they get a warm meal and they even get some cocktails, which I'm impressed by.

I don't know, gin and tonic, I'd have thought.

1979 to heroin, I don't know.

But I think they realise that it's not going to be the safest place to be.

I mean, look, I want to use this series to pay tribute to the Canadians rather than criticise the Brits.

The fact you've actually got a mob turning up and looking for Americans there suggests it isn't the safest place.

It is that thing where it's almost too obvious, isn't it, to go to the British residency to stay?

I'm trying to defend the British role.

So the Brits, unfortunately in this case, or maybe fortunately, but fortunately for our story, because it makes it a lot more exciting as a story, ask the Americans that perhaps it's best not to stay there for too long.

So they have to move on.

And there's this period where they're just moving from house to house, trying to find somewhere safe to stay.

So Bob Anders picks up the phone, and who does he call?

The friends from the North.