Ep 1. Twice Promised Land
1917. The British enter Palestine, after supporting a homeland for the Jewish people there. Young Youssef Bannourah and his family befriend Harry Lister, a newly arrived British civil servant. He takes up residence in their village of Deir Yassin. Meanwhile, young Miriam and her mother Sara flee Jewish persecution in Poland, and make their way by sea to Palestine. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel. Written by Steve Waters CAST Miriam ….. Shani Erez Youssef ….. Amir El-Masry Young Miriam ….. Ava Merson-O’Brien Young Youssef ….. Rafi Essex Young Zahra ….. Nikhita Essex Harry Lister ….. Blake Ritson Sara ….. Jessica Turner Abu Khalid ….. Rami Nasr Umm Khalid ….. Sirine Saba Mahmoud ….. Daniel Rabin Other parts ….. Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward and Hasan Dixon Original music ….. Glenn Sharp Sound Design …. Caleb Knightley This episode was updated on 11 May 2020.