Series 2: Episode 1
The second series of the epic family saga that lifts the curtain on Jewish refugee life in industrial Manchester at the turn of the 20th century.
The Sandberg's have set up a life in the Jewish ghetto of Strangeways, Manchester. David, now in his twenties, has become a breadwinner for the family and is in a relationship with his childhood sweetheart Miriam. They are expected to marry but with the Great War looming, troubling times lie ahead. When David's younger brother Sammy makes a bold decision, it falls to David to save him.
DAVID.....Ashley Margolis
MIRIAM.....Lilit Lesser
SAMMY.....Alastair Michael
SARAH.....Emma Leah Golding
RACHEL.....Leah Marks
SIGMUND and RABBI LENSKY.....Jack Wagman
ISAAC and DR SMOLENSKY ....Richard Katz
BESSIE.....Helen Reuben
Written by Adam Usden based on a novel by Maisie Mosco
Directed by Nadia Molinari
Sound Design by Sharon Hughes
Technical Producers: Andrew Garratt, Sam Dickinson
Assistant Technical Producer: Amritleen Rhandawa
Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Casting Manager: Alex Curran
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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- Tue 30 Dec 202514:15BBC Radio 4
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