Ep 1. Twice Promised Land
1917. Young Youssef befriends a British civil servant. Miriam and her mother flee Jewish persecution in Poland. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel.
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.
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Miriam and Youssef
A 10-part drama about the founding of Israel
