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The Big Battalions

6 X 52 mins. 1992 Channel 4
Cast: Brian Cox, Jane Lapotaire, Juliet Aubrey, Sid El Fadil (Alexander Siddig) Director: Andrew Grieve
Producer: Brian Eastman (Carnival Films)

Set in the UK, Israel and Ethiopia, this interlocking story of three families is centred on religious faith, its values and its dangers. Prophetic when it was shown, it remains relevant now.

Currently available on All4

"An intelligent and beautiful drama." Elizabeth Cowley (Daily Mail)