The Promise 

A young British girl travels to Israel/Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.

Stars:

Claire Foy, Christian Cooke, Itay Tiran

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Claire Foy	...	Erin Matthews 4 episodes, 2011
Christian Cooke	...	Len Matthews 4 episodes, 2011
Itay Tiran	...	Paul Meyer 4 episodes, 2011
Katharina Schüttler	...	Clara Rosenbaum / ... 4 episodes, 2011
Haaz Sleiman	...	Omar Habash 4 episodes, 2011
Ali Suliman	...	Abu-Hassan Mohammed 4 episodes, 2011
Perdita Weeks	...	Eliza Meyer 4 episodes, 2011
Ben Miles	...	Max Meyer 4 episodes, 2011
Smadi Wolfman	...	Leah Meyer 4 episodes, 2011
Holly Aird	...	Chris Matthews 4 episodes, 2011
Hiam Abbass	...	Old Jawda 4 episodes, 2011
Lucas Gregorowicz	...	Captain Richard Rowntree 4 episodes, 2011
Luke Allen-Gale	...	Corporal Jackie Clough 4 episodes, 2011
Iain McKee	...	Sergeant Hugh Robbins 4 episodes, 2011
Paul Anderson	...	Sergeant Frank Nash 4 episodes, 2011
Max Deacon	...	Private Alec Hyman 4 episodes, 2011
Pip Torrens	...	Major John Arbuthnot 4 episodes, 2011
Ben Batt	...	Private Derek Toogood 4 episodes, 2011
Colin Harris	...	Private Raymond Atkinson 4 episodes, 2011
Amir Najjar	...	Hassan 4 episodes, 2011
Fatma Yahia	...	Samira 4 episodes, 2011
Mahmud Abu-Jazi	...	Abu-Yousef 4 episodes, 2011
Raida Adon	...	Adiva 4 episodes, 2011
Shai Egozi	...	IDF Commander 4 episodes, 2011
Ulrich Noethen	...	Leo Rosenbaum 4 episodes, 2011
Yvonne Catterfeld	...	Ziphora 4 episodes, 2011
Yair Rubin	...	Immanuel Katz 4 episodes, 2011
Maria Zreik	...	Young Jawda 4 episodes, 2011
Guy Loel	...	Avram Klein 4 episodes, 2011
Tarik Kopty	...	Abdul-Basir 4 episodes, 2011
Tomer Offner	...	Yaron 4 episodes, 2011
Khulud Abu Lasen	...	Khulud 4 episodes, 2011
Loai Nofi	...	Hamid 4 episodes, 2011
Noa Koler	...	Sal'it 4 episodes, 2011
Mark Spalding	...	Police Sergeant Phipps 4 episodes, 2011
Amir Haddad	...	Khalid Habash 4 episodes, 2011
Liam Evans-Ford	...	Private Miggs 4 episodes, 2011
Lana Zreik	...	Rabab 4 episodes, 2011
Adam Kotz	...	Jewish Brigade Major 4 episodes, 2011
Jameel Khoury	...	Kareem 4 episodes, 2011
Ayala Lipshitz	...	Jewish Refugee on Beach 4 episodes, 2011
Roy Assaf	...	IDF Checkpoint Conscript 4 episodes, 2011
Firas Khoury	...	Palestinian Father 4 episodes, 2011
Mati Atlas	...	Demonstration Ringleader 4 episodes, 2011
Eyal Rozales	...	Yaakov Maazel 4 episodes, 2011
John Warnaby	...	Colonel Henry Reid 4 episodes, 2011
Ilan Ganani	...	Jewish Man From House 4 episodes, 2011
Michal Rubin	...	Jewish Woman from House 4 episodes, 2011
Martin Delaney	...	Operation Bulldog Paratrooper 4 episodes, 2011
Benny Eldar	...	Nathan Filer 4 episodes, 2011
Alon Dahan	...	Hebron Heckler 4 episodes, 2011
Igal Reznik	...	Mikhail 4 episodes, 2011
Eva Huri		4 episodes, 2011
Yoram Yosephberg	...	Irgun Fighter in Deir Yassin 4 episodes, 2011
Martin Blakelock	...	Military Policeman 4 episodes, 2011
Salim Dau	...	Ahmed Abu El-Haija 4 episodes, 2011
Naama Amit	...	Nurse 4 episodes, 2011
Max Benjamin Mager	...	British Soldier / ... 3 episodes, 2011
Moon Shavit		2 episodes, 2011

Storyline

A young British girl travels to Israel/Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.

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Plot Keywords:

british soldier | mandatory palestine | past and present | israeli palestinian conflict | historical fiction | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | War

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User Reviews

Great mini Series, much of it based on actual events.

Some of the reviewers obviously based their rating on their personal political stance. There is a reason that this time period and the events covered in this series are very seldom the topic of film or television. Inevitably it makes the Jews look bad. After all, it was the Jews that were invading. The Arabs were defending their homes. This is not a popular subject these days. All credit to the producers and staff of this series for their courageous efforts. Having gotten that out of the way, the series held my interest, entertained me, and motivated me to further research on the time and place dealt with. In my view, this makes it worthy of praise no matter how many people try to discredit it and lower the viewer rating.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Hebrew Arabic German

Release Date:

6 February 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Promise

Filming Locations:

Acre, Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daybreak Pictures, Stonehenge Films, Lama Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

356 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1