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The Big Battalions

TV·1992–1992·1 season, 5 episodes·Channel 4·Drama, War & Politics·1h

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The Big Battalions tells the story of three families, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, and moves between Britain, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

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Behailu Nekeatebeb
Behailu NekeatebebYaredJuliet AubreyJuliet AubreySusanBrian CoxBrian CoxEdward HoylandJane LapotaireJane LapotaireMartha HoylandAlexander SiddigAlexander SiddigYousef
Siobhán McCarthy
Siobhán McCarthyLizzie GoodhewNadim SawalhaNadim SawalhaAhmedMichael ShannonMichael ShannonDavid

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes1992Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1November 19, 1992—
  2. S01E02Episode 2November 26, 1992—
  3. S01E03Episode 3December 3, 1992—
  4. S01E04Episode 4December 10, 1992—
  5. S01E05Episode 5December 17, 1992—

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