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The Big Battalions

The Big Battalions

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Overview

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

Produced by Brian Eastman
NetworksChannel 4

Top Cast

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Behailu Nekeatebeb

Yared

Juliet Aubrey

Juliet Aubrey

Susan

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Edward Hoyland

Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire

Martha Hoyland

Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig

Yousef

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Siobhán McCarthy

Lizzie Goodhew

Nadim Sawalha

Nadim Sawalha

Ahmed

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

David

Y

Yoav Tzafir

Gil

Malcolm Sinclair

Malcolm Sinclair

Alan Sturridge

About The Big Battalions

The Big Battalions is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1992. it stars Behailu Nekeatebeb, Juliet Aubrey, Brian Cox. 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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