“A perilous quest in a troubled land.”
The story of a young woman who goes to present-day Israel/Palestine determined to find out about her soldier grandfather's involvement in the final years of Palestine under the British mandate.
1 season · 4 episodes
S1 E1Episode 1
Feb 6, 201181 min
Just as 18-year-old Londoner Erin sets off to spend summer in Israel with her best friend, Eliza, she unearths an old diary belonging to her seriously ill grandfather, Len. Intrigued by the life of this old man she barely knows, she takes t
S1 E2Episode 2
Feb 13, 201187 min
Erin finds it hard to deal with the aftermath of the suicide bombing and the parallels with her grandfather's story. She decides to visit Eliza's grandfather to get some answers, though they may be uncomfortable.
S1 E3Episode 3
Feb 20, 201183 min
Len discovers the source of the leak to the Jewish militia, with tragic consequences. Erin becomes even more determined to resolve the mystery surrounding the fate of her grandfather and his friend Mohammed as she continues to read his diar
S1 E4Episode 4
Feb 27, 2011105 min
In 1947, Jews are out on the streets celebrating the British withdrawal from Palestine and in Haifa, the exodus of Arabs has started and Len is worried about the safety of Mohammed and his family and Erin discovers her grandfather's shame.
Claire Foy
Erin Matthews
Haaz Sleiman
Omar Habash
Christian Cooke
Len Matthews
Katharina Schüttler
Clara Rosenbaum
Ali Suliman
Abu-Hassan Mohammed
Ben Miles
Max Meyer
Pip Torrens
Major John Arbuthnot
Perdita Weeks
Eliza Meyer
Smadi Wolfman
Leah Meyer
Holly Aird
Chris Matthews
Hiam Abbass
Old Jawda
Lucas Gregorowicz
Captain Richard Rowntree
