The Promise
A perilous quest in a troubled land.
Created by Peter Kosminsky
On Channel 4
A taut historical miniseries that interweaves personal genealogy with the unresolved trauma of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, structured as a quest through contested memory.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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
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