1917. The British enter Palestine, after supporting a homeland for the Jewish people there. Young Youssef Bannourah and his family befriend Harry Lister, a newly arrived British civil servant. He takes up residence in their village of Deir Yassin. Meanwhile, young Miriam and her mother Sara flee Jewish persecution in Poland, and make their way by sea to Palestine. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel.Written by Steve WatersCASTMiriam ….. Shani ErezYoussef ….. Amir El-MasryYoung Miriam ….. Ava Merson-O’BrienYoung Youssef ….. Rafi EssexYoung Zahra ….. Nikhita EssexHarry Lister ….. Blake RitsonSara ….. Jessica TurnerAbu Khalid ….. Rami NasrUmm Khalid ….. Sirine SabaMahmoud ….. Daniel RabinOther parts ….. Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward and Hasan DixonOriginal music ….. Glenn SharpSound Design …. Caleb KnightleyThis episode was updated on 11 May 2020.