- Title: The Big Battalions
- Date: 10th December 1992
- Summary: Ethiopia: Edward makes TV appeal for David and Martha's release. Sets off for monastery where they were last seen. Monk is sent to make contact with rebels. artha and David are being moved from place to place. David's health failing. Yared set s off for monastery in secret. Meets Edward. On returning to rebels discovers David has died. Sesay plans to shoot Martha but is himself shot by Yared who helps Martha make journey to monastery. She's reunited with Edward but rejects him. Israel: Gil and Daniel assigned to surveillance duties at Balfour Declaration celebrations. Fatma wants Yousef to approach visiting British MP he knows from Birmingham so she can take photos. Confusion breaks out when an Israeli soldier is shot by a sniper. Yousef is caught in crossfire by bullet from Gil's gun. He dies in his mother's arms.
- Description:The story of five characters whose lives are threatened and changed by religious conflict,both personal and political. The action moves from sudan,tobritain,usa,occupied territories and jordan.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:CARNIVAL (FILMS AND THEATRE) LIMITED
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:10/12/1992
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s