TV series

The Big Battalions

1992 · 1 season

A sprawling, serious-minded drama that asks you to hold several families and countries in your head at once.

Overview: The Big Battalions tells the story of three families, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, and moves between Britain, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, faith, identity, politics
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
faith
identity
politics
war
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild