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The Red Tent

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the Book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping miniseries reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of the mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in the city of Shechem; of her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt, and of course her marriage to Shechem and it's bloody consequences.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Iain Glen He was 53 , now 62 years old as Jacob
Rebecca Ferguson She was 31 , now 40 years old as Dinah
Morena Baccarin She was 35 , now 44 years old as Rachel
Minnie Driver She was 44 , now 54 years old as Leah
Darwin Shaw He was 14 , now 24 years old as Benia
Vinette Robinson She was 33 , now 43 years old as Bilhah
Debra Winger She was 59 , now 68 years old as Rebecca
Hiam Abbass She was 54 , now 63 years old as Queen Re-Nefer
Jan Uddin He was 29 , now 39 years old as Pharaoh
Stewart Scudamore as King Hamor
Tika Peucelle as Asnaat

Crew

Name Job title
Elizabeth Chandler Writing Writer
Anne Meredith Writing Writer
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The Red Tent (9 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2014-12-07
  • Runtime: [90] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2