Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)

Episode Overview

An elderly couple falls victim to deceit by a fellow Hungarian refugee, who falsely asserts he has connections to their granddaughter trapped behind the Iron Curtain. Once his lies are uncovered, he reveals the name of a community activist residing in New York City, accusing them of an even more heinous crime—one that resulted in the tragic loss of 100 families during the 1956 upheaval in Hungary.