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The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman
★ 7.3/10•2014•TV-MA•Drama•War & Politics•Crime
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Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the West Bank. Her efforts to reconcile the Israelis and Palestinians lands her an appointment to the House of Lords and creates an international political maelstrom.

Hugo Blick · Writer

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 3, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Empty ChairE160m

The Empty Chair

Powerful businesswoman Nessa Stein is thrown head-first into a game of political cat-and-mouse when a Palestinian businessman with close connections to her family's empire is killed.

Jul 3, 2014

Episode 2 - The Unfaithful HusbandE260m

The Unfaithful Husband

Nessa's past, including her kidnap eight years previously in Gaza, is dug up by MI6 boss Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle, who is intent on getting answers despite being blocked by the CIA.

Jul 10, 2014

Episode 3 - The Killing CallE360m

The Killing Call

Nessa's security advisor follows a lead as he hunts down the missing boy. Meanwhile, her brother Ephra makes a startling discovery that could blow the family, and its work, apart.

Jul 17, 2014

Episode 4 - The Ribbon CutterE460m

The Ribbon Cutter

Going back eight years, a younger Hayden-Hoyle climbs the ranks of MI6 whilst Nessa and Atika endure atrocities during their time held captive in Gaza and their captors scheme as to how she can best serve their cause.

Jul 24, 2014

Episode 5 - Two HeartsE560m

Two Hearts

As their captivity continues, we discover the secret that will bond Atika and Nessa forever. Meanwhile, an academic in Tel Aviv working at a university funded by the Steins uncovers corruption that could have far-reaching consequences.

Jul 31, 2014

Episode 6 - The Mother LineE660m

The Mother Line

When a Palestinian businessman makes Nessa an offer regarding the cabling initiative in the Middle East, Nessa discovers the full cost of her release from captivity eight years ago.

Aug 7, 2014

Episode 7 - The Hollow WallE760m

The Hollow Wall

Hayden-Hoyle uncovers an international government cover-up in relation to the Stein wiretap and Ephra is drawn into making a fatal mistake. In Palestine, an act of terrorism stuns the Stein family and the wider international community and has far reaching repercussions.

Aug 14, 2014

Episode 8 - The Paring KnifeE860m

The Paring Knife

Hayden-Hoyle uncovers that Nessa has been manipulated both by people close to her and by governments intent on exploiting her work. A thrilling climax in the desert wastelands sees Nessa fighting to save her life and the kidnapped child's as she attempts to make her way home.

Aug 21, 2014

Actors

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Nessa Stein

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Atika Halibi

Katherine Parkinson

Katherine Parkinson

Rachel Stein

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Julia Walsh

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Eve Best

Eve Best

Monica Chatwin

Andrew Buchan

Andrew Buchan

Ephra Stein

Igal Naor

Igal Naor

Shlomo Zahary

Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly

Frances Pirsig

Reeve Fletcher

Hannah Stein

Philip Arditti

Philip Arditti

Saleh Al-Zahid

Martin Hutson

Max Boorman

Paul Herzberg

Paul Herzberg

Daniel Borgoraz

Nicole Lopes

Mazel Stein

Oliver Bodur

Oliver Bodur

Kasim Halabi

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