Series
The Honourable Woman
DramaWar & PoliticsCrime
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1The Empty Chair3 Jul 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.6Powerful 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.
2The Unfaithful Husband10 Jul 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.6Nessa'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.
3The Killing Call17 Jul 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.4Nessa'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.
4The Ribbon Cutter24 Jul 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.8Going 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.
5Two Hearts31 Jul 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.5As 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.
6The Mother Line7 Aug 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.8When 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.
7The Hollow Wall14 Aug 2014 · 60m · ★ 5.5Hayden-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.
8The Paring Knife21 Aug 2014 · 60m · ★ 7.2Hayden-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.
Details
- Created by
- Hugo Blick
- First aired
- 3 Jul 2014
- Last aired
- 21 Aug 2014
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 8
- Votes
- 129 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Maggie GyllenhaalNessa Stein
Stephen ReaHugh Hayden-Hoyle
Lubna AzabalAtika Halibi
Katherine ParkinsonRachel Stein
Janet McTeerJulia Walsh
Lindsay DuncanAnjelica Hayden-Hoyle
Eve BestMonica Chatwin
Andrew BuchanEphra Stein
Igal NaorShlomo Zahary
Genevieve O'ReillyFrances Pirsig- RReeve FletcherHannah Stein
Philip ArdittiSaleh Al-Zahid- MMartin HutsonMax Boorman
Paul HerzbergDaniel Borgoraz
