The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

Ended First aired 03/Jul/2014 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)
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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Season 1 · Miniseries
8 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Jul/2014
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S1E8
The Paring Knife
Air date: 21/Aug/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E7
The Hollow Wall
Air date: 14/Aug/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E6
The Mother Line
Air date: 07/Aug/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E5
Two Hearts
Air date: 31/Jul/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E4
The Ribbon Cutter
Air date: 24/Jul/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E3
The Killing Call
Air date: 17/Jul/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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The Unfaithful Husband
Air date: 10/Jul/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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The Empty Chair
Air date: 03/Jul/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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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
Tobias Menzies
Tobias Menzies
Nathaniel Bloom
Genevieve O'Reilly
Genevieve O'Reilly
Frances Pirsig
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Reeve Fletcher
Hannah Stein
Philip Arditti
Philip Arditti
Saleh Al-Zahid
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Martin Hutson
Max Boorman
Paul Herzberg
Paul Herzberg
Daniel Borgoraz
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Nicole Lopes
Mazel Stein
Oliver Bodur
Oliver Bodur
Kasim Halabi
George Georgiou
George Georgiou
Magdi Muraji

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Alice Norris
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Aziz Hamichi
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Kate Evenden
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Chris Roope
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Neesh Ruben
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Rachid Quiat
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Tim Stevenson
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George Steel
George Steel
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Zac Nicholson
Zac Nicholson
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Edward K. Gibbon
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Jemma Carballo
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Tamsin Dorling
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