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The Honourable Woman

2014 Ended

7.3/10 128 votes

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.

Created by:: Hugo Blick
Cast:: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lubna Azabal, Katherine Parkinson
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, United States of America
Network:: BBC Two

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.6

The Empty Chair

2014-07-03 · 60m

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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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.6

The Unfaithful Husband

2014-07-10 · 60m

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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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.4

The Killing Call

2014-07-17 · 60m

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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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.8

The Ribbon Cutter

2014-07-24 · 60m

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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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.5

Two Hearts

2014-07-31 · 60m

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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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.8

The Mother Line

2014-08-07 · 60m

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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E07

Episode 7

★ 5.5

The Hollow Wall

2014-08-14 · 60m

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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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.2

The Paring Knife

2014-08-21 · 60m

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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