TV series
The Honourable Woman
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2014-07-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics, Crime
- Network
- BBC Two
- Production
- Eight Rooks, BBC Worldwide, Drama Republic, SundanceTV, BBC Two
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Nessa Stein
- Stephen Rea as Hugh Hayden-Hoyle
- Lubna Azabal as Atika Halibi
- Katherine Parkinson as Rachel Stein
- Janet McTeer as Julia Walsh
- Lindsay Duncan as Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle
- Eve Best as Monica Chatwin
- Andrew Buchan as Ephra Stein
- Igal Naor as Shlomo Zahary
- Tobias Menzies as Nathaniel Bloom
- Genevieve O'Reilly as Frances Pirsig
- Reeve Fletcher as Hannah Stein
Creators and crew
- Hugo Blick - Creator
- Greg Brenman - Executive Producer
- Polly Hill - Executive Producer
- Hugo Blick - Producer
- Abi Bach - Producer
- Hugo Blick - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: 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.
Episode 2: 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.
Episode 3: 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.
Episode 4: 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.
Episode 5: 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.
Episode 6: 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.
Episode 7: 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.
Episode 8: 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.
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