The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

2014Drama, War & Politics, CrimeTV-MA1 Season8 Episodes

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

Miniseries

Miniseries

8 Episodes • 2014

Episodes - Season 1

The Empty Chair

1. The Empty Chair

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.

The Unfaithful Husband

2. The Unfaithful Husband

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.

The Killing Call

3. The Killing Call

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.

The Ribbon Cutter

4. The Ribbon Cutter

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.

Two Hearts

5. Two Hearts

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.

The Mother Line

6. The Mother Line

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.

The Hollow Wall

7. The Hollow Wall

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.

The Paring Knife

8. The Paring Knife

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.

Created by: Hugo Blick

Top Cast

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

Available on: BBC Two

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