The Honourable Woman 

Centers on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in a international maelstrom when as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Stars:

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lubna Azabal

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Nessa Stein 8 episodes, 2014
Stephen Rea	...	Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle 8 episodes, 2014
Lubna Azabal	...	Atika Halabi 8 episodes, 2014
Katherine Parkinson	...	Rachel Stein 8 episodes, 2014
Andrew Buchan	...	Ephra Stein 7 episodes, 2014
Janet McTeer	...	Dame Julia Walsh 7 episodes, 2014
Eve Best	...	Monica Chatwin 7 episodes, 2014
Igal Naor	...	Shlomo Zahary 6 episodes, 2014
Martin Hutson	...	Max Boorman 6 episodes, 2014
Genevieve O'Reilly	...	Frances Pirsig 6 episodes, 2014
Lindsay Duncan	...	Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle 6 episodes, 2014
Paul Herzberg	...	Daniel Borgoraz 6 episodes, 2014
Nicole Lopes	...	Mazel Stein 5 episodes, 2014
Reeve Fletcher	...	Hannah Stein 4 episodes, 2014
George Georgiou	...	Magdi Muraji 4 episodes, 2014
Philip Arditti	...	Saleh Al-Zahid 4 episodes, 2014
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Judah Ben-Shahar 4 episodes, 2014
Ingrid Benussi	...	Frances Pirsig No. 2 4 episodes, 2014
Tobias Menzies	...	Nathaniel Bloom 3 episodes, 2014
Raad Rawi	...	Jalal El-Amin 3 episodes, 2014
Oliver Bodur	...	Kasim Halabi 3 episodes, 2014
John Mackay	...	Caleb Schwako 3 episodes, 2014
Nasser Memarzia	...	Zahid Al-Zahid 3 episodes, 2014
Jacob Krichefski	...	Yaniv Levi 3 episodes, 2014
Justin Shevlin	...	Tom Crace 2 episodes, 2014
Lois Ellington	...	Young Nessa / ... 2 episodes, 2014
Aidan Stephenson	...	Eli Stein 2 episodes, 2014
Rupert Frazer	...	Commander Garrett 2 episodes, 2014
Suzann McLean	...	Nurse Marlene Dalloway 2 episodes, 2014
Richard Katz	...	Aron Yavin 2 episodes, 2014
Atticus Blick	...	Israeli Soldier 2 episodes, 2014
Yaron Shavit	...	Listening Room Man 2 episodes, 2014
Ben Smith	...	Michael Gatz 2 episodes, 2014
Aymen Hamdouchi	...	Muhammad Ibn Saeed 2 episodes, 2014
Martin McDougall	...	Brigadier General Harlan Berkoff 2 episodes, 2014

Storyline

Centers on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in a international maelstrom when as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Plot Keywords:

politics | businesswoman | israeli palestinian conflict | israel | millionairess | 

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Taglines:

Would you trust this woman?

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Honorable Woman

Filming Locations:

Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Worldwide, Drama Republic, Eight Rooks Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to persuade Maggie Gyllenhaal to the role, Hugo Blick claimed to only have to "fly to her New York home, show her the script and try some of her homemade nettle soup."

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Anne Hathaway/Sherrod Brown/Michaela Coel/Venzella Joy (2019)

User Reviews

Patience is the key

well i had originally planed to watch it in a day after 4 episodes i got caught up in other things and later I just did not care very much for the show.Because for me the show was going no where and early 4 episodes were too slow paced.But after 2 months i thought of giving it another chance.And I have to say if you can get past the slow paced beginning the later episodes are wonder treats.This is one of the best modern spy thriller in years. best thing about the series is,it knows what it's doing and takes us in the territory of modern political spy thriller with some strong writing and directing.it gives us every angle of it's story.Apart from being a well written spy thriller it's also human drama with unbiased storytelling which has no theatrical heroes and villain.We see from different angles that,every character have their own faults and virtue,every side have there own story which leads to a gripping but very humane conclusion that makes this show a worthwhile.