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The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

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The Honourable Woman

2014- 2014

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

7.3(127 votes)

Ended

Drama

War & Politics

Crime

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.

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Production Companies

BBC Worldwide

Drama Republic

BBC Two

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly

Frances Pirsig

Creative team

Created by: Hugo Blick
Showrunner: Greg Brenman
Polly Hill
Written by: Hugo Blick
Produced by: Hugo Blick
Abi Bach

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