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.

Series details

First air date

2014

Last air date

2014

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

8

Genres

Drama, War & Politics, Crime

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC Two

Created by

Hugo Blick

Production

Eight Rooks, BBC Worldwide, Drama Republic, SundanceTV, BBC Two

Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Nessa Stein

Stephen Rea

Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

Lubna Azabal

Atika Halibi

Katherine Parkinson

Rachel Stein

Janet McTeer

Julia Walsh

Lindsay Duncan

Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle