The Honourable Woman

Synopsis

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.

About 8h to watch every episode. An estimate: 8 episodes at the latest episode runtime of 60 minutes.

Trailer

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Main cast

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  Maggie Gyllenhaal
  Nessa Stein
  8 episodes

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  Stephen Rea
  Hugh Hayden-Hoyle
  8 episodes

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  Lubna Azabal
  Atika Halibi
  8 episodes

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  Katherine Parkinson
  Rachel Stein
  8 episodes

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  Janet McTeer
  Julia Walsh
  8 episodes

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  Lindsay Duncan
  Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle
  8 episodes

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  Eve Best
  Monica Chatwin
  8 episodes

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  Andrew Buchan
  Ephra Stein
  8 episodes

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  Igal Naor
  Shlomo Zahary
  8 episodes

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  Tobias Menzies
  Nathaniel Bloom
  8 episodes

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  Genevieve O'Reilly
  Frances Pirsig
  8 episodes

• R

  Reeve Fletcher
  Hannah Stein
  8 episodes

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  Philip Arditti
  Saleh Al-Zahid
  8 episodes

• M

  Martin Hutson
  Max Boorman
  8 episodes

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  Paul Herzberg
  Daniel Borgoraz
  8 episodes

• N

  Nicole Lopes
  Mazel Stein
  8 episodes

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  Oliver Bodur
  Kasim Halabi
  8 episodes

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  George Georgiou
  Magdi Muraji
  8 episodes

Seasons

• Miniseries2014 · 8 episodes