An advance screening of the series was held on 7 april 2014 at the miptv media market. Hugo blicks new middle east thriller weaved two whodunnits around the most. Twentynine years later nessa, her fathers heiress, has turned the firm around, specializing in promoting communications between israel and palestine and establishing a charitable foundation for which she has been made a peeress in the english house of lords. The miniseries the honorable woman, about an israeli maggie gyllenhaal. As a child nessa stein witnesses the assassination of her father by the plo. The intricate plot never feels rushed or forced and. Set against the gripping backdrop of government paranoia and espionage, the honorable woman tells the story of one womans personal journey to right the wrongs conducted in a past life. Special effects supervisor ed smith on creating episode 2s most shocking scene. From the corridors of governmental power to a gaza. The honorable woman is comprised of only eight episodes, each tightly written by hugo blick. Set against the present day backdrop of the israelipalestinian conflict, the series centres around nessa stein maggie. The honorable woman requires much patience and thats a. One woman struggles to right her fathers wrongs in a world of conspiracy and.
The honorable woman is a captivating spy thriller with a slowburning narrative and an enthralling. Watch the honourable woman full season tvnz ondemand. The honourable woman was released on dvd in the uk on 1 september 2014, in the us on 14 october 2014, and in canada on 25. The honourable woman is a 2014 british political spy thriller television miniseries in eight parts. Adding to the overall excellence of this series was the one thing i was desperately fretting. The honorable woman all new miniseries starring maggie gyllenhaal comes july 31st to. The honourable woman and read the scripts from episodes 1, 2 and 3 on the. Maggie gyllenhaal does an amazing acting job portraying.
The first episode starts with a bloody murder that defines the stein. Would you trust this woman nessa stein, the daughter of a zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, nessa inherits her fathers company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between israel and the west bank. An advance screening of the series was held on 7 april 2014 at. The honourable woman was released on dvd in the uk on 1 september 2014, in the us on 14 october 2014, and in canada on 25 november 2014. The honourable woman is a 2014 british political spy thriller television miniseries in eight parts, directed and written by hugo blick for the bbc and sundancetv. Not only is this one of the best action packed miniseries i have ever seen, but the acting is overthetop. The honorable woman is a captivating spy thriller with a slowburning narrative and an enthralling performance from maggie gyllenhaal. As a child nessa stein and her younger brother ephra witnessed the murder in public of their father eli, an israeli arms dealer. Centres on nessa stein, a woman who inherits her fathers arms business and finds herself in a international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between israelis and palestinians.
With maggie gyllenhaal, stephen rea, lubna azabal, katherine parkinson. The complicated, ambitious brilliance of the honorable woman. Maggie gyllenhaal stars in this tense thriller set against the complex tapestry of political and emotional. Featuring maggie gyllenhaal in the title role, it aired on bbc two in the united kingdom on 3 july 2014 and premiered on sundancetv in the united states on 31 july 2014. The honourable woman season 1 subtitles english 29 subtitles.