Miniseries

The Honourable WomanMiniseries

2014
8 Episodes

Episodes

The Empty Chair
S01E01
7.6

The Empty Chair

Powerful businesswoman Nessa Stein is thrown head-first into a game of political cat-and-mouse when a Palestinian businessman with close connections to her family's empire is killed.

03 Jul 201460m
The Unfaithful Husband
S01E02
7.6

The Unfaithful Husband

Nessa's past, including her kidnap eight years previously in Gaza, is dug up by MI6 boss Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle, who is intent on getting answers despite being blocked by the CIA.

10 Jul 201460m
The Killing Call
S01E03
7.4

The Killing Call

Nessa's security advisor follows a lead as he hunts down the missing boy. Meanwhile, her brother Ephra makes a startling discovery that could blow the family, and its work, apart.

17 Jul 201460m
The Ribbon Cutter
S01E04
7.8

The Ribbon Cutter

Going back eight years, a younger Hayden-Hoyle climbs the ranks of MI6 whilst Nessa and Atika endure atrocities during their time held captive in Gaza and their captors scheme as to how she can best serve their cause.

24 Jul 201460m
Two Hearts
S01E05
7.5

Two Hearts

As their captivity continues, we discover the secret that will bond Atika and Nessa forever. Meanwhile, an academic in Tel Aviv working at a university funded by the Steins uncovers corruption that could have far-reaching consequences.

31 Jul 201460m
The Mother Line
S01E06
7.8

The Mother Line

When a Palestinian businessman makes Nessa an offer regarding the cabling initiative in the Middle East, Nessa discovers the full cost of her release from captivity eight years ago.

07 Aug 201460m
The Hollow Wall
S01E07
5.5

The Hollow Wall

Hayden-Hoyle uncovers an international government cover-up in relation to the Stein wiretap and Ephra is drawn into making a fatal mistake. In Palestine, an act of terrorism stuns the Stein family and the wider international community and has far reaching repercussions.

14 Aug 201460m
The Paring Knife
S01E08
7.2

The Paring Knife

Hayden-Hoyle uncovers that Nessa has been manipulated both by people close to her and by governments intent on exploiting her work. A thrilling climax in the desert wastelands sees Nessa fighting to save her life and the kidnapped child's as she attempts to make her way home.

21 Aug 201460m