Honour (2020)

Genre

docudrama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

14

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective leads a police investigation into the disappearance and murder of a young woman who was killed by her family for bringing shame. The story follows the real life case and the officers who worked to bring her killers to justice.

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What happens

Honour is a two-part British television drama series, depicting the investigation into the real-life disappearance and murder of honour killing victim Banaz Mahmod. Gwyneth Hughes created the screenplay using the first-hand experiences of key figures from the real case including Bekhal Mahmod, Nawzad Gelly and Caroline Goode, who acted as consultant. Nazir Afzal, CPS assistant Chief Crown Prosecutor when Banaz's case was brought to trial, was the production's legal consultant. Starring Keeley Hawes as DCI Caroline Goode the drama was commissioned by ITV, directed by Richard Laxton and produced by Hera Pictures in association with Buddy Club Productions. It first aired on ITV on 28 and 29 September 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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