The Honourable Woman (2014)

Directed by

Hugo Blick

Genre

political drama, espionage television series, thriller television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 125 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British woman who is a businesswoman and the daughter of a former Israeli intelligence official gets pulled into a web of political conspiracy and espionage. Her company's dealings in the West Bank lead to a kidnapping that connects to larger political tensions.

tensesuspensefulmelancholicslow-burngrittyseriousintricatebrooding

What happens

The Honourable Woman is a 2014 British political spy thriller television miniseries in eight parts, written and directed by Hugo Blick for the BBC and SundanceTV. Featuring Maggie Gyllenhaal in the title role, it aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2014. The Honourable Woman received positive reviews, with Gyllenhaal winning a Golden Globe Award for her performance, Stephen Rea winning the 2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor and the series was awarded a Peabody Award in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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