EPISODE
The Honourable Woman - Season 1
Centres on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her fatherands arms business and finds herself in an international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
25 June 1958, Givatayim, Israel
3 April 1975, Haifa, Israel
1975, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
6 January 1977, Dublin, Ireland
7 November 1950, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
7 March 1974, London, England, UK
July 31, 2014
In a summer of TV abundance, this demanding and deliberately paced thriller stands apart and above the glut of original programming. With its urgently compelling mysteries and shocking reveals, it's the equal of last summer's brilliant Broadchurch.
December 23, 2014
Intelligent British political spy drama is intense, violent.
July 28, 2014
Very stylish, very moreish. I think I like.
March 07, 2017
The Honorable Woman is comprised of only eight episodes, each tightly written by Hugo Blick. The intricate plot never feels rushed or forced and concludes without ever sacrificing the complexity of its premise for a season-ending cliffhanger.
July 31, 2014
The self-conscious weightiness overshadows the thrills, leaving the audience as drained and numb as the characters.
July 30, 2014
A beauty that requires time and patience, but at least strongly hints at a payoff that will reward both.
July 31, 2014
The Honorable Woman is the kind of fiction that speaks to deeper truths.
July 31, 2014
The Honorable Woman is first and foremost an engrossing thriller, with its status as a notable feminist genre deconstruction coming in a distant second.
July 29, 2014
The unbelievable aspects of The Honorable Woman never overwhelm the grounded characters or fascinating narrative-they just pepper it with a bit of spy movie flair.
August 21, 2014
It's refreshing to encounter an entertainment so unsqueamish about the messiness of reality.
July 30, 2014
The Honorable Woman has become rich drama by the end of episode one, and the eight-part spy story only gets more complex, tense and rich as it moves forward.
July 30, 2014
Whatever your viewing regimen, Honorable Woman is highly recommended for its distinctive approach, bravura performances, overall digestibility and, yes, degree of difficulty.
