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The Best Episodes of The Honourable Woman

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Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the West Bank. Her efforts to reconcile the Israelis and Palestinians lands her an appointment to the House of Lords and creates an international political maelstrom.

Genres:DramaWar & PoliticsCrime
Network:BBC Two

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Honourable Woman" is "The Hollow Wall", rated 8/10 from 273 user votes. It was directed by Hugo Blick and written by N/A. "The Hollow Wall" aired on 8/14/2014 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Paring Knife".

  • The Hollow Wall
    8.0/10 273 votes

    #1 - The Hollow Wall

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Paring Knife
    8.0/10 280 votes

    #2 - The Paring Knife

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/21/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ribbon Cutter
    7.9/10 272 votes

    #3 - The Ribbon Cutter

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/24/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Killing Call
    7.7/10 283 votes

    #4 - The Killing Call

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/17/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Hearts
    7.7/10 268 votes

    #5 - Two Hearts

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Unfaithful Husband
    7.6/10 328 votes

    #6 - The Unfaithful Husband

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/10/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mother Line
    7.5/10 260 votes

    #7 - The Mother Line

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/7/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Empty Chair
    7.4/10 408 votes

    #8 - The Empty Chair

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2014

    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.

    Director: Hugo Blick

    Writer: N/A