The Best Episodes of The Honourable Woman Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(422 votes)

   #1 - The Empty Chair

   S1:E17/3/2014

   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

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   7.6/10(343 votes)

   #2 - The Unfaithful Husband

   S1:E27/10/2014

   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

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   7.7/10(299 votes)

   #3 - The Killing Call

   S1:E37/17/2014

   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

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   7.9/10(286 votes)

   #4 - The Ribbon Cutter

   S1:E47/24/2014

   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

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   7.7/10(279 votes)

   #5 - Two Hearts

   S1:E57/31/2014

   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

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   7.6/10(270 votes)

   #6 - The Mother Line

   S1:E68/7/2014

   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

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7. 

   8.1/10(284 votes)

   #7 - The Hollow Wall

   S1:E78/14/2014

   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

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   8.0/10(292 votes)

   #8 - The Paring Knife

   S1:E88/21/2014

   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

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