7.4/10409 votes#1 - 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
7.6/10330 votes#2 - 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
7.7/10285 votes#3 - 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
7.9/10274 votes#4 - 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
7.7/10270 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
7.5/10262 votes#6 - 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
8.0/10275 votes#7 - 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
8.0/10282 votes#8 - 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 Best Episodes of The Honourable Woman Season 1
Every episode of The Honourable Woman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Honourable Woman Season 1!
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...
Genres:DramaWar & PoliticsCrime
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Empty Chair" is the best rated episode of "The Honourable Woman" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 409 votes. Directed by Hugo Blick and written by N/A, it aired on 7/3/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Unfaithful Husband".