The Honourable Woman S1E1 — The Empty Chair
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The Empty Chair

7.4/10 · 440 votesJul 3, 201460 min

Ranked #8 of 8 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byHugo Blick

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes8

Cast17

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Nessa Stein

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Atika Halibi

Katherine Parkinson

Katherine Parkinson

Rachel Stein

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Julia Walsh

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Eve Best

Eve Best

Monica Chatwin

Andrew Buchan

Andrew Buchan

Ephra Stein

Igal Naor

Igal Naor

Shlomo Zahary

Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly

Frances Pirsig

R

Reeve Fletcher

Hannah Stein

Philip Arditti

Philip Arditti

Saleh Al-Zahid

Crew2

H

Hugo Blick

Director

D

Donald E G Bentley

Floor Runner

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Episode Summary

"The Empty Chair" is episode 1 of The Honourable Woman season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 440 votes, ranking #8 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Hugo Blick, it aired on July 3, 2014.