The Honourable Woman - Season 1 - Eps 8: The Paring Knife
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.
About The Honourable Woman

Title: The Honourable Woman
First Air Date: 2014-07-03
Last Air Date: 2014-08-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 106 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 8
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Drama, War & Politics, Crime
Production Companies: Eight Rooks, BBC Worldwide, Drama Republic, SundanceTV, BBC Two
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Nessa Stein

Stephen Rea
Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

Lubna Azabal
Atika Halibi

Katherine Parkinson
Rachel Stein

Janet McTeer
Julia Walsh

Lindsay Duncan
Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Eve Best
Monica Chatwin

Andrew Buchan
Ephra Stein

Igal Naor
Shlomo Zahary

Genevieve O'Reilly
Frances Pirsig