The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman
GenrePolitical thriller
Spy thriller
Written byHugo Blick
Directed byHugo Blick
StarringMaggie Gyllenhaal
Philip Arditti
Lubna Azabal
Andrew Buchan
Eve Best
Lindsay Duncan
Janet McTeer
Tobias Menzies
Igal Naor
Genevieve O'Reilly
Katherine Parkinson
Stephen Rea
ComposerMartin Phipps
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersGreg Brenman
Polly Hill
ProducersHugo Blick
Abi Bach
CinematographyZac Nicholson
George Steel
EditorJason Krasucki
Running time58 minutes
Production companiesBBC Worldwide
Drama Republic
Eight Rooks
SundanceTV
Original release
NetworkBBC Two (UK)
SundanceTV (US)
Release3 July (2014-07-03) –
21 August 2014 (2014-08-21)
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The Honourable Woman is a 2014 British political spy thriller television miniseries in eight parts, directed and written by Hugo Blick for the BBC and SundanceTV. Featuring Maggie Gyllenhaal in the title role, it aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2014 and premiered on SundanceTV in the United States on 31 July 2014.[1] An advance screening of the series was held on 7 April 2014 at the MIPTV Media Market.[2]

The Honourable Woman received positive reviews, with Gyllenhaal winning a Golden Globe Award for her performance,[3] Stephen Rea winning the 2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor and the series was awarded a Peabody Award in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ Bibel, Sara (12 May 2014). "Miniseries 'The Honorable Woman' Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal to Premiere July 31 on Sundance". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC Worldwide premieres Hugo Blick's The Honourable Woman with Maggie Gyllenhaal at MIPTV". BBC. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference golden globes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference peabody was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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