| The Honourable Woman | |
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| Genre | Political thriller Spy thriller |
| Written by | Hugo Blick |
| Directed by | Hugo Blick |
| Starring | Maggie Gyllenhaal Philip Arditti Lubna Azabal Andrew Buchan Eve Best Lindsay Duncan Janet McTeer Tobias Menzies Igal Naor Genevieve O'Reilly Katherine Parkinson Stephen Rea |
| Composer | Martin Phipps |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Greg Brenman Polly Hill |
| Producers | Hugo Blick Abi Bach |
| Cinematography | Zac Nicholson George Steel |
| Editor | Jason Krasucki |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Worldwide Drama Republic Eight Rooks SundanceTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two (UK) SundanceTV (US) |
| Release | 3 July – 21 August 2014 |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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