The Honourable Woman
2014 British spy thriller television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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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 (list of episodes) |
| 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two (UK) SundanceTV (US) |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 3 July (2014-07-03) – 21 August 2014 (2014-08-21) |
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]