The Honorable Woman

We are - generally the recording at a later date. I thought I'd give up too but I'm slightly hooked. It's eight episodes though - I'd have thought they could do it in about 3!

We watched the first one but DH found it far too slow. I've been meaning to catch up on iplayer but not sure if it's worth it.

I'm watching too, but nearly losing the will to live!
I'm blowed if I can remember who's working for who, and Maggie G is beginning to grate with her posing and silly girly voice. She seems much too lightweight for the part to me.

What the hell is 'the secret'? I thought at first that it was that the little boy was hers, but now it seems not?

NO I think its just that at the time their kidnap was not reported a kept a secret also that they were probably 'turned' ( a reprise of the Homeland' story) and are now sleepers waiting to strike. Love the MI6 man - how beautifully menacing he is. I mean acting the part before anyone gets excited about me saying menacing men are beautiful!!!

Yes, he is! In fact he's one of the best things about it imo.

I found it too confusing to bother to follow it through....

I'm stil going with it for the moment - episode 3 waiting for me. Agree about Maggue G though - somehow just not quite 'right'

It's slow and confusing but I love Maggie Gyllenhal and I am intrigued as to what is going on and how it will all be resolved. It's great when I am babysitting or just want to get some knitting done.

I'm enjoying it but not quite sure why as I'm finding it vary confusing. Maggie Gyllenhall has had great reviews but I feel that she concentrates so hard on getting the accent right that her performance is a bit wooden.

The MI6 guy is a brilliant actor. If he interrogated me, I would melt...

I'm finding it rather confusing at the moment but will continue as I suspect it will gradually link together. I hope to have an 'Aah' moment at sometime in the future. I agree it's a bit slow but every time I think I'm going to give up something interesting happens.

I've read a few reviews today and it seems that I'm not the only one to think that Nessa may be the boy's mother

I was just going to ask if this series was worth watching and I have got the answer. Where's that delete button ?

I agree with all the posts but I have just watched episode 4 and I thought it 'picked up' and I was glad I had 'stuck with it'.

It is quite an interesting story but I do find the acting a bit wooden in parts.

I'm glad I stuck with it and it's growing on me.

Just watched 14th August and be prepared for big shocks- if you are recording stick with it. Plot is very complicated, but I think M G's character develops steadily and the reason for her "wooden" behaviour becomes more apparent as you realise how much emotion she is repressing. But Stephen Rea is the star for me-great actor, much under used and underrated.

I think he's fantastic too! They should do a spin off with him and the women spies.
Why wasn't he in Spooks? I think he's my new crush

Agree Stephen Rea is the star of the show. Agree Nessa is the boys Mother.
But! I have given up. I am finding it too slow and some of the actors are not plausible characters and wooden.

Only one more episode to go! Great series but do not understand why Maggie G has to laugh at all the wrong times! Bizarre or what?That and all the compulsive eye wiping and grinning.Other characters are very good.

I gave up after watching 30 minutes of the first episode. It would appear that I did not miss much although some appeared to enjoy it.

Gosh, Episode 7 was so tense I had to hold my breath in parts. I can't wait for Thursday to get here for the last episode. I really hope everything is explained and there are no loose ends. Stephen Rea has been fantastic throughout! Has anyone been following the recaps in The Guardian? They've really given me lots to think about.

Yes, I have mrsjones, it's the only way I can follow it all.

I lost the will to live last night while watching epsisode 4 - DH had fallen asleep so he was obviously enjoying it!

I love this programme, I quite enjoy all the odd acting, so different from some of the really awful shows which have been put on recently (including the repeats. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out. How do people think up these plots?