An excellent series that has fallen under the radar: The Honourable Woman

It's rare to see a high-quality miniseries with all episodes written, directed, and produced by the same person - but here's one: Hugo Blick's 8-episode BBC (via Amazon, for rent) series The Honourable Woman (2014). This has to rank as one of the most intelligent and best-acted shows I've seen recently, a totally gripping story start to finish. In brief - and I'm leaving out many elements - the story is about a sister (Maggie Gylenhall, doing a fantastic job and rocking an English accent) and brother (miscast) who have taken over the huge family business and charitable organization dedicated to bringing about peace and understanding between Israel and Palestine. Good luck! Across the eight episodes, there are many gripping and violent scenes of death, mayhem, and destruction (mixed in w/ some documentary footage in the final episode) as well as a strong family drama - plus a sub-plot focused on the investigator for the UK MI6, Stephen Rea (also terrific in a deliberately underplayed role) who unfolds the layers of the complex narrative, step by step. I must say that I have seldom seen a show w/ so many plot elements and so many twists; it's a little hard to follow at times and even at the end, thinking back, I couldn't possibly recall let alone explain all of the intrigue and double-dealing and nuances - except that they sure hate Americans just about everywhere! That said, the show will keep you thinking and guess and will at times shock and surprise every viewer. It's fallen under the radar - especially because it was never for some reason picked up for a 2nd season and in part because for some reason it's not available free from Prime or anyone else - but it's clearly a series of top quality in all the basics: writing, acting, production, social and topical relevance.