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The Paring Knife

Episode 8 of 8

Hayden-Hoyle uncovers that Nessa has been manipulated both by people close to her and by governments intent on exploiting her work. A thrilling climax in the desert wastelands sees Nessa fighting to save both her life and that of the kidnapped child as she attempts to make her way home.

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Thu 21 Aug 201421:00
BBC Two

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    Troubled Waters

Credits

Nessa SteinMaggie Gyllenhaal
Atika HalabiLubna Azabal
Monica ChatwinEve Best
WriterHugo Blick
ProducerAbi Bach
ProducerHugo Blick
Executive ProducerGreg Brenman
DirectorHugo Blick
Anjelica Hayden-HoyleLindsay Duncan
Dame Julia WalshJanet McTeer
Shlomo ZaharyIgal Naor
Rachel SteinKatherine Parkinson
Sir Hugh Hayden-HoyleStephen Rea
Kasim HalabiOliver Bodur
Secretary of StateLachele Carl
Robert HardyChristian Contreras
Young Nessa SteinLois Ellington
Hannah SteinReeve Fletcher
Magdi MurajiGeorge Georgiou
Daniel BorgorazPaul Herzberg
Max BoormanMartin Hutson
Mazel SteinNicole Lopes
Brigadier Harlan BerkoffMartin McDougall
Zahid Al-ZahidNasser Memarzia
Eli SteinAidan Stephenson
Reaper AnalystDominic Tighe
IDF Border PatrolTaoufik Jennanni

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Special effects supervisor Ed Smith on creating Episode 2's most shocking scene

Special effects supervisor Ed Smith on creating Episode 2's most shocking scene

Find out how he created the blood-soaked scene.

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