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Honour ITV: Who’s in the cast and how many episodes are there?

HONOUR is a two-part drama based on the real-life "honour killing" of Banaz Mahmod.

The ITV show is back on our screens tonight (September 29) after it aired on Monday and will tell the story of Mahmod and the murder investigation that followed.

ITV's drama Honour is based on the real-life 'honour killing' of Banaz Mahmod
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ITV's drama Honour is based on the real-life 'honour killing' of Banaz MahmodCredit: PA:Press Association

How many episodes are there in the ITV series?

Honour will conclude TONIGHT (Tuesday, September 29).

The two part ITV drama will start at 9pm.

It is written by Gwyneth Hughes and directed by Richard Laxton.

Filming began in September 2019 and the series was originally expected in late April 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic it was postponed.

Keeley Hawes stars as Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode
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Keeley Hawes stars as Detective Chief Inspector Caroline GoodeCredit: PA:Press Association

Who is in the cast?

  • Keeley Hawes plays DCI Caroline Goode.
  • Rhianne Barreto plays Bekhal.
  • Alexa Davies plays Keilly Jones.
  • Michael Jibson plays DS Stuart Reeves.
  • Moe Bar-El plays Rahmat Sulemani.
  • Umit Ulgen plays Mahmod Mahmod.
  • Selva Rasalingham plays Ari Mahmod.
Drama Honour focuses on the police investigation to find Banaz Mahmod
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Drama Honour focuses on the police investigation to find Banaz MahmodCredit: PA:Press Association

What have people said about Honour?

The series has attracted controversy after Banaz’s sister, Payzee Mahmod, 30, claimed the two-part drama focuses on Ms Hawes’s character Detective Caroline Goode instead of her dead sibling, an Iraqi Kurd.

She told the BBC: “It doesn’t really sit too well with me that that’s the angle they chose to go with because that’s not Banaz’s story.

“That’s somebody else’s story. This is about somebody who lost her life very tragically.”

Honour is written by Gwyneth Hughes and directed by Richard Laxton
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Honour is written by Gwyneth Hughes and directed by Richard Laxton

Honour writer Gwyneth Hughes has been in touch with Ms Mahmod to offer her assurances.

Ms Hawes said last week: “In a time where honour killings are still rife, it is critical to shine a light on such an important subject.

"Banaz Mahmod's story, and DCI Goode's subsequent investigation, is certainly one that needs to be told and I am proud to be a part of it."

The harrowing true story of Banaz Mahmod who was murdered by her own family in an 'honour killing'
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