Maggie Gyllenhaal is as sick as a dog. She has one of those head-thumping, eye-burning colds that make the world shudder when you move even an inch. Her naturally throaty voice is now a soft whisper which, every so often, cracks and becomes an astonishing baritone – something that takes her by surprise almost as much as me. But, armed with honeyed hot water and vitamins, she’s putting on a brave face to talk about her latest project, BBC2 drama The Honourable Woman.

Maggie Gyllenhaal is as sick as a dog. She has one of those head-thumping, eye-burning colds that make the world shudder when you move even an inch. Her naturally throaty voice is now a soft whisper which, every so often, cracks and becomes an astonishing baritone u2013 something that takes her by surprise almost as much as me. But, armed with honeyed hot water and vitamins, sheu2019s putting on a brave face to talk about her latest project, BBC2 drama The Honourable Woman.

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