She wouldn't have been my first choice either. I thought the quality of her acting was excellent, however. There's a recent series on American television also set in Israel called "Dig" which I started watching where we're supposed to believe that Jason Isaacs is an Irish American named Connolly. I love anything to do with archaeology and Near Eastern history, but I don't think I'll stick with it; it's starting to look like another "Da Vinci Code" type fantasy...you know, secret thousands year old cabals trying to bring about the end of the world. It's not my thing.
Ed. Did you like "Debt" with Helen Mirren? I really, really like her as an actress...have done ever since I saw her in "White Nights" with Mikhail Baryshnikov, even though she only had a minor part.
I also really loved her performances in the British TV series "Prime Suspect". I'm quite an aficionado of British "crime" or mystery serials altogether. I'm currently catching episodes of "Foyle's War" when I can find the time. Even for someone who doesn't sleep very much, time is too limited for everything I want to do and experience.