The Hour - Season 1 - Episode 1
Bel and Freddie, who work as BBC reporters, are given the chance to escape from their boring jobs to run a topical weekly show instead. With only one of them being able to be the producer, and with Bel in pole position for the job, Freddie is not happy. After a debutante and a childhood friend end up asking him for help in investigating a murder, he ends up realising that the only way he can investigate it is to join the staff of The Hour.
About The Hour

Title: The Hour
First Air Date: 2011-07-19
Last Air Date: 2012-12-13
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.542/10 (from 84 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 12
Network: BBC Two BBC America
Genres: Drama, War & Politics, Crime
Production Companies: BBC, Kudos
Synopsis
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
Cast

Ben Whishaw
Freddie Lyon

Romola Garai
Bel Rowley

Dominic West
Hector Madden

Anna Chancellor
Lix Storm

Julian Rhind-Tutt
Angus McCain

Oona Chaplin
Marnie Madden

Peter Capaldi
Randall Brown

Hannah John-Kamen
Rosa Maria Ramírez

Peter Sullivan
Commander Laurence Stern