The Hour - Season 1 - Episode 1

2011-07-1960 min⭐ 7.542/10

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.

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About The Hour

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

Ben Whishaw

Freddie Lyon

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Bel Rowley

Dominic West

Dominic West

Hector Madden

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Lix Storm

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Angus McCain

Oona Chaplin

Oona Chaplin

Marnie Madden

Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

Randall Brown

Hannah John-Kamen

Hannah John-Kamen

Rosa Maria Ramírez

Peter Sullivan

Peter Sullivan

Commander Laurence Stern

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