Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2011)

Cast

Ben Whishaw as Freddie Lyon
Ben Whishaw

as Freddie Lyon

Romola Garai as Bel Rowley
Romola Garai

as Bel Rowley

Dominic West as Hector Madden
Dominic West

as Hector Madden

Anna Chancellor as Lix Storm
Anna Chancellor

as Lix Storm

Tim Pigott-Smith as Lord Elms
Tim Pigott-Smith

as Lord Elms

John Bowe as Douglas Owen
John Bowe

as Douglas Owen

Anton Lesser as Clarence Fendley
Anton Lesser

as Clarence Fendley

Juliet Stevenson as Lady Elms
Juliet Stevenson

as Lady Elms

Julian Rhind-Tutt as Angus McCain
Julian Rhind-Tutt

as Angus McCain

Burn Gorman as Thomas Kish
Burn Gorman

as Thomas Kish

Oona Chaplin as Marnie Madden
Oona Chaplin

as Marnie Madden

Vanessa Kirby as Ruth Elms
Vanessa Kirby

as Ruth Elms

Episodes

Episode 1 poster

Episode 1 8.3

July 19, 2011

Bel and Freddie, who work as BBC reporters, are given the chance to escape from their boring jobs to run a topical week…

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Episode 2 8.5

July 26, 2011

It is July 1956 and The Hour is struggling as the ratings are down, the reviews are bad and Hector and Freddie are argu…

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Episode 3 9.0

August 2, 2011

It is now September 1956 and Hector's brilliant interview with Mr Hafiz has caused the fortunes of The Hour to pick up.…

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Episode 4 9.5

August 9, 2011

It is now October, 1956 and Freddie is celebrating his birthday. The after effects of Tom's death are still being felt …

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Episode 5 9.0

August 16, 2011

Public anger against the Suez crisis leads to violence in the streets. Marnie Madden reveals that she has found out abo…

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Episode 6 10.0

August 23, 2011

It is now November 1956 and The Hour is about to broadcast live and tensions increase for everyone. Bel wants to see th…