TV series
The Hour
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2011-07-19
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics, Crime
- Network
- BBC Two, BBC America
- Production
- BBC, Kudos
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ben Whishaw as Freddie Lyon
- Romola Garai as Bel Rowley
- Dominic West as Hector Madden
- Anna Chancellor as Lix Storm
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as Angus McCain
- Oona Chaplin as Marnie Madden
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Lord Elms
- John Bowe as Douglas Owen
- Anton Lesser as Clarence Fendley
- Juliet Stevenson as Lady Elms
- Burn Gorman as Thomas Kish
- Peter Capaldi as Randall Brown
Creators and crew
- Abi Morgan - Creator
- Jane Featherstone - Executive Producer
- Derek Wax - Executive Producer
- Abi Morgan - Executive Producer
- Ruth Kenley-Letts - Producer
- Noelle Morris - Producer
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