The Hour

Series 1 & 2 · 2011–2012

“We talk too much. Instead we have to do something.”

— Freddie Lyon, The Hour

Production Credits:

Created & Written by:

Abi Morgan

Executive Produced by:

Abi Morgan

Jane Featherstone

Lucy Richer

Produced by:

Jane Featherstone

Directed by:

Coky Giedroyc

Jamie Payne

Cast Includes:

Romola Garai

Ben Whishaw

Dominic West

Anna Chancellor

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Broadcast:

BBC Two

Release Date:

Jul 2011 (1) · Nov 2012 (2)

Run Time:

6 × 60 Mins (360 Min) (Each Series)

Production Partners:

Kudos Film and Television

BBC Drama Productions

Distribution:

BBC Worldwide

Synopsis

Capturing the launch of the BBC's bold new current-affairs show in 1956 London and the journalists behind it, The Hour is set against the backdrop of political turmoil, personal ambition, intrigue and romantic entanglements both in front and behind the camera of a busy newsroom.