Hour, The - Series 1 (TV Series)

UK 2011, 344 minutes
Rating: [M] Violence and sex scenes.
Genres: Television, Drama, Suspense/Crime

Topics: Media, Period 1950s.

Feat. Dominic West, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Anna Chancellor

Aroview: A team of journalists (lead by THE WIRE's Dominic West) front a groundbreaking news hour for the BBC, only to chance upon a high-level government cover-up in the process.

Ambitious hybrid of retro workplace drama (a la MAD MEN) and cold war conspiracy thriller that doesn't always gel, but nonetheless offers fascinating insights into 50s-era news production and the state-controlled politics within the BBC.

Series One: six episodes across two discs.

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0 star (Not rated) I have watched the first disc and It is very good as you would expect from the BBC.Set back in the fifties. The plot makes It very relevant and I am sure things go on today that are shown in this movie. Well worth a Look. ~Tony
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4 stars (Very Good) A remarkable television series, surprisingly not very well known. Well worth the watch. ~Anon