The Hour

[MattUM2]

I just wanted to make everyone aware of the most brilliant television show going on right now. Take Mad Men, switch the ad agency out for a television production and give it some real substance and suspense. Then you have The Hour.

The Hour is a 2011 BBC six-part television drama series, starring Ben Whishaw, Dominic West and Romola Garai, with supporting cast including Tim Pigott-Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Burn Gorman, Anton Lesser, Anna Chancellor, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Oona Chaplin. It was written by Abi Morgan (also one of the executive producers, alongside Jane Featherstone and Derek Wax). The series centres on a new current affairs show being launched by the BBC in June 1956, at the time of the Suez Crisis - a period setting which has led to comparisons with Mad Men.

Ben Whishaw is incredible as Freddie Lyon and Romola Garai is not only attractive, but her character (Bel Rowley) actually has depth.

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[8iron]

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Dvr'd. Loking forward to it, ive heard good things.

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

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Thanks for the heads up - what day/time? First season? Being lazy but I'll probably wiki it

[MattUM2]

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Thanks for the heads up - what day/time? First season? Being lazy but I'll probably wiki it

Tuesday at 9 P.M.

[sven]

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I just watched the first episode. You were right that was really good. Seems like a mix of Mad Men and Rubicon.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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BUMP.

Season 2 premiere's tonight on BBC at 9PM.

BBC is airing the first season today starting at noon. I watched the first three episodes last night on Demand and got hooked instantly. Comcast doesn't have episodes 4 and 5 on demand (Comcast really makes me go WTF a lot), but had episode 6.

Watching this after Skyfall and The Wire is kind of bizarre. West is still sleazy, though haha.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Okay, finished watched season one and holy **** this show is awesome. Blows Newroom out of the water and I might have to wager its better than season one of Mad Men.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Anybody else been watching season 2? Season finale comes on tomorrow night. Pretty great season so far.

[rsnomar05]

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It's a fantastic show, and it would probably get more recognition if it weren't a BBC America. Fingers crossed it gets a third series.