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The Hour

The Hour

Description: This programme, set in a BBC newsroom in the 1950s, features renegade journalist Freddie, ambitious producer Bel and handsome anchor Hector as they create an investigative newsmagazine programme called `The Hour'. But tensions rise between the three when they become embroiled in a passionate love triangle. The programme plays out against the backdrop of a mysterious murder and Freddie's controversial and dangerous investigation. `The Hour' explores the decade on the threshold of change, from the ruthless sexual politics of the time to the revelations that redefined the world for a new generation.
Genre: Comedy, Music, News, Talk-Show
Year Released: 2005
Number of seasons: 5
Number of episodes: 622
First episode air date: January 17, 2005
Writers: Abi Morgan
Executive Producers: Abi Morgan, Jane Featherstone, Ruth Kenley-Letts, Derek Wax, Noelle Morris
Networks: BBC, BBC Two
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