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''The Hour'' is a 2011 [[BBC]] drama series, written by Abi Morgan and starring Ben Whishaw, Dominic West and Romola Garai. 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 Piece|period setting]] which has led to comparisons with ''[[Mad Men]]''). Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) is the producer of the [[Show Within a Show]]; her friend Freddie Lyon (Ben Whishaw) loses the presenter interview to well-spoken Eton boy Hector Madden (Dominic West) but she persuades him to stay on as a researcher. Meanwhile Freddie is suspicious about the [[Never Suicide|reported suicide]] of an old friend, and when he starts to notice shadowy men following him around, it only confirms his suspicions. |
''The Hour'' is a 2011 [[BBC]] drama series, written by Abi Morgan and starring Ben Whishaw, Dominic West and Romola Garai. 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 Piece|period setting]] which has led to comparisons with ''[[Mad Men]]''). Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) is the producer of the [[Show Within a Show]]; her friend Freddie Lyon (Ben Whishaw) loses the presenter interview to well-spoken Eton boy Hector Madden (Dominic West) but she persuades him to stay on as a researcher. Meanwhile Freddie is suspicious about the [[Never Suicide|reported suicide]] of an old friend, and when he starts to notice shadowy men following him around, it only confirms his suspicions. |
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The most common criticism made of the show was of thematic inconsistency; the two main threads of let's-run-a-groundbreaking-TV-show and let's-investigate-a-government-conspiracy had little to do with each other, and while both interesting in their own right sometimes gave the show a disjointed [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save |
The most common criticism made of the show was of thematic inconsistency; the two main threads of let's-run-a-groundbreaking-TV-show and let's-investigate-a-government-conspiracy had little to do with each other, and while both interesting in their own right sometimes gave the show a disjointed [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World|Wake Up, Go To Work, Save The World]] feel. One review called it "''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[Spooks]]''". |
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Premiered on BBC Two on 19 July 2011 and on BBC America in August. Following the airing of the final episode of the first series, it was announced that a second series had been commissioned. |
Premiered on BBC Two on 19 July 2011 and on BBC America in August. Following the airing of the final episode of the first series, it was announced that a second series had been commissioned. |
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: in-universe; Angus is firmly of the belief that [[The Political Officer|the BBC should take a pro-government line]]. Freddie and Bel think the new show should break from this tradition and provide objective journalism. |
* [[Executive Meddling]]: in-universe; Angus is firmly of the belief that [[The Political Officer|the BBC should take a pro-government line]]. Freddie and Bel think the new show should break from this tradition and provide objective journalism. |
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* [[The Fifties]]: 1956, to be precise. |
* [[The Fifties]]: 1956, to be precise. |
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* [[Going for |
* [[Going for the Big Scoop]]: No matter how many people warn Freddie against sticking his nose where it doesn't belong, he can't help himself. |
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* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]: It's set in [[The Fifties]]. Commence swooning. |
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]: It's set in [[The Fifties]]. Commence swooning. |
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* [[Government Conspiracy]] |
* [[Government Conspiracy]] |
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* [[Pull the Thread]] |
* [[Pull the Thread]] |
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Clarence, in contrast to Angus, fights his subordinates' corners on occasion. |
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Clarence, in contrast to Angus, fights his subordinates' corners on occasion. |
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* [[Running Time in |
* [[Running Time in the Title]]: both the show's title, and that of the [[Show Within a Show]] |
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Freddie and Hector both have their share of these. |
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Freddie and Hector both have their share of these. |
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* [[Show Within a Show]]: a pioneer of the ''[[Prime Time News]]'' genre |
* [[Show Within a Show]]: a pioneer of the ''[[Prime Time News]]'' genre |
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