The Hour (2011)

Name: The Hour
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Dominic West, Anna Chancellor, Julian Rhind-Tutt

Drama

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (12,630 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.95 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.6 60 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.5	360
2	Failure at Launch	7.8	295
3	A Country Affair	7.9	283
4	Crises at Home and Abroad	7.8	264
5	Bright Stones	8.1	258
6	Truth Will Out	8.6	282

Season 2 (2012)

8.27 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.8 62 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome Back	7.9	258
2	Fascists and False Accusations	8.1	220
3	Vice	8.1	211
4	Honey Trap	8.2	210
5	Reckless to the Core	8.5	215
6	Fallout	8.8	289

The Hour (2011)

Cast

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