The Hour (2011 TV series)

This article is about the 2011–2012 British drama series that aired on BBC. For the 2009–2011 Scottish magazine programme that aired on STV, see The Hour (2009 TV programme). For other meanings, see The Hour.

The Hour
GenrePeriod drama
Created byAbi Morgan
Written byAbi Morgan
Starring
ComposerDaniel Giorgetti
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersJane Featherstone
Derek Wax
Abi Morgan
Lucy Richer
ProducerRuth Kenley-Letts
EditorsGareth C. Scales
Xavier Russell
Nick Arthurs
Paul Machliss
Running time59 minutes
Production companyKudos Film and Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Two, BBC Two HD
Release19 July 2011 (2011-07-19) –
13 December 2012 (2012-12-13)[1]
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The Hour is a British television drama series broadcast on BBC. The series was centred on a fictional current-affairs show being launched by the BBC in June 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution and Suez Crisis. It stars Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, and Romola Garai, with a 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 premiered on BBC Two and BBC Two HD on 19 July 2011 each Tuesday at 9 pm.[2][3] Each episode lasts 60 minutes, with Ruth Kenley-Letts as producer and Coky Giedroyc as lead director. It was commissioned by Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two, and Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning and produced by Kudos Film and Television. Hornsey Town Hall was used for much of the filming.

Following the airing of the final episode of the first series, it was announced that a second series had been commissioned, which was co-produced by American network BBC America.[4] It premiered on 14 November 2012 in the UK and on 28 November 2012 in the United States. On 12 February 2013, it was announced by the BBC that the series would not continue.[1]

  1. ^ a b "'The Hour axed by BBC2". Radio Times. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ "The Hour: introduction". BBC Press Office. 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference deacon-telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Conlan, Tara (27 August 2011). "BBC2's The Hour to Return for Second Series – Channel's Controller Reveals 50s Drama Will Be Back, and Says There Are No Plans to Scrap Newsnight". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2012.