‘The Hour’ premieres tonight on M-Net

A captivating new series focusing on the escapades of a journalist during Cold War-era England. The Hour is a thrilling six-part drama which takes viewers behind the scenes of the launch of a topical news programme in London 1956.

The team of The Hour seeks the bigger stories and with the looming crisis in Suez they soon find themselves at the heart of a fierce political struggle between the government and the BBC which will dominate their decisions and test their resolve.

Starring
Ben Whishaw as Freddie Lyon
Romola Garai as Bel Rowley
Dominic West as Hector Madden
Anna Chancellor as Lix Storm

The Hour premieres Tuesday 25 December 2012 at 9:30pm on M-Net West (101).