The Hour – Complete Series 1 & 2 Box Set DVD – Ben Whishaw, Hannah Tointon 

Created by Abi Morgan (PEAK PRACTICE and Margret Thatcher biopic THE IRON LADY) and starring Romola Garai, Dominic West and Ben Whishaw, THE HOUR is a captivating BBC drama set in the world of television broadcasting in the late 1950s and a love triangle that develops behind the scenes of a topical news programme. This release includes the complete first and second series.

The first two series of the BBC drama about the intrigues behind the scenes of a 1950s investigative current affairs television programme. The first series follows up-and-coming BBC reporters Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) and Freddie Lyon (Ben Whishaw) as they join new investigative programme ‘The Hour’ and rapidly find themselves caught up in a dark and dangerous political conspiracy. In the second series, with the fallout from the political scandal finally subsiding, producer Bel finds her attention increasingly preoccupied with Britain’s growing criminal underworld. Meanwhile, eager to steer clear of the new Head of News, Randall Brown (Peter Capaldi), anchor Hector Madden (Dominic West) finds himself drawn into the seductive glamour of Soho nightclub El Paradis.

Bringing together Series One and Two of the Golden Globe nominated ‘The Hour’. Written by Abi Morgan, screen writer of the Oscar winning The Iron Lady the breathtaking original and sexy thriller is not to be missed. Series One: London, 1956. At Lime Grove Studios, the BBC are launching ‘The Hour’ a new topical news programme. At the heart of the show are three contrasting journalists: enigmatic producer Bel Rowley, a spirited woman in a man’s world, her best friend Freddie Lyon, a brilliant and passionate reporter, and a charming, well-connected front man, Hector Madden. As Freddie moves to cover a significant but controversial breaking story, the trio become entangled in an intense interplay of politics, ambition and romance, ignited by a mysterious murder and chilling conspiracy. Fifties London is brought to life in this tense drama, delivering an exquisite and stylish portrayal of a world on the threshold of momentous change. Series Two: Rejoining The Hour a year on in 1957, the team are still striving to broadcast the stories they believe in as they grapple with the disturbing threat of the Cold War and a country in the grip of unsettling and rapid change. Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) is still single and determined not to get involved with another married, but finds herself taking on her adversary Bill Kendall (Tom Burke), a producer whose magnetic charm she can’t help but find irresistible. Hector Madden (Dominic West) has risen to the status of a national celebrity and is drawn into the seductive glamour of Soho nightclub El Paradis and falls under the spell of the beautiful and seductive Kiki (Hannah Tointon), a club hostess. No longer happy at The Hour under Randall’s (Peter Capaldi) new regime, he is tempted by offers fro ITV, but when a night at the club goes badly wrong, scandal threatens and Hector must try and stop a news story that could destroy his marriage and his career. Investigative reporter Freddie Lyon (Ben Whitshaw) makes an unexpected return from America to uncover and tackle police corruption within the world Soho crime and vice.