Rueben's Ramblings

The Hour

On August 17 the new drama The Hour will debut on BBC America at 10 PM. This six-part series is set in a BBC news room in 1950s London that stars  Ben Whishaw (the film Bright Star) as renegade journalist Freddie Lyon, ambitious producer Bel Rowley (Romola Garai from Emma) and handsome anchor Hector Madden (Dominic West from The Wire) as they create a weekly investigative news program titled The Hour.  Tensions rise when they become embroiled in a highly competitive, sharp-witted, and passionate love triangle. Their personal drama is set against the backdrop of 1950s Cold War paranoia and spy intrigue.

Here is the trailer for The Hour.