The Hour

The Hour

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller set in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news program. With the Suez Crisis brewing in the background, a small team of British journalists launches an hourlong investigative news show on BBC television called THE HOUR. Producer Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) pulls in Freddie Lyon (Ben Whishaw), the best reporter she knows, to serve as the show’s home affairs correspondent, while the handsome and charismatic Hector Madden (Dominic West) gets the coveted position of presenter.

Mystery Alley - The Hour

Season 1
Season 1
  • Hector Madden

    Hector Madden

    Dominic West

    Hector Madden

    Hector has risen to the status of national celebrity. With connections in Government and pursued by the press, he maintains his appearance as a happily married man and face of 'The Hour.' A night at the club goes awry, scandal threatens, and Hector must try to stop a news story that could destroy his marriage and his career.

  • Bel Rowley

    Bel Rowley

    Romola Garai

    Bel Rowley

    Bel has been producing "The Hour" single-handed since Freddie's departure and is upset to find out that Hector is considering leaving for a competitor, ITV. She's sworn off married men, but tensions arise as Freddie comes back to the show while she's fighting the ever charming Bill Knowles in order to keep Hector from fleeing to ITV.

  • Freddie Lyon

    Freddie Lyon

    Ben Whishaw

    Freddie Lyon

    After Freddie was fired from "The Hour," he spent several months traveling the world. His surprise return to "The Hour" unsettles not only Hector, but also Bel. The spark between them is still alive, but Freddie has a secret that Bel has yet to uncover, which changes everything.

  • Lix Storm

    Lix Storm

    Anna Chancellor

    Lix Storm

    Lix is heading up the foreign desk when Randall arrives at "The Hour." Lix and Randall have a complicated and emotional history. Ultimately she wrestles with her own identity as Randall accuses her of running from the past.

  • Marnie

    Marnie

    Ooana Chaplin

    Marnie

    When scandal threatens to destroy not only her marriage to Hector but also both their careers, Marnie finds a renewed strength of character, and gives Hector an ultimatum that changes everything.

  • Kiki Delaine

    Kiki Delaine

    Hannah Tointin

    Kiki Delaine

    Kiki Delaine is the young, beautiful, talented singer and ‘star attraction’ at El Paradis, the Soho Club run by the charming but dangerous Raphael Cilenti. It’s at El Paradis that she meets Hector who falls for her charms.

  • Randall Brown

    Randall Brown

    Peter Capaldi

    Randall Brown

    The new head of news at "The Hour," Randall has other motives for joining the program. He wants to rekindle his relationship with Lix.

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