'The Hour' DVD Arrives Still Fresh from BBC
October 11th 2011 18:41
The BBC introduces The Hour, a thrilling miniseries is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. The miniseries premiered on BBC AMERICA on August 17, 2011 with Dominic West, Romola Garai and Ben Whishaw leading an all-star cast. I found the series to be intriguing and original. The edge-of-your-seat spy thriller is set in the world of television journalism in 1956.
The Hour has hit the streets, not far from its premiere date. The two-disc DVD and Blu-ray sets include two featurettes: a behind-the-scenes look at the miniseries and a making of special.
The New York Times writes, "The Hour is so good that it seems far too short, and that makes its six-episode arc just right."
Set behind the scenes of the BBC newsroom, just as an investigative news program is launched, the drama plots the personal lives, professional interplay and jealous ambition between aspiring but renegade journalist Freddie Lyon (Whishaw), the beautiful ambitious young producer Bel Rowley (Garai) with whom he is in love, and his handsome rival Hector Madden (West), the face and lead anchorman of this rising television news team. The Hour plays out as a riveting thriller set against the backdrop of the Cold War.
Viewers witness the decade on the threshold of change – from the ruthless sexual politics behind the polite social facade of the ‘50s to the revelations that redefined the world for a new generation. Over the six episodes, the interplay and intense ambitions between the rising news team plays out against the backdrop of a mysterious murder and Freddie's controversial and dangerous investigation.
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