集数:6集
年份:2012
类型:剧情
导演:桑德拉 戈尔德拜彻
编剧:桑德拉 戈尔德拜彻
演播时刻第二季大结局
ThesixnewepisodeswillseetheteamstillstrivingtobroadcastthestoriestheybelieveinastheygrapplewiththeloomingspectreoftheColdWarandchangingsocialmores.
Theserieswillchartpoliticalintrigueandcorruptionagainstthehighlychargedbackdropofacountryinthegripofunsettlingandrapidchange.Withthespaceraceandnuclearpower,Britainseemsonthethresholdofaneweraofmodernisation,economicoptimism,scientificprogressandculturalchangeinthefaceofnewimmigrationfromtheCommonwealth.Butunderthebuoyantveneer,ourcharactersbecomedeeplyembroiledincover-ups,sexualintriguesandtheresurgenceofMosleysfascism.
BelRowley(RomolaGarai)isstillsingleanddeterminednottogetinvolvedwithanothermarriedman.ClarenceisinprisonandshemustnowreporttoRandallBrown(PeterCapaldi)theeccentricnewHeadofNews.Whilstjugglingthesparkyrelationshipsaroundher,shefindsoutthatHectorisbeingluredtoITV.Shefightsforherprogrammeandfindsherselftakingonheradversary,BillKendall(TomBurke),aproducerwhosemagneticcharmshecanthelpbutfindirresistible.
HectorMadden(DominicWest)hasrisentothestatusofanationalcelebrity,allwhilstmaintaininghislifestyleasahappilymarriedmanandfaceofTheHour.HeisunsettledbyMarnies(OonaChaplin)desiretoestablishherowncareerandfindshimselfdrawntothelatenightclubsofSohowherehebefriendsKiki(HannahTointon),aclubhostess.NolongerhappyatTheHourunderRandallsnewregime,heistemptedbyoffersfromITV,butwhenanightattheclubgoesbadlywrong,scandalthreatensandHectormusttrytostopanewsstorythatcoulddestroyhismarriageandhiscareer.
FreddieLyons(BenWhishaw),whowasfiredafterTheLordElmsliveinterview,makesanunexpectedreturntoTheHour.Havingbeenawayforseveralmonthstravellingaroundtheworld,hereturnsasco-hostofTheHour,tobothBelandHectorssurprise.Hehashowevernotlosthispassiontoinvestigateandashebecomesembroiledwithexposingacover-up,itbecomesclearthattheghostsofthepastwillnotletFreddiego.
Lix(AnnaChancellor)isstillheadinguptheforeigndesk,fightingforairtimeforinternationalstories,butanewsidetoherisrevealedwhenRandallarrivesatTheHour.Meanwhile,McCain(JulianRhind-Tutt)isnowHeadofPressforMacmillan,protectingtherecentlyelectedPrimeMinisterandtheclosedcircleofhiscabinet.
TheHourwasre-commissionedbyJaniceHadlow,ControllerofBBCTwo,andBenStephenson,Controller,BBCDramaCommissioning.TheexecutiveproducersareJaneFeatherstone,DerekWaxandAbiMorganforKudosFilmandTelevisionandLucyRicherfortheBBC.
TheproducerisRuthKenley-Letts(TheNativity)andthedirectorsareSandraGoldbacher(Ep1+2),CatherineMorshead(Ep3+4)andJamiePayne(Ep5+6).AbiMorganhaswrittenepisodes1,2,5+6andNicoleTaylorhaswrittenepisode3andGeorgeKayepisode4.
TheHourisaKudos/BBCAmericaCo-production.
FilmingstartedthisweekintheLondonareaforthreemonthsfortransmissionnextyear.
SeriestwoofTheHourcontinuesBBCTwoscommitmenttooriginalBritishDramain2012.