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The hour, series 2, written and created by Abi Morgan ; produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts ; directed by Sandra Goldbacher, Catherine Morshead, Jamie Payne

Label
The hour, series 2, written and created by Abi Morgan ; produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts ; directed by Sandra Goldbacher, Catherine Morshead, Jamie Payne
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The hour
Responsibility statement
written and created by Abi Morgan ; produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts ; directed by Sandra Goldbacher, Catherine Morshead, Jamie Payne
Runtime
360
Sub title
series 2
Summary
"Rejoining The Hour a year on in 1957, the team are still striving to broadcast the stories they believe in, grappling with the disturbing threat of the Cold War and a country in the grip of unsettling, rapid change. Bel is still single and determined not to get involved with another married man, but finds herself taking on her adversary Bill Kendall, an ITV producer whose magnetic charm she can't help but find irresistible. Hector has risen to the status of a national celebrity and, drawn into the seductive glamour of Soho nightclub, El Paradis, falls under the spell of the beautiful and seductive KiKi. No longer happy at The Hour under Randall's new regime, he is tempted by offers from 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 makes an unexpected return to uncover and tackle police corruption within the world of Soho crime and vice"--Container
Technique
live action
Classification