I am still yet to be enticed by 'The Hour'. The first episode was both dull and confusing (which I have to admit is a difficult feat to conquer), and the second episode didn't offer much relief either. I got to know the characters a little better but this was not necessarily a good thing because they are all quite annoying.
The three main characters are too cliche; the strong female in the man's world (Ramola Garai), the older handsome charmer (Dominic West) and the young bright journalist keen to expose the truth where others dare not (Ben Wishaw - he's dishy too). And the script is just sooo poor, I mean really poor. I can see the actors just fighting their way through their words. It's painful...
There are other well known faces bopping around this series such as Julian Rhind Tutt i.e MAC from Green Wing playing a bothersome press advisor, on a mission to squash the broadcast of anything politically sensitive. Except its impossible to take a dislike to him because all I see is Dr. Macartney, one of my greatest fictional loves. Although I can hardly blame the casting directors for my obsession with Green Wing...
Its never a good sign when you begin counting the minutes while watching the tv, but despite my clock watching, I still reached the end...although coming to think of it, this was because of extended oggling time.
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