BBCA: "The Hour"

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I hadn't heard about this until about 30 seconds ago, but I'm gonna toss it on my DVR for tonight...

A six-hour thriller miniseries from Abi Morgan (“Sex Traffic,” “Tsunami: The Aftermath”) set in 1956, “The Hour” looks at the staff of a fledgling BBC newsmagazine who get involved in a murder mystery. It stars Dominic West (“The Wire”), Ben Whishaw (“Layer Cake”) and Romola Garai (2009’s “Emma”).

Reception was lukewarm overseas, but the US critical reception seems to be very positive.