The Hour: Meet FREDDIE (Ben Whishaw)

Get an in-depth look at Freddie Lyon, The Hour’s enegade journalist whose passion always seems to land him in trouble -- featuring exclusive interviews with star Ben Whisaw and Executive Producer/Writer Abi Morgan (Sex Traffic, Brick Lane, the upcoming film The Iron lady starring Meryl Streep). Getting to the truth of a story can be a dangerous and risky business. Luckily for Freddie, producer Bel Rowley, his colleague best friend, is always there to bail him out. But Freddie wants Bel to be so much more... if only he were brave enough to tell her. THE HOUR is an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller set in the BBC Newsroom in 1956, starring The Wire’s Dominic West, plus Romola Garai and Ben Whishaw. Don’t miss new episodes Wednesdays at 10/9c only on BBC America. Part of DRAMAVILLE, BBC America’s new showcase for groundbreaking British drama, hosted by Emmy Golden Globe-Award nominee Idris Elba (The Wire, The Office, Thor). Visit