“The Hour”: 5 Reasons Why You Should Watch
by Maureen Ryan
BBC America premiered the handsome retro drama “The Hour” in August 2011, but you may not have noticed.
It’s hard for programs that debut in the dog days of summer to get traction in the media, and when “The Hour” arrived, a lot of TV writers had just dragged themselves from San Diego Comic-Con to the Television Critics Association press tour, a brain-consuming beast that lasts for weeks. I must confess I was one of those people who never got around to writing about the British import, though Ryan McGee and I did devote a Talking TV podcast to the show.
In any event, if you missed this worthy drama the first time around, the good news is that BBC America is re-running “The Hour” in its entirety starting 9 p.m. E.T. Wednesday.
Why should you watch it? Thanks for asking, I happen to have some reasons prepared!
