Get an in-depth look at the celebrated style & impeccable design of BBC America’s critically-acclaimed new series THE HOUR, featuring interviews with Executive Producer/Writer Abi Morgan and Production Designer Eve Stewart (2011 Oscar nominee, Art Direction, The King’s Speech).
Learn the surprising place where the actual 1950s studio cameras were found, the inspirations for each characters’ costumes, and the surprising inspiration for the morgue walls’ paint color.
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. Premieres Wednesday, August 17 at 10/9c only on BBC America, as 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).
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