Written by the award-winning screenwriter of Sex Traffic and Brick Lane and boasting an all-star cast, this gorgeous and thrilling 1950s drama follows a deadly conspiracy, laced with intense ambition and crackling with sexual tension.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
Reporters are approached about a current affairs show; Freddie covers an engagement party; Bel gets the producer's job.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
With ratings down and terrible reviews, Bel may have a solution - an interview with an Egyptian diplomat; Freddie discovers a mysterious code which may provide a clue to Ruth's death.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Freddie gets the opportunity to quiz Adam Le Ray about his relationship with Ruth; Hector's marriage is failing; suspicion mounts.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
Freddie visits Kish's widow; the staff is fed up with Freddie's work habits; Hector has hit his stride.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
Violence erupts over the Suez Canal and British citizens riot in London; imposing censorship on the show; Bel risks cancellation.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
There are tensions for all as the show is about to go live; preparations have been made to defy government instruction and deliver a controversial episode on the crisis in Suez; Freddie finally learns what happened to Ruth.
Ben Whishaw
Romola Garai
Dominic West
Anton Lesser
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Anna Chancellor
Oona Chaplin
Ken Bones
John Bowe
Tim Pigott-Smith
Juliet Stevenson
