The Hour

Reporters are approached about a current affairs show; Freddie covers an engagement party; Bel gets the producer's job.

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.

Freddie gets the opportunity to quiz Adam Le Ray about his relationship with Ruth; Hector's marriage is failing; suspicion mounts.

Freddie visits Kish's widow; the staff is fed up with Freddie's work habits; Hector has hit his stride.

Violence erupts over the Suez Canal and British citizens riot in London; imposing censorship on the show; Bel risks cancellation.

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.