The Hour

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

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.