The Hour. S01 E02. Failure at Launch.

First broadcast 26th July 2011.

With "The Hour" struggling, Bel knows they need to pull off an interview with an Egyptian diplomat. Is Hector up to the challenge? And Freddie believes he may have found a clue to the mystery he is investigating.

Dominic West ... Hector Madden
Zephryn Taitte ... Reginald Thomas
Ben Whishaw ... Freddie Lyon
Paul Chahidi ... Ron
Anna Chancellor ... Lix Storm
Romola Garai ... Bel Rowley
Joshua McGuire ... Isaac Wengrow
Ron Webster ... Stiff Official
Lisa Greenwood ... Sissy Cooper
Anton Lesser ... Clarence Fendley
Nicholas Woodeson ... Professor Beckett
Burn Gorman ... Thomas Kish
Hetty Baynes ... Verda Rowley (as Hettie Baynes)
Oona Chaplin ... Marnie Madden
Tim Pigott-Smith ... Lord Elms
Nadim Sawalha ... Naguib Hafiz
Robert Demeger ... Malcolm Lyon
Julian Rhind-Tutt ... Angus McCain
Vanessa Kirby ... Ruth Elms
Jamie Parker ... Peter Darrall
Filippo Delaunay ... Cameraman
Andy Evason ... Technician
Nichola Fynn ... Receptionist
Kostas Katsikis ... Vision Mixer
Teresa Mahoney ... Tube Passenger
Robert Roman Ratajczak ... Tommy Soldier