Tonight in the UK sees the premiere of a new classy drama entitled The Hour.
It is about the launch of a mid 1950s news program, and stars Romola Garai and The Wire's Dominic West.
If you live in the UK, it sounds well worth a look, especially given some of the early reviews coming out about it.
Of course there have been comparisons to Mad Men, given it is set in a similar era, but here is a pretty definitive judgment on the show from Ruth Margolis at tv.com:
"The Hour is no Mad Men, but that doesn't mean it's a disaster..."
"...And actually, it's pretty great. The script twinkles and the casting is flawless."
But as for Australian viewers, there is no word as to when it will hit our TV screens.
One would think that with the astounding popularity of such shows as Downton Abbey, that it would be a great fit on Channel Seven's primetime schedule.
But if Seven fails to pick it up, it will most likely fall through to the keeper in the ABC.
It airs at 9PM on Tuesday on BBC2.
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