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Netflix viewers who loved Black Doves urged to watch BBC series dubbed ‘The Crown meets Mad Men’

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Published 13:56 10 Jan 2025 GMT

Netflix viewers who loved Black Doves urged to watch BBC series dubbed ‘The Crown meets Mad Men’

The series originally aired over a decade ago

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The past few months have seen quite the mix of banging series dropped onto Netflix that we’ve spent the cold nights binging rather than going out.

From the sequel to Squid Game to the latest Harlan Coben, Missing You, we’ve been pretty well treated. And of course, before those two hits, Black Doves landed on Netflix.

Many viewers were absolutely hooked on the thriller with the likes of Keira Knightley, Sarah Lancashire and Ben Whishaw as it sits at a whopping 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

So, if you loved that, fans are encouraging a BBC series to binge next dubbed ‘The Crown meets Mad Men’. Now that’s an intriguing description.

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It aired on BBC Two back in 2011 and 2012 and also stars Black Doves actor, Whishaw. The show was created and written by Abi Morgan who also came up with the very popular series, The Split.

Also starring the likes of Vanessa Kirby, Dominic West and Peter Capaldi, it has a decent 88 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer.

The show aired over a decade ago (BBC)
The show aired over a decade ago (BBC)

Set in a 1950s BBC newsroom, the show - called The Hour - follows renegade journalist Freddie (Whishaw), producer Bel (Romola Garai) and anchor Hector (Dominic West) as they create an investigative newsmagazine show.

However, when the three become embroiled in a love triangle, passions and tension rise.

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This then all plays out against the backdrop of a mysterious murder as Freddie takes on a ‘controversial and dangerous’ investigation.

Collider said this period drama has all ‘the ingredients you love about The Crown’ while it was previously compared to being similar to Mad Men.

And with the same star appearing and the themes of bureaucracy and spycraft, it’s said to be the perfect recipe for a binge to follow Black Doves.

With a hefty spying storyline, it's a great follow-up binge for Black Doves (BBC)
With a hefty spying storyline, it's a great follow-up binge for Black Doves (BBC)

On X, users called The Hour ‘brilliant’ as one said it ‘was cancelled way too soon’ despite its ‘stacked’ cast.

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Others hailed it as ‘really good stuff’ as they praised Whishaw’s performance in the ‘under-appreciated’ series.

Plenty of people are shocked by it being cancelled as one wrote online: “Just watching this on Netflix. I totally fail to understand how the BBC axed this well acted, beautifully written and intelligent drama with such an incredible cast."

“What a fantastic show. I just found this recently, and after completing both seasons, I am scratching my head wondering, how the hell did this ever get cancelled,” another added.

You can watch The Hour on Netflix now.

Featured Image Credit: BBC

Topics: BBC, Netflix, TV and Film

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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