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Zero Hour

2004 · 3 seasons

A tense, minute-by-minute reconstruction that makes real disasters feel immediate and unsettling, like watching history unfold in real time.

Created by
Gary Lang, Clive Maltby
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Paul McGann, David Morrissey, Sean Pertwee
Overview
Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. Using a real-time clock and a split screen to follow key players, the series reveals the compelling and exciting minutes leading up to events that changed the world.

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Created by
Gary Lang, Clive Maltby
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Paul McGann, David Morrissey, Sean Pertwee
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • survival
    • violence
    • crime
    • war
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    Action5
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, drama
    Created by
    Gary Lang, Clive Maltby, David Hickman, Jonathan Hacker, Tim Wolochatiuk, Renny Bartlett
    Written by
    Clive Maltby, Tim Wolochatiuk, Jon Blair, Renny Bartlett
    Starring
    Paul McGann, David Morrissey, Sean Pertwee, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Stolyarchuk, Anatoli Diatlov, Alexander Yuvchenko, Ben Johnson
    Cinematography
    Damir I. Chytil
    Length
    3 seasons, 16 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    History
    Languages
    English

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