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Drama. It is Freddie's birthday and the effects of Tom's death are still being felt around the newsroom. Two huge news stories are breaking but Freddie has disappeared.
It is Freddie's birthday and the effects of Tom's death are still being felt around the newsroom. Two huge news stories are breaking but Freddie has disappeared and it's a newly confident Hector who's leading the charge. Meanwhile, Bel and Hector's affair gathers steam and Isaac's got his eye on Sissy.
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Sun 7 Oct 201222:00
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Freddie's Birthday
Duration: 01:16
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Freddie Lyon | Ben Whishaw |
| Bel Rowley | Romola Garai |
| Hector Madden | Dominic West |
| Clarence Fendley | Anton Lesser |
| Lix Storm | Anna Chancellor |
| Angus McCain | Julian Rhind-Tutt |
| Isaac Wengrow | Joshua McGuire |
| Sissy Cooper | Lisa Greenwood |
| Lady Elms | Juliet Stevenson |
| Jane Kish | Jessica Hynes |
| Marnie Madden | Oona Chaplin |
| Ron | Paul Chahidi |
| Wallace Sherwin | Ken Bones |
| Ruth Elms | Vanessa Kirby |
| Peter Darrall | Jamie Parker |
| Thomas Kish | Burn Gorman |
| Pretty Actress | Nelly Harker |
| Jemima Sherwin | Kate Fahy |
| Sey | Adetomiwa Edun |
| Club Waitress | Jessica-Louise Abidde |
| Voice of Newsreader | Laurence Kennedy |
| Writer | Abi Morgan |
| Director | Harry Bradbeer |
| Producer | Ruth Kenley-Letts |
'A big theme is an inability to confront emotional truths'
Kevin Sargent writes for the BBC's Love TV blog.
