London's Burning

London's Burning

1986
London's Burning
London's Burning

London's Burning

7 | en | Drama

London's Burning is a British television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network that focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch at a fictional fire station called Blackwall. It was broadcast between 1988 and 2002 in the United Kingdom and was shown in Canada on digital television station CBC Country Canada. In the UK, Discovery's entertainment channel, DMAX have also shown repeats of the later series, mainly 11 through 14.

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EP8  Episode 8
Aug. 25,2002
Episode 8

A redundant satellite is falling to Earth and south-east England lies in the path of it's trajectory. With emergency services on standby everyone has personal decisions to make...

EP7  Episode 7
Aug. 18,2002
Episode 7

At a boxing match between the Brigade and the Met, Adam is trapped into confirming DI Roebuck's suspicions about who torched his car. Mooney opens his heart to Sally.

EP6  Episode 6
Aug. 11,2002
Episode 6

On a family trip to Southend the Watch makes an unusaual discovery and relationships between Mick, Shauna, Mooney and Sally come to a head

EP5  Episode 5
Aug. 04,2002
Episode 5

Mick confesses to Adam that he knew about Recall's illness and confronts Sally with the claim that she slept with Mooney. Shauna's mood swings become more extreme.

EP4  Episode 4
Jul. 28,2002
Episode 4

Mooney steps up his efforts to be the Watch's true leader, while new recruit Craig is eager to be tested on the fire ground, on attending his first fire though he is terrified.

EP3  Episode 3
Jul. 21,2002
Episode 3

A new recruit arrives and Mooney begins his bid for leadership. Mick finds himself increasingly torn between his lover for his wife and family and his feelings for Sally.

EP2  Episode 2
Jul. 14,2002
Episode 2

The Watch mourn Recall's death and an internal inquiry is launched. Elaine decides to go through with the plans that she and Recall had but has fears for Adam's future.

EP1  Episode 1
Jul. 07,2002
Episode 1

Blue Watch seems to be thriving under station officer Mick Callahan. Recall plans his retirement, but there is something the he has kept a secret.

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Released: 1986-12-07 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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London's Burning is a British television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network that focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch at a fictional fire station called Blackwall. It was broadcast between 1988 and 2002 in the United Kingdom and was shown in Canada on digital television station CBC Country Canada. In the UK, Discovery's entertainment channel, DMAX have also shown repeats of the later series, mainly 11 through 14.

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Glen Murphy , Ben Onwukwe , Heather Peace

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thetokenbrit As a child in early 1990's Britain, London's Burning was a staple of Sunday night TV. I have just been re-watching the show on DVD and it's still as relevant today as it was 20 years ago when the show was at it's peak.I highly recommend this show to Firefighting/Fire Brigade enthusiasts around the world as it showed Blue Watch of Blackwall Fire Station dealing with work and personal triumphs and tragedies. The realism of the show was what made it so successful with a big budget being spent on the spectacular, well crafted and well produced "Shouts" that Blue Watch were called to (A "Shout" is a Brigade term for an Emergency call) in the days before Computer Generated Imagery which the later seasons of LB had to suffer from as the budget was cut.Here's to the crew of Blackwall!
screenman I moved to the capital the year this series began, so it had a particular resonance for me. I'd also had some experience in the fire-fighting game so I was particularly interested to see how well it fared.The first few episodes were quite decent with a good mix of mostly likable characters. The technical researchers also appeared to have done their homework.But the trouble is; with all dramas that run for long enough; they just turn into soap-operas, with personal issues gradually eclipsing the raison d'etre. In the end, it doesn't matter what the characters do for a living. Firemen, coppers, soldiers, teachers; we seem to finish-up worrying about marital issues, debts, drink problems, etc. They're good for - say - a 10 or 20-week run and then that's it. Fires become just fires. Now, what's up with yer missus? This series seemed to outlive the fire engines themselves. And it sure as hell outlived my interest. For the first 10 programmes I'd have given 8 or 9 stars, but by the time it was finally extinguished I couldn't give a damn.
Sometimes1986 As it says in the title, London's Burning was one of the greatest drama's to appear on British television. It's mixture of gritty realism and humour made it one of the staples of ITV and was compulsive Sunday night viewing. Action packed story lines and superb acting ensured, in it's heyday, that viewing ratings were in excess of 18-19 million each episode. There were some bad points about the show, namely characters being alive and well at the end of a series, and in the next one not being there at all with no mention of them or explanation to where they went. E:g Carole Webb (Zoé Heyes), Rob Sharpe (Connor Lee). This was reinforced in 1998 when the show had it's first revamp with new opening titles and theme tune. Oh and Jim Alexander joined as well :P (!) Story lines changed and the programme was more focused on the personal lives of the characters (Chris Hammond's gambling debts, Jack's divorce and mental breakdown) Added to that in 2001 Richard Walsh (Sicknote) who was the only original character from the movie/pilot episode was killed off and that left Glen Murphy (George Green) as the only original character from the 1988 series when it first started. 2002 was the final straw as story lines were more sexual and unbelievable (A satellite was going to fall from Outer Space and crush London (!) (!) ) London's Burning was promptly axed and lets be honest, it was ITV/LWT that killed it off with it's new direction. But the show still deserves a 10/10 for the enjoyment and legacy it left behind. Oh and Jim Alexander was in the show as well...... Oh yeah I already mentioned that!! :P
rainbow-13 After 9/11, the producers thought they could cash in on the hero status of firemen. They junked the episodes already made and remade the 2002 series - and it was rubbish! They alienated the existing fan base and failed to attrach new fans, so that it plumetted in the ratings. Yet another example of a long-running favourite being destroyed by producers who "updated" a successful favourite. ITV has done this so often, you wonder why they don't learn!