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Mike Bailey (writer)
Clive Dawson (writer)
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Release Date:
20 February 1988 (UK) more
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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Consistently Good Drama But The 2002 Series Was Rubbish more (9 total)
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(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 242) | Glen Murphy | ... | George Green / ... (171 episodes, 1988-2002) |
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50 min
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Dockhead Fire Station, Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, England, UK more
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Referenced in Big Brother's Most Outrageous Moments (2005) (TV) more
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London's Burning was a show about the firefighters of Blue Watch based in London. It was originally a one-off TV movie made in 1986 and this was the series that followed.
London's Burning has provided viewers with some of the best drama/special effects and a fantastic dose of drama in the firefighter's personal lives. From the first series, London's Burning kept topping itself as the firefighters coped with bigger blazes and more and more personal problems. Here in the UK in real life, only one in five calls is for a fire-most firefighters deal with road accidents and rescue operations and London's Burning showed all this.
There have been some memorable characters throughout such as Poison Pearce (nicknamed because of his poisonous tongue) and Sicknote (nicknamed that for obvious reasons). There has been a constant change of characters and senior officers throughout and it has provided many tears at times. It has been a good show.
The 2002 series was rubbish though. Some of the popular characters such as Station Officer Coleman and Divisional Officer Griggs were gone and replaced by some unconvincing characters. There also seemed to be more sex and drama and less fires. The show might as well have been renamed London's Having Love Affairs.
The 2002 series was probably the last and I hope it is. However, videos of the earlier shows are available and worth checking out.