Rent London's Burning: Series 1 (1988)
4.3 of 5 from 3 ratings
8h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
All eight episodes from the first series of the popular fire-fighting drama. The regular crew are introduced throughout the series as they tackle dangerous situations, including a clothing factory that turns out to be a deathtrap, and when criminals interrupt the station's Open Day.
London's Burning (Pilot)
The majority of Blue Watch react with territorial hostility when a female firefighter joins their ranks. She earns their respect, however, but has little time to enjoy it before the team get caught up in the middle of a ghetto riot.
Episode OneVaseline's having a bad day - not only does he run over a cat he's just rescued, but he manages to set fire to his boots -burning himself badly in the process. Even his bed-bath turns nasty when Marion starts hitting the nurse who's giving it!
Episode Two
A fire inspection of a local clothing workshop appalls the members of Blue Watch when they discover the place is, quite literally, a death trap. When fire breaks out, the firefighters are hampered by a problematic pump.
Episode Three
Charisma becomes an object of affection for Donna, former wife of another firefighter. But he discovers she took her former common-law husband for half his money. After a row, he is careless dealing with a chemical fire and is injured.
Episode Four
Josie is nearly raped by a man she meets at her evening class, while an increasingly wound-up Tate goes AWOL, leaving himself open to disciplinary charges.
Episode Five
An Open Day at Blackwall Fire Station soon turns to terror when the firefighters are held hostage by a gang of armed robbers who are on the run. As armed response units surround the station, can the situation be resolved before blood is shed?
Ding Dong Merrily (Christmas Special)
Christmas turns to misery for most of the members of Blue Watch when Hallam is set on fire, Charisma discovers that Donna is selling dangerous toys, George is arrested for pandering and Josie and Bayleaf end up in bed together.- Actors:
- Glen Murphy, Richard Walsh, Sean Blowers, James Hazeldine, Gerard Horan, Rupert Baker, Treva Etienne, James Marcus, Katharine Rogers, Mark Arden, Margaret Ashley, Elisabeth Benjafield, Adam Blackwood, Helen Blizard, John Blundell, Ross Boatman, Derek Broome, Leonie Calder, Tony Caunter, Yvonne D'Alpra
- Directors:
- Gerry Poulson, Gerry Mill, Les Blair, John Henry Reardon
- Producers:
- Paul Knight
- Writers:
- Tony Hoare, Anita Bronson, Jack Rosenthal
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas
