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London's Burning

London's Burning

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Overview

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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Top Cast

Glen Murphy

Glen Murphy

George Green

Ben Onwukwe

Ben Onwukwe

Stuart 'Recall' MacKenzie

Heather Peace

Heather Peace

Sally 'Gracie' Fields

Sam Callis

Sam Callis

Adam Benjamin

Michael Garner

Michael Garner

Geoffrey 'Poison' Pearce

Themes & Keywords

london, englandfire brigadefirefighter

About London's Burning

London's Burning is a drama series that first aired in 1986 exploring themes of london, england, fire brigade, firefighter. it stars Glen Murphy, Ben Onwukwe, Heather Peace. 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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