London's
Burning The Movie - The film that launched the top TV series...
Blackwall
Fire Station's Blue Watch takes to the streets again in the highly-popular drama
series of the 80s and early 90s. The hit drama, London's Burning, began in 1988,
but two years prior to the series, Jack Rosenthal produced a film called London's
Burning The Movie. It was a huge hit with the public. We saw an insight into characters
such as Rambo, Tate, Hallam, Bayleaf, Sicknote and Josie. It had everything from
plane crashes, tube disasters, house fires and car accidents.
Blue Watch
B25 Blackwall assemble at the beginning of the nightwatch apart with the usual
tensions associated with being on call an any emergency, Station Officer Tate,
seems nervous about the new staff replacement due at any moment.
The new recruit, Firefighter Josie Ingham
joined Blue Watch which caused the rest of the members to react badly with the
exception of Bayleaf. Josie Ingram's arrival in to what was previously all male
preserve makes for conflicts and high comedy amongst the watch. Not only does
she have to prove to them that she can do the job, but problems at home complicate
her life even further. The first shout is to a block of garages on fire, however
the lads all get stuck in leaving Josie to keep the public back. Outside, in the
heart of the city, tensions are rising to the extreme. Blue Watch have a long
night ahead of them.
Viewers loved the quirky but
human characters that put their lives on the line with every episode and this
set features some of the most fondly remembered...
'Rambo'
Jerome Flynn - 'Josie' Katherine Rodgers - 'Bayleaf' James Hazeldine - 'Charisma'
Gerard Horan - 'Ethnic' Garry Macdonald - 'Sicknote' Richard Walsh - 'Vaseline'
Mark Arden - 'Tate' James Marcus - 'Hallam' Sean Blowers - 'Malcolm' Rupert
Baker
