"London's Burning" (1988)TV series 1988-2002

Directors:

Les Blair
Steve Finn
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Writers:

Mike Bailey (writer)
Clive Dawson (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | unknown

Release Date:

20 February 1988 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Firefighting

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Glen Murphy

...

George Green / ... (171 episodes, 1988-2002)

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Series Directed by
John Reardon		(13 episodes, 1988-1997)
Gerry Mill		(11 episodes, 1988-1992)
Gerry Poulson		(5 episodes, 1988-1996)
Keith Washington		(3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Frank W. Smith		(3 episodes, 1996)
Alan Wareing		(3 episodes, 1996)
Richard Holthouse		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sven Arnstein		(3 episodes, 2002)
Geoff Harris		(2 episodes, 1994)
Indra Bhose		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Philippa Langdale		(2 episodes, 2000)
Jamie Annett		(2 episodes, 2001)
Nigel Douglas		(2 episodes, 2001)
Tim Leandro		(2 episodes, 2001)
Ged Maguire		(2 episodes, 2001)
Susan Tully		(2 episodes, 2001)
Martin Hutchings		(2 episodes, 2002)
Colin Teague		(2 episodes, 2002)
Graham Moore		(unknown episodes, 1997)
Les Blair		(unknown episodes)
Steve Finn		(unknown episodes)
Ken Horn		(unknown episodes)
Gary Love		(unknown episodes)
Douglas Mackinnon		(unknown episodes)
Gareth Milne		(unknown episodes)
Crispin Reece		(unknown episodes)
Mike Vardy		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Anita Bronson		(16 episodes, 1988-1992)
Dave Humphries		(10 episodes, 1990-1997)
Simon Sharkey		(7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ed McCardie		(6 episodes, 2002)
Tony Hoare		(3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Neil McKay		(3 episodes, 1996)
Jeff Dodds		(3 episodes, 2001)
Colin Steven		(3 episodes, 2001)
Stephen Leather		(2 episodes, 2000)
Len Collin		(2 episodes, 2001)
Danny McCahon		(2 episodes, 2001)
Mike Bailey		(unknown episodes)
Clive Dawson		(unknown episodes)
Graham Mitchell		(unknown episodes)
Julie Wassmer		(unknown episodes)
Colin Wyatt		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Paul Knight	....	producer (41 episodes, 1988-1997)
Nick Elliott	....	executive producer (16 episodes, 1989-1992)
Angus Towler	....	producer (15 episodes, 2001)
Linda Agran	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
David Newcombe	....	producer (10 episodes, 2000-2002)
Simon Mills	....	line producer (8 episodes, 2002)
Andrew Wood	....	line producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Stuart Hancock		(8 episodes, 2002)

Series Cinematography by
Roger Bonnici		(unknown episodes, 2002)
Mike Spragg		(unknown episodes, 2002)
Paul Bond		(unknown episodes)
Alan Wright		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Frank Webb		(18 episodes, 1988-1990)
Nigel Parkes		(14 episodes, 1996-2001)
Adam Recht		(unknown episodes, 2002)
Richard Colton		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Ian Brewner		(1 episode, 2002)
Corinne Rodriguez		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Stevie Herbert		(unknown episodes, 2002)
Colin Monk		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Pilar Foy		(unknown episodes)
Jason Harris		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Gill Farr		(unknown episodes, 2002)

Series Costume Design by
Marlene Lawlor		(unknown episodes, 2002)
Lynnette Cummin		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Lynda Tully	....	hair designer / makeup designer (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Christopher Hall	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Ken Shane	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ezra Sumner	....	second assistant director (18 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nick Hopkins	....	third assistant director (16 episodes, 2001)
Sean Guest	....	trainee assistant director (8 episodes, 1990)
David Brown	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1988-1991)
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Edward Brett	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
David Daniels	....	first assistant director / third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Peter Freeman	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
James Gibb	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Christopher Hall	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Julian Hearne	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Charlie Leech	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Clare Nicholson	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Ken Shane	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Roy Stevens	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Amy Thornton	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
S.B. Edwards	....	scenic painter (4 episodes, 2002)

Series Sound Department
Colin Chapman	....	supervising sound editor (5 episodes, 1988)
Trevor Carless	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes, 2002)
Keith Batten	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Danny Longhurst	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Keith Marriner	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Charlie McFadden	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Gordon Thomson	....	sound mixer: second unit (unknown episodes)
Dominic Weaver	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Sean Adames	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Aitken	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gillian Aldam	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lucy Allen	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gary Arthurs	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Riky Ash	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Del Baker	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Shelly Benison	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ellie Bertram	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dani Biernat	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brian Bowes	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Billy Bradstock	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Marc Cass	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)
Tracey Caudle	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kevin Chard	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Stuart Clark	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Cohen	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Aris Comninos	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
David Cronnelly	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gabe Cronnelly	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Clive Curtis	....	stunt arranger (unknown episodes)
Danielle da Costa	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Daines	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bill Davey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Perry Davey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ray De-Haan	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Steve Dent	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ann Marie Dowling	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Stuart Fell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dorothy Ford	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Elaine Ford	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dean Forster	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Sarah Franzl	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Joss Gower	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Steve Griffin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
James Grogan	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Malcolm Harvey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Claire Hayhurst	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lyndon S. Hellewell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Mark Henson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jeff Hewitt-Davis	....	stunt arranger / stunts (unknown episodes)
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Sy Hollands	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Charles Jarman	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ian Jay	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Paul Jennings	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alf Joint	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Gary Kane	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Vincent Keane	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Diane Kelly	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eddie Kidd	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Theo Kypri	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Crispin Layfield	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tracy L'Epine	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Mark Lisbon	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Guy List	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Phil Lonergan	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tony Lucken	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)
Glenn Marks	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tina Maskell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kim McGarrity	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jo McLaren	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bronco McLoughlin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Erol Mehmet	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gareth Milne	....	stunt arranger (unknown episodes)
Chrissy Monk	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Valentino Musetti	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Mark Anthony Newman	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brian Nickels	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Peter Pedrero	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Andreas Petrides	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Nick Powell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Matt Price	....	stunt double: Steve Houghton / stunts (unknown episodes)
Dean Richards	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Curtis Rivers	....	stunt double: Sam Callis (unknown episodes)
Seon Rogers	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gordon Seed	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lyndal Smith	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Mark Southworth	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Anna Stacey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Trevor Steedman	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
John Tannen	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Steve Truglia	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Shaun Wallace	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dusty Weaver	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Peter White	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Annelie Whitfield	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Leonard Woodcock	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Rod Woodruff	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Duncan Scott	....	additional focus puller (34 episodes, 1997-1999)
Marc Ehrenbold	....	focus puller (5 episodes, 2001-2002)
Ali Asad	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1991-1996)
Alex Coverley	....	grip (4 episodes, 2002)
Jono Tomes	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes, 1996)
Marc Atherfold	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Danny Lee	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Robert Shacklady	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Nigel Parkes	....	supervising editor (30 episodes, 1998-2001)
Nigel Cattle	....	series supervising editor (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alan Bishop	....	colorist (unknown episodes, 2002)
Siobhan Quin	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes, 2002)
Marc Eskenazi	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jenny Brassett	....	production coordinator (163 episodes, 1988-2001)
Gillian Wood	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1990-1996)
Tom Chisman	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Susannah Booker	....	supervising location manager (unknown episodes)
Brian 'Nobby' Clark	....	fire brigade liaison officer (unknown episodes)
Malcolm Holt	....	safety advisor (unknown episodes)
Charles Hubbard	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Roger Kendall	....	fire advisor (unknown episodes)
David Robbins	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Malcolm Treen	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• London Weekend Television (LWT)

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (1988-2003) (UK) (TV)

Special Effects

• Any Effects

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Mcasso Music Production Ltd.  music

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Dockhead Fire Station, Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, England, UK

Company:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Big Brother's Most Outrageous Moments (2005) (TV)

As good as "Third Watch"... and came first

It took fifteen years for "London's Burning" to be shown in France, but it was worth-waiting. Though it may seem a little outdated in comparison with its more cinematic American equivalent "Third Watch", it still is a very good show with its own strong virtues. No excessive pyrotechnics, no frenetic rhythm, but solid plotlines and convincing, realistic characters. Actors have a great part in success of this series, with a special mention to the excellent Richard "Sicknote" Walsh. A must-see for viewers enjoying stories about heroes that happen to be also human beings.