London's Burning (TV series)

London's Burning
Title card used in Series 11 (1998)
GenreDrama
Created byJack Rosenthal
StarringJames Hazeldine
Glen Murphy
James Marcus
Sean Blowers
Richard Walsh
Katharine Rogers
Samantha Beckinsale
Ross Boatman
Gerard Horan
Mark Arden
Michael Garner
Rupert Baker
Zoe Heyes
Steven Houghton
Heather Peace
Anthony Green
Andrew Kazamia
Treva Etienne
Stephen North
Jim Alexander
Ben Onwukwe
Vanessa Pett
Yvonne Edgell
Ian Burfield
Sam Callis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series14
No. of episodes172 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersLinda Agran (Movie, Series 1–2)
Nick Elliott (Series 3–5)
Sarah Wilson (Series 6–8)
Sally Head (Series 9–10)
Laura Mackie (Series 11–12)
David Newcombe (Series 13)
Michelle Buck and Damien Timmer (Series 14)
ProducersPaul Knight (Movie, Series 1–10)
David Shanks (Series 11)
Angus Towler (Series 13)
David Newcombe (Series 12 & 14)
EditorNigel Parkes
Running time60/75/90 minutes
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release7 December 1986 (1986-12-07) –
25 August 2002 (2002-08-25)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Filming an interior scene at Jacob Street Studios
This Shelvoke & Drewry fire engine featured in series 1 and 2

London's Burning is a British television drama programme, produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. It was based on the 1986 TV movie of the same name, and focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch, at the fictional Blackwall fire station. It began with the movie (pilot), broadcast on 7 December 1986. This was then followed by a total of 14 series, which ran from 20 February 1988 to 25 August 2002.

By 2002, It was one of ITV's longest running TV programmes, after Emmerdale and Coronation Street.[1]

  1. ^ Deans, Jason (27 November 2002). "ITV ultimatum over London's Burning". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 August 2023.