Steel River Blues (2004–2004)
Plot
Steel River Blues is a British television drama serial first broadcast in September 2004 on ITV. based on the working and private lives of a group of firefighters in Middlesbrough. Critics were quick to dub the new drama "Middlesbrough's Burning" or "Teesside's Burning", after the popular fire-fighting drama that preceded it, London's Burning, yet there were very few similarities between the two, apart from them being about the business of firefighting. Like its predecessor, Steel River Blues was an ensemble drama without any single starring part, though perhaps the best-known actor was Daniel Casey, who was previously a co-star in ITV's ratings banker, Midsomer Murders. The show's title song was performed by Middlesbrough-born Chris Rea. It was announced in January 2005 that the series would not be recommissioned.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Episode One: Steel RiverSeptember 1, 2004—New station officer Bill McGlinchy arrives in Teesside and starts to make his mark on Middlesbrough Fire Station's Blue Watch. Control room
- S01E02Episode Two: Bloody FridaysSeptember 8, 2004—It's Friday night and it's a busy one for Blue Watch. Their first call is to some nuns trapped in a lift, but all is not as it seems. Julie
- S01E03Episode Three: Family FortunesSeptember 15, 2004—Jeremy brings his troubles to work after finding out his girlfriend has been having an affair. Blue Watch attend an industrial accident and
- S01E04Episode Four: What Goes AroundSeptember 22, 2004—The crew are targeted by an act of vandalism, and tragedy strikes when George Barnes has a dramatic experience on his way to an emergency sc
- S01E05Episode Five: Blind Man's BluffSeptember 29, 2004—New firefighter Nicky Higgins arrives to replace injured George, and makes quite an impression on her new colleagues. Tony tries to find out
- S01E06Episode Six: FlashpointOctober 6, 2004—As George struggles to come to terms with his injury, Blue Watch are called to a fire on a packed boat. Joanne faces hostility from Tony and
- S01E07Episode Seven: The Long DropOctober 13, 2004—Bill & Tony call an uneasy truce. George receives bad news and takes drastic action. Will Tony and the rest of Blue Watch save the depressed
Castfull cast & details
John BowlerDivisional Commander Mick Hammond
Steven HillmanSub Officer Alan Priestley
Daniel RyanFirefighter Andy Coulson
Daniel AinsleighFirefighter Jeremy Lloyd
Kelly WenhamProbationary Firefighter Julie PriestleyPhotos
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