London's Burning Series 5, Episode 2

[@darrengilbert4103]

Best show on TV in the 1990s, I always looked forward to the new series every September

[@kd84afc]

Same, loved watching this show on a sunday night, it was strange when it was moved to a saturday night slot for one series

[@BenBanjo87]

You've got to love Malcolm Cross. Even under Nick's death glare, he still manages to crack a deadpan joke! Best Leading FF on the series! 🤣🤣

[@rhysrobertstransportationa1668]

NO THAT WAS DAN

[@rhysrobertstransportationa1668]

MALC WAS SECOND BEST

[@BenBanjo87]

@@rhysrobertstransportationa1668 Dan was no more than a cardboard-cut-out compared to the earlier characters!! He could just as easily have been in Hollyoaks or something!

[@shaunogorman4644]

I Love Malcolm Cross hilarious and lovely Bayleaf too... had a crush on bayleaf when I was younger

[@MILOPREMIER]

Londons Burning was a great Sunday night tv moment. Lost interest from 1998 when budget was cut and wasn't the same

[@MarcsCupofTea]

Turned into a soap opera after that. The series died with Nick really

[@worldcomicsreview354]

And the change from practical effects to the obviously-fake CGI.

[@knownpleasures]

Loved the way they all wake up Colin with the false teeth 😂. In the same year Jack Nicholson in a Few Good Men said : We’re in the business of saving people’s lives . This pretty much is the motto of the fire 🔥 brigade.

[@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny]

We 🧸

[@kathyng784]

Welcome to the Fire Brigade Colin parish you’re a credit to the fire service congratulations

[@BlueTGM40]

It’s in his blood, his uncle Oliver “Jaffa” Parrish was a firefighter for the Red Watch (another shift than Blue Watch)

[@Highland_Moo]

I miss London’s Burning. Was a kid when it first started showing and was one of the few shows I liked. That and Spitting Image.

[@motog5s477]

"A BLOOOOOOOOODEH GNOME! YOOOOOOOOOOOUR BLOOOOOOOODEN GNOME DAT DIS LOT NICKED! Now, whuuuuurs miiiiy teeefh?!"

[@jackbruening6560]

He was mad af lmao

[@paulwild3676]

The music makes me feel quite sad. I was in my 30s when it was on. I am nearly 60 now and struggling to think where that time went. Sam Beckinsdale lived near me in Queens Park and I used to see her in a local Indian restaurant on Kilburn lane. Great days.

[@valuetraveler2026]

save up and go to Thailand - get that spark back

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Same boat mate but under 10 yrs younger... the time went./.. FAST

[@jackbruening6560]

I don't know why I didn't see this comment sooner Paul but I feel you entirely. I'm 22 but I started watching LB when I was about 6 years old through KZbin clips of the show and was instantly hooked. Now as a child it was the lights, the sirens, and the action that was the main draw but the older I got, the more I appreciated the story and characters just as equally. So the soundtrack for me comes off as bittersweet and serves as a reminder of my childhood and the advent of falling in love with a new show. Plus as an American, nobody here had really even heard of the show before so it almost felt exciting to know about such an awesome show that nobody around me was privy to!

[@paulwild3676]

@@jackbruening6560 Thank you for your reply Jack.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

A very good show. I can't remember seeing this episode in Netherlands, but it covers all aspects of firemen's work. Well done!

[@brianhall5272]

When this 1st came out watched it all the time absolutely Brilliant.

[@djlynch1011]

I loved londons burning a brilliant show I have the whole boxset from series 1 to 14

[@BlueTGM40]

Never leave matches in the hands of kids

[@jane1975]

They used to have public safety adverts in the 1980’s, and one of them was that. I think this series often pointed out what not to do.

[@paulwild3676]

My Mum loved James Hazeldine. Sadly gone too soon. Ross Boatman now in Eastenders,hopefully for a decent stint. You really cared about the characters in this which was part of its success. Whatever happened to Nick? I believe Gloria is still alive.

[@BlueTGM40]

I don’t know what happened to Andrew K., he was good for the series, from season 4 to season 11, it was definitely sad when they killed off Nick at the movie cinema shout

[@paulwild3676]

@@BlueTGM40 Zorba. Great characters in LB. You feel like they are living their lives in South London still, they were so real.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

@@BlueTGM40From what I understand, Andrew left the show due to a pay dispute (hence his character's exit), and since then he has mainly stuck to theatre work, working behind the scenes as a writer and playwright.

[@thequietestengine]

16:04 heartbreaking little moment in context. Cannot fault Nick's furious battle over this series in light of this shout.

[@mistofoles]

Wow - Colin's mum almost literally caught him with his pants down ! :D

[@christopherwilliams4265]

"I'll make it easy for you, you were spotted sunshine, and if we hadn't had a shout i'd been on ya when we got back 'ere, and i know what it was about and all, you couldn't find what you were looking for, so you stole my bloody teeth instead!" Absolutely classic moment ftom the Blackwall crew, just to retrieve their station mascot

[@paulwhite1040]

David Ross is the toothless governor.. from Blackburn in Lancs.. his accent stands out a mile in this episode haha

[@NLind]

I actually like this series more than what we have in the US. Probably because (from what I've seen)this doesn't have nearly the number of kissy/sex scenes that our shows like Chicago Fire do. (even though evidently the later series did have more soap like scenes)

[@kentfireandrescuedennisfir8750]

Yeah interesting

[@BlueTGM40]

I’m a fan from the US too, London’s Burning was from 1986 (the pilot film) to 1987-2002 (the series) so it was a little different then what we see today in firefighting entertainment, I think Chicago Fire and London’s Burning are sort of the same except they are based in different timelines and areas, plus there is more female FD characters then just the one for a couple of seasons

[@lynneann752]

This same thing happened to a kid near me before I was even born.. He got hold of the cigarette lighter and caused a fire and he was trapped in car , must of been awful for any family to go threw this

[@steuk6510]

All it takes is 2 to 5 min distraction and thing's can go wrong

[@valuetraveler2026]

through a match did he?

[@amethyst9998]

@@valuetraveler2026 And ..... must of? LOL!

[@damonk3674]

I've still all my fire gear from this year lol lol

[@Edgel-in6bs]

Just watched this one, had forgotten in, but the scene with the car fire is genuinely upsetting and shocking.

[@Faulty720]

Shame Nick's character didn't stay on for longer or at least get a proper send off. Watching every episode from the film up to the last, how it fell around series 10, perked up around mid series 11-12 then fell in series 13 again :(

[@georgethehands]

They loved the smooth jazz music in the early episodes then it turned to an aggressive rock tones

[@jackbruening6560]

The jazzy era was the best in my opinion. But to keep with the times I assume they needed to update the soundtrack.

[@BlueTGM40]

Colin went mad when he turned into a real firefighter

[@jackbruening6560]

Well rightfully so! All he ever wanted was to be a firefighter and he finally got his head screwed on right, and his fortitude for the job and earned it! Unfortunately as the old addage goes, bad things always happen to good people and there is no more better example than the demise of Colin☹️

[@valuetraveler2026]

great series

[@amethyst9998]

It's strange that at this time Recall was allowed to have full facial hair when, in a later series, he was told that it was against Fire Brigade Regulations because it inhibited his wearing of his BA and had to be removed.

[@jackbruening6560]

Well that's what progressiveness is. The studies that went into fire safety as the years went on showed more vulnerabilities with pre-existing standards that needed to be changed, and yes that did include beards and certain moustaches that could allow toxins to enter through the mask.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

@@jackbruening6560 You learn something new every day. I suppose that's one benefit of shaving (even if I do find it a bit of a pain).

[@bradleyfinn3452]

2 wrongs Don't make a right

[@mistofoles]

Colin was a bit of a brown-nose - Gotta love the way he clips his heel when Nick dismisses him !

[@cm93431]

Why did Blackwall go to the locked out man when Borough St was closer?

[@scousertom0388]

That's a point...

[@southeastandsouthcentralem0743]

@@scousertom0388 it was blackwalls ground, so they mobilised the station whos ground it was, also, as this is london, alot of the stations are only a ten to fifteen minute drive from each other, some are just a stones throw away, it could well have been right on the edge of their ground

[@e442-londonsburning8]

I also believe the station officer of borough street said they were on a shout so that could have been why

[@jake4225]

why did they only have a crew of 4 when they went to that guys house who was locked out should be 5!

[@e442-londonsburning8]

It’s a bit late but it’s because there was only 8 as John and Mike were injured and both appliances were available and the minimum number to ride and appliance is 4 so it’s halved for 8 to 4 in each appliance

[@callummcmahon2963]

Are you going to put more episodes up lad or not

[@amyclarke41]

liked this

[@krisperry355]

So remember this episode

[@krisperry355]

@Gilson Serafim hi

[@krisperry355]

@Gilson Serafim u ok

[@andybliss5965]

I was remembering some of the lines from it despite not having seen it in 30 years. Weird how the memory works like that

[@mistofoles]

Under the circumstances, I think it was very generous of Hallam not to sack Colin - He fucked up a call and sent one of the fire trucks to the wrong addresss....It turned out to be a false alarm, but it could easily not have been.

[@kapparomeo]

5:06 - good grief, the man in this scene was so toweringly moronic that I had to stop watching for a while. I'd say that surely there can't be people that idiotic as to set fire to their own homes to prove a point, but in my heart of hearts I know that this is probably mild compared to reality :(

[@jane1975]

I have a feeling that he is a bit tipsy.

[@BlueTGM40]

Malcolm said it the best “YOU STUPUD PRAT,”

[@jackbruening6560]

It's absolutely in line with reality. The issue has always been common sense being shrouded by ends to justify means. During my time on the fire department I can't say anything as absurd as that happened, but I've had a few runner ups lmao

[@railroadfannumberone3049]

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