Steel River Blues

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First Aired:September 1, 2004

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:7

Status:Ended

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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Cast

Victoria Hawkins

CRO Sandra Harris

John Bowler

Divisional Commander Mick Hammond

Steven Hillman

Sub Officer Alan Priestley

Daniel Ryan

Firefighter Andy Coulson

Daniel Ainsleigh

Firefighter Jeremy Lloyd

Kelly Wenham

Probationary Firefighter Julie Priestley

Joanne Farrell

Firefighter Nicky Higgins

Satnam Bhogal

Firefighter Sunil Gupta

Sarah Preston

Belinda Moss

Stuart Graham

Station Officer Bill McGlinchy

Michael Nardone

Firefighter Dave Tanner

Daniel Casey

Leading Firefighter Tony Barnes

Nitin Kundra

Firefighter Asif Hussain

Clare Buckfield

LCRO Katy Bell

Mark Cameron

Firefighter Roger Hibbot

Seasons & Episodes

E1Episode One: Steel River

60m

Sep 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 operator Julie Priestley passes her firefighter training in the hope she can follow in her father's footsteps, but someone is standing in the way of her fulfilling her dream job.

E2Episode Two: Bloody Fridays

60m

Sep 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 gets more than she bargained for when she goes on the search for a stripper's missing python.

E3Episode Three: Family Fortunes

60m

Sep 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 have to think quickly in order to rescue a trapped worker. Unsettling discoveries cause personal and professional problems on the moors.

E4Episode Four: What Goes Around

60m

Sep 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 scene. Bill receives visitors from his past.

E5Episode Five: Blind Man's Bluff

60m

Sep 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 who is responsible for his brother's injury. Andy and Dave have personal crises that they must each deal with in their own unique ways.

E6Episode Six: Flashpoint

60m

Oct 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 decides to confront him. A harrowing experience at a steel works forces Sunill to face personal demons. But will it cost him his life?

E7Episode Seven: The Long Drop

60m

Oct 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 George? Or will they be too late?