Steel River Blues(2004)
First Air Date: 2004-09-01
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 7E01
Episode One: Steel River
Air Date: 2004-09-01
New station officer Bill McGlinchy arrives in Teesside and starts to make his mark on Middlesbrough Fire Station's Bl...
E02
Episode Two: Bloody Fridays
Air Date: 2004-09-08
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 ...
E03
Episode Three: Family Fortunes
Air Date: 2004-09-15
Jeremy brings his troubles to work after finding out his girlfriend has been having an affair. Blue Watch attend an i...
E04
Episode Four: What Goes Around
Air Date: 2004-09-22
The crew are targeted by an act of vandalism, and tragedy strikes when George Barnes has a dramatic experience on his...
E05
Episode Five: Blind Man's Bluff
Air Date: 2004-09-29
New firefighter Nicky Higgins arrives to replace injured George, and makes quite an impression on her new colleagues....
E06
Episode Six: Flashpoint
Air Date: 2004-10-06
As George struggles to come to terms with his injury, Blue Watch are called to a fire on a packed boat. Joanne faces ...
E07
Episode Seven: The Long Drop
Air Date: 2004-10-13
Bill & Tony call an uneasy truce. George receives bad news and takes drastic action. Will Tony and the rest of Blue W...
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