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2/5 The Telegraph Written by Tom Bradby Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 6 November 2014 Executive producer Douglas Rae | 5.7/10 IMDb Genre Drama Directed by Jon Jones First episode date 2014 Director Jon Jones Networks STV, UTV, ITV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Andrew Buchan
Rose Leslie
Jack Huston
Daniel Mays
Perdita Weeks
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Charles Dance
Nicholas Blane
Andrew Tiernan Composer(s) Dan Jones
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The great fire tom bradby reveals all on new itv drama
The Great Fire is a four-part television mini-series first shown on ITV from 16 October to 6 November 2014. It is set during the Great Fire of London in England in 1666. It was written by Tom Bradby and produced by Ecosse Films. Each hour-long (including commercial breaks) episode is set in one day of the fire.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Filming Locations
- References
Tom rosenthal the great fire part 1 drunk history uk
Plot
The series portrays events from the point of view of the Farriner family, in whose bakery on Pudding Lane the fire started, and from the point of view of the royal court in responding to the fire.
The storyline includes events that are not recorded from the real fire. The fire was shown as starting when Farriner's daughter left the oven's stoke-hatch open and the fire ejected a hot ember which ignited loose straw on the wooden floor. It suggests Farriner had a contract to supply baked goods to the Royal Navy and was suffering financial difficulties as a result of the Navy persistently delaying payment. It also follows a sub-plot in which there is a suspected Catholic plot to kill King Charles II, in which the Farriners become suspected of complicity.
Cast
Filming Locations
Cobham Hall was used to film some of the London street scenes and Penshurst Place in Kent doubled as the exterior of the King's palace.