TV series
Steel River Blues
2004, English. Created by Patrick Harbinson.
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
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2004
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Latest episode
S1 E7: Episode Seven: The Long Drop
Aired 13 October 2004
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Patrick HarbinsonCreator
- Victoria HawkinsCRO Sandra Harris · 7 ep
- John BowlerDivisional Commander Mick Hammond · 7 ep
- Steven HillmanSub Officer Alan Priestley · 7 ep
- Daniel RyanFirefighter Andy Coulson · 7 ep
- Daniel AinsleighFirefighter Jeremy Lloyd · 7 ep
- Kelly WenhamProbationary Firefighter Julie Priestley · 7 ep
- Joanne FarrellFirefighter Nicky Higgins · 7 ep
- Satnam BhogalFirefighter Sunil Gupta · 7 ep
- Sarah PrestonBelinda Moss · 7 ep
- Stuart GrahamStation Officer Bill McGlinchy · 7 ep
- Michael NardoneFirefighter Dave Tanner · 7 ep
- Daniel CaseyLeading Firefighter Tony Barnes · 7 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 September 2004
- Last aired
- 13 October 2004
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Steel River Blues has 1 season and 7 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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Who created Steel River Blues?
Steel River Blues was created by Patrick Harbinson and stars Victoria Hawkins, John Bowler, Steven Hillman.