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Steel River Blues - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Victoria Hawkins

    Victoria Hawkins

    CRO Sandra Harris

  • John Bowler

    John Bowler

    Divisional Commander Mick Hammond

  • Steven Hillman

    Steven Hillman

    Sub Officer Alan Priestley

  • Daniel Ryan

    Daniel Ryan

    Firefighter Andy Coulson

  • Daniel Ainsleigh

    Daniel Ainsleigh

    Firefighter Jeremy Lloyd

  • Kelly Wenham

    Kelly Wenham

    Probationary Firefighter Julie Priestley

  • Joanne Farrell

    Joanne Farrell

    Firefighter Nicky Higgins

  • Satnam Bhogal

    Satnam Bhogal

    Firefighter Sunil Gupta

  • Sarah Preston

    Sarah Preston

    Belinda Moss

Overview

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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