London's Burning: Series 1 - Episode 1

• published: 28 Jun 2014
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Blue Watch rescue a young boy's cat from a tree, only for Vaseline to accidentally run it over. En route back to the station a man waves the pump down and directs them to a public toilet, where another man is unconscious. It appears to be a case of "queer bashing", and both Malcolm and Charisma are reluctant to perform mouth to mouth, so Tate does it himself. Blue Watch pull an old appliance through the streets and raise £1,200 to pay for a disabled boy's operation. Charisma meets Nicola through a lonely hearts ad. George picks them up and also takes a fancy to her. At Nicola's request, Charisma walks into her bedroom wearing his uniform and as he does so, she takes a photo of him; her room is full of photographs of men in uniform. She then asks him to leave. At a shout at derelict house on fire, Vaseline's boots catch fire - he had been using them to moonlight as a gardener and they were covered in fertiliser. The watch are unable to save the dosser but they rescue his cat and give it to the boy whose cat was run over earlier. Bayleaf invites Josie to his for dinner, and they are interrupted by Karen returning unexpectedly. Two robbers break into a yuppy's flat and cement his feet into his toilet. The man is later wheeled out, still cemented to the toilet, while the watch, particulaly Malcolm, struggle not to laugh. The money raised by Blue Watch is stolen, and the police arrive to investigate. George meets with Nicola and she takes his photograph too; he and Charisma agree not to mention her to anyone else. A depressed old lady commits suicide by stepping in front of traffic in a main road, causing a huge pile up. Sicknote subsequently finds her severed head and is physically sick. Dorothy Sanderson borrows money from a loan shark, but when Tony finds out he is furious and returns it the same day. Dorothy tells Josie that it was Tony who took the money and she helps Tony return it without anyone else noticing.