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The Great Fire

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2014– 2014–
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
702
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POPULARITY
13,968
2,027
Charles Dance and Rose Leslie in The Great Fire (2014)
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An insight into what happened on the night of 2 September 1666, the Great fire of London.An insight into what happened on the night of 2 September 1666, the Great fire of London.An insight into what happened on the night of 2 September 1666, the Great fire of London.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
702
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,968
2,027
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    • Stars
      • Polly Dartford
      • Andrew Buchan
      • Trixiebell Harrowell
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    • Stars
      • Polly Dartford
      • Andrew Buchan
      • Trixiebell Harrowell
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    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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  • Episodes4

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    Andrew Buchan, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Joey Price, and Polly Dartford in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Joey Price, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Joey Price, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    Andrew Buchan, Polly Dartford, and Trixiebell Harrowell in The Great Fire (2014)
    As Catherine of Braganza in The Great Fire.

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    Polly Dartford
    Polly Dartford
    • Hannah Farriner
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Andrew Buchan
    Andrew Buchan
    • Thomas Farriner
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Trixiebell Harrowell
    • Mary Farriner
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Joey Price
    • David Farriner
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Rose Leslie
    Rose Leslie
    • Sarah
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Jack Huston
    Jack Huston
    • King Charles II
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    • James, Duke of York
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Lord Denton
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    William Beck
    William Beck
    • Richard Smith
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Wilson
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Perdita Weeks
    Perdita Weeks
    • Elizabeth Pepys
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Daniel Mays
    Daniel Mays
    • Samuel Pepys
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Amy McAllister
    Amy McAllister
    • Ruth
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Uriel Emil
    Uriel Emil
    • Signor Romero
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Ben Crompton
    Ben Crompton
    • Mr. Bagwell
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Susannah Fielding
    Susannah Fielding
    • Lady Castlemaine
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Sonya Cassidy
    Sonya Cassidy
    • Catherine of Braganza…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Richard McCabe
    Richard McCabe
    • Lord Hyde
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
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    • Trivia
      This programme consists of 4 Game of Thrones (2011) cast members. This includes Rose Leslie, Charles Dance, Ben Crompton and Nicholas Blane who respectively portray Ygritte, Tywin Lannister, Eddison Tollet / Edd and "spice king".

    User reviews9

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    2/10
    Pretty poor
    This is drama by numbers.

    A great idea for a script but unfortunately the writing, the directing and most of the acting fails to deliver. There is one character in particular (Hannah)that had I been there I would have thrown her ON To the fire. Constantly whining and nagging and the poor actress was so miscast as a 13 year-old - maybe her agent misheard and thought it was for a 30 year old!

    The cast contains some quality actors particularly Daniel Mays and Charles Dance but they are directed so badly that at one point I really thought Dance was going to twirl his moustache and utter "Mou-ha-hah".

    Mays also fails to deliver anything much more than a caricature of Pepys and in the first episode the whinging boatman (read cab driver for modern day equivalent) is so clichéd that I thought he was going to say "You know 'oo I 'ad in the back of my boat the other day?"

    Indeed the only actor who showed any depth was Rose Leslie as the sister-in-law but think in future years she may be embarrassed to have this one on her CV.

    ITV dramas have shown a massive improvement in quality in recent years but sadly this does not fall into that category and is more typical of their output that graced our screens in the late 1990s and early noughties. It is more suited to soap opera than serious drama and is an opportunity missed.
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    • Release date
      • October 16, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 倫敦大火
    • Filming locations
      • Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Kent, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Ecosse Films
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      • Stereo
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      • 16:9 HD

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