The Great Fire
2014 · 1 season · 4 episodes · Drama
In 1666, against the decadent backdrop of King Charles II’s court and centering on the circumstances that lead to the catastrophic fire, Thomas Farriner deals with family at the bakery in Pudding Lane, the playboy King’s extravagant lifestyle, and Farriner’s complex relationship with his fictional sister-in-law, Sarah.
Seasons
1 season · 4 episodes- 1
Part 1
16 Oct 2014 45m
Thomas Farriner returns home to Pudding Lane to find the bakery ablaze and his two daughters asleep upstairs, unaware of the raging inferno below.
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Part 2
23 Oct 2014 45m
As the fire gains strength, Thomas bursts into Sarah's lodgings to lead his family to safety. The King follows Samuel Pepys' advice to survey the damage for himself.
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Part 3
30 Oct 2014 45m
The King is angry to learn that his orders to create fire-breaks have been ignored. Thomas finally finds Sarah on the streets and together they find shelter from the inferno.
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Part 4
6 Nov 2014 45m
Thomas has to reveal to Sarah that her husband Will is not dead but has run off to the colonies.
Cast
Andrew Buchan Thomas Farriner
Trixiebell Harrowell Mary Farriner Polly Dartford Hannah Farriner Joey Price David Farriner
Rose Leslie Sarah
Geoff Bell Wilson
Jack Huston King Charles II
William Beck Richard Smith
Oliver Jackson-Cohen James, Duke of York
Charles Dance Lord Denton
Daniel Mays Samuel Pepys
Perdita Weeks Elizabeth PepysReviews 0
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