Into the Fire
GenreThriller
Written byTony Marchant
Directed byJane Howell
StarringDonal McCann
David Morrissey
Sharon Duce
Sue Johnston
Neil McCaul
Stephen Lord
Anne Carroll
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMichael Wearing
ProducerDavid Snodin
CinematographyRemi Adefarasin
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release14 February (1996-02-14) –
16 February 1996 (1996-02-16)

Into the Fire is a British television thriller drama series, written by Tony Marchant, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 14 February 1996, and ran for three consecutive nights.[1] The series, directed by Jane Howell, stars Donal McCann as Frank Cody, a businessman whose struggling leather goods company is thrown a lifeline when it wins a new order from America. But when he re-mortgages his house to finance the project, events take a dramatic turn, and death, deceit and adultery arise from a misguided scheme to commit insurance fraud via arson.[2]

The series co-starred David Morrissey, Sharon Duce and Sue Johnston,[3] and was partially inspired by novelist Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.[4] The series was originally due to transmit in the autumn of 1995, but was pushed back to February 1996.[5] The series was actor David Morrissey's first of three projects with producer David Snodin, with whom he later worked on Holding On and Passer By.[6] Notably, the series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD.[7]

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Episode 1"Jane HowellTony Marchant14 February 1996 (1996-02-14)
Morally upright businessman Frank Candy abandons his principals to save his leather goods company, which is thrown a lifeline by an order from America. He re-mortgages his house to finance the cost of the material, but the company later cancels the order, leaving him with the prospect of cutting his workforce. In his other capacity as a magistrate, he deals with an arsonist who is acquitted. In order to solve his problems, he meets the arsonist and employs him to burn down the factory in order to get the insurance money.
2"Episode 2"Jane HowellTony Marchant15 February 1996 (1996-02-15)
The arsonist employed by Frank gets caught up in the blaze when he goes to investigate and is killed. Frank feels guilty and tries to help the young boy's mother, Anita. Meanwhile, insurance investigator Michael Ride becomes suspicious after the forensic report comes to light.
3"Episode 3"Jane HowellTony Marchant16 February 1996 (1996-02-16)
Frank is under pressure and confesses to his wife that he set the fire up. Anita and Frank become lovers.

References

  1. ↑ "Into the Fire – BBC One London – 14 February 1996 – BBC Genome". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Into the Fire (Serial TV 1996– )". Filmweb. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Into the Fire Part 3 (1996)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Into the Fire (TV Mini-Series 1996– )". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Take a punt on a gambling man". The Independent. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "BBC – Drama – Passer By". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Into the Fire DAVID MORRISSEY Donal McCann SUE JOHNSTON for sale". ioffer.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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