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Summary

Charlie (Alfred Marks) is the fire chief in a small English village called Croppers End.

The men based at the fire station spend most of their time drinking, playing cards or sleeping.

Once in a while, the workshy crew have no alternative but to go off and fight a fire.

This programme showed marked similarities to Will Hay's 1941 film, Where's That Fire?.

Cast List

  Alfred Marks as Charlie
  Joe Baker as Jumbo
  Sidney Bromley as Weary Willie
  Cardew Robinson as Hairpin (Series 1)
  John Arnott as Station Officer Blazer
  Ronnie Brody as Loverboy
  Norman Chappell as Leading Fireman Piggott
  Colin Douglas as George
  Clive Elliott as Tadpole (Series 2)

Production Details

Written by:
Fred Robinson, John Warren, John SInger

Directed by:
Josephine Douglas

Produced by:
Alan Tarrant

2 series, 13 episodes

Transmitted: 1964-65

TV Channel: ITV

ATV

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