Overview

It's summer 2006, and what began as a pleasant sunny spell has developed into a meteorological nightmare. For two weeks, Britain has been in the grip of record high temperatures - transport is in chaos, tinder-dry conditions have sparked fierce countryside fires and thousands are dying in the blistering heat. This dramatised documentary tells the sobering story of a natural disaster that has its precedent in Europe's deadly heatwave of 2003, as witnessed by ordinary people and public servants battling to contain a crisis. Bernard Hill narrates.

Top Cast

Bernard Hill

Narrator (voice)

Leanne Best

Loz Garrett

Priyanga Burford

Dr. Abby Granger

Craig Conway

Roy Abbott

D

Dylan Fielding

Mondi Richardson

Bernard Gallagher

Bill Collins

Sarah Hadland

Pippa Connors

Emma Hitching

Michelle Hodges

G

Graham Padden

Dr. Matthew Hooper

J

Jacqueline de Peza

Eva St. Claire

Richard Rycroft

Brian Lancashire

M

Malcolm Scates

David Hodges