(Heatwave)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Runtime:

89 minutes

Year:

2005

Directors:

Nicholas White

Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Loz Garrett

Dr. Abby Granger

Roy Abbott

Mondi Richardson

Crews:

Director

Writer