Fire Crackers

For other uses, see Firecracker (disambiguation).

Fire Crackers
Written by	Fred Robinson John Singer John Warren
Directed by	Josephine Douglas
Starring	Alfred Marks Joe Baker Sydney Bromley Ronnie Brody Norman Chappell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Alan Tarrant
Running time	30m per episode
Production company	ATV
Original release
Release	29 August 1964 (1964-08-29) – 20 February 1965 (1965-02-20)

Fire Crackers is a British television sitcom set in the Croppers End Fire Station, with its 60-year-old fire engine Bessie. It aired from 29 August 1964 to 20 February 1965.

Two series were produced, for a total of 13 episodes. The series was produced by Associated Television (ATV), and aired on ITV. Unlike many British series of the 1960s, the series survives intact in the archives.

Cast

• Alfred Marks as Charlie, Fire Chief
• Joe Baker as Jumbo
• Sydney Bromley as Whiskers
• Ronnie Brody as Loverboy
• Norman Chappell as Leading Fireman Piggott
• Martin Boddey as Station Officer Blazer
• Clive Elliott as Tadpole
• Cardew Robinson as Hairpin
• John Arnatt as Station Officer Blazer
• Colin Douglas as George
• Maureen Toal as Rosie
• Liz Fraser as Mary Medway

Episodes

Series 1

• "Semi Detached" (aired 29 August 1964)
• "Wanted: One Fire" (aired 5 September 1964)
• "Objective Case" (aired 12 September 1964)
• "Fire Belle for Five" (aired 19 September 1964)
• "Blue Blooded Buddy" (aired 26 September 1964)
• "Power Crazy" (aired 3 October 1964)

Series 2

• "The Business as Usual" (aired 9 January 1965)
• "Strictly for the Birds" (aired 16 January 1965)
• "Pie in the Sky" (aired 23 January 1965)
• "Slap on the Map" (aired 30 January 1965)
• "The Willie Waghorn Story" (aired 6 February 1965)
• "Beautiful Dreamer" (aired 13 February 1965)
• "Saved by the Bell" (aired 20 February 1965)

External links

• Fire Crackers at IMDb