Heatwave

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

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Duration:

0 minutes

Year:

2005

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Company:

BBC

Cast:

Narrator (voice)

Erica Kay

Pippa Connors

Dr. Matthew Hooper

David Hedges

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