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03/10/2015 Drama 0h 6m
79
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Overview

An Emergency Services Operator in a Fire Control Room has just started a long night shift when she picks up a call from a desperate young mother. An hour previously, Gemma had fallen asleep in front of the television and has now woken to find the room full of smoke. Her three year old son is trapped in his bedroom upstairs. Flames have started to creep down the stairs that Gemma must use in order to reach him. The operator’s guidance is all that Gemma can rely on in order to survive.

  1. Caroline Bartleet

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Kate Dickie

    Operator

  2. Vicky McClure

    Gemma

  3. Lorna Jones

    Call Handler

  4. Laura McAlpine

    Call Handler

  5. Janet Bartleet

    Call Handler

  6. Larry Bartleet

    Call Handler

  7. Phil Dean

    Call Handler

  8. Eoin Geoghegan

    Male Caller

  9. Philip De Winter Shaw

    Male Caller

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-04-05
Kate Dickie is on terrific form here in this tensely crafted short feature. She is ''Lorna'', an emergency co-ordinator for the fire service who responds to a 999 call from the panic-stricken ''Gemma''. Her home is on fire and her young son is trapped upstairs, and so having despatched the fire brigade, ''Lorna'' attempts to keep her caller calm and safe until assistance arrives. Of course, the mother isn't about to stay safely at the bottom of the stairs whilst her child is at risk, and so as the situation becomes even more perilous the lifeline of this telephone conversation becomes even mor...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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