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| JOE AND DAN IN A HOTSPOT-THE SUN TV MAG-APRIL 29TH-MAY 5TH London's burning comes scorching back to our screens this week-with two of it's heroes being held hostage at gunpoint in a blazing building. The smah-hit drama left viewers on tenderhooks when it took an 8-weeks break after episode 9 in March.Lives were in danger as Blue Watch tackled a huge fire in a store in Harrow Street. When we return to the scene this week,the crew seem to have the situation under control.But two drug-runners are hiding in the building.And when Joe Walker and Dan Barratt go in for a final check,they walk into a nightmare. Jim Alexander,who plays Joe says:"The two villans try to make a run for it but the bag containing the drugs splits open.And when Joe and Dan tell them to hold on,one of them produced a gun. "Things could not be worse for the firemen.The are being held hostage at gunpoint and the room they are in is on fire.The are fighting for their lives on two levels and there is little they can do to help themselves." The gripping scenes with Brad Gorton,who plays Dan.were tought to shoot,but Jim,24,loved every minute. He says,"It took two days to film but there were two of the best since joing the show.It was a bit different and quite dangerous.It was gritty and nasty because we couldn't wear breathing apparatus,so we got quite smokey for real. "And even without the flames it was hot because we shot it in August." Light relief in this week's episode comes back at the station,where Hi-Ho,Carmen,Recall and Rob are playing vollyball.The game soon gets out of control-and the ball smashes a window on Coleman's car. There are five more gripping episodes of London's Burning in the current series.And a new run is already in production. Jim,who's dating a TV location manager,has a healthy respect for fire after two frightening experiences as a boy.He says:"I one threw an aerosol can on a fire in the garden.It was a stupid thing to do because it exploded and nearly hit me in the face!" "Another time a kid told me that hair gel was flammable so I smeared some on a tree in our garden and set it alight.It burnt half the tree and I got into big trouble with my parents." ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! |
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