London's Burning (1986 TV Movie)

Gerard Horan: Charisma

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• Charisma : [Reporting on the radio after the house fire]  M2FS from Bravo Two-Five-One, from Station Officer Tate. Stop. 451 Fitzalan Street, S-E 11. House, three floors, five metres by ten metres, fifty percent of all floors damaged by fire. Two children rescued from first floor bedroom, via internal staircase. Shocked and suffering from smoke inhalation. One child found in first floor lounge, apparently dead. All persons accounted for.

• Tate : [Blue Watch is lined up for roll call as they come on duty]  Call the roll.

  Hallam : Blue Watch, Blue Watch... Attention!

  [the members of Blue Watch come to attention] 

  Hallam : Answer your names. Leading FIreman Cross?

  Malcolm : Yes sir.

  Hallam : Fireman Wilson?

  Bayleaf : Sir.

  Hallam : Fireman Cartwright?

  Vaseline : Sir.

  Hallam : Fireman Lewis?

  Ethnic : Yes sir.

  Hallam : Fireman Quigley?

  [He received no answer from Sicknote, who's preoccupied with a seeming toothache] 

  Hallam : Fireman Quigley?

  [Exasperated after still not getting an answer] 

  Hallam : SIcknote, I KNOW you're there, will you do me the honour of answering your name?

  Sicknote : [Holding a hand to the side of his mouth]  I've got a toothache sir. I can't talk.

  Hallam : [Even more exasperated]  Fireman Quigley?

  Sicknote : [Giving in]  Yes sir.

  Hallam : Fireman Appleby?

  Charisma : Sir.

  Hallam : Fireman Baines?

  Rambo : Sir.

  Hallam : Blue Watch, Blue Watch, stand at... ease.

  [the Watch stands at ease as Hallam reads off his clipboard] 

  Hallam : Riders for the appliances are as follows: On the pump-ladder myself, Fireman Appleby driving; plus Leading Fireman Cross, Fireman Quigley and Fireman Baines. On the pump,

  [gestures with his clipboard] 

  Hallam : Station Officer Tate, Fireman Wilson driving, plus Fireman Cartwright and Fireman Lewis. Watch room: Fireman Quigley; detached: Fireman Judy and Fireman Murphy; Fireman Shore acting-up; Fireman Underwood: long term sick...

  Rambo : [to Bayleaf]  Replacement ain't even turned up.

  Hallam : [Mildly irritated at Rambo talking in line]  Chemical protection suits and breathing apparatus: Cartwright, Lewis, Baines and Cross. Blue Watch...

  Rambo : Excuse me, sir? I thought we was getting a replacement for Liver Salts.

  Hallam : [Trying to ignore Rambo]  Blue Watch...

  Rambo : [Interrupts]  We're one short without Liver Salts

  Hallam : [Irritated]  Fireman Andrews' replacement arrives from J-Division suppertime. Alright? Blue Watch, Blue Watch... Attention!

  [the Watch snaps to attention] 

  Hallam : For your duties... Fall out!

  [the watch and two officers all execute a right-face and then fall out as the duty shift commences]