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.
Director: Caroline Bartleet
Writers: Caroline Bartleet
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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 desp…
