James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain — Season 1, Episode 5: King's Cross Fire
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
The actor explores the King's Cross underground station fire of November 1987, which ignited under a wooden escalator and claimed 31 lives.
About James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain
This six-part series unpicks the events that led to the most devastating disasters of the past 60 years, shining a spotlight on the human cost of the tragedies while seeking to explain the wider political, cultural and institutional context that contributed to them – and looks at the changes made in the wake of each disaster.