Shortly after midnight Sunday, 2 September 1666 a fire started in a London bakery on Pudding Lane. This inferno burned its way into history as the Great Fire of London, raging for four days and bringing the Capital City to its very knees. Cathedrals, shops, inns were all lost and 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants were made homeless.

The Great Fire brings that history to vibrant life through the eyes of the people on the ground. A cross section of society from King Charles II, to Samuel Pepys, to Thomas Farriner the King's baker in whose premises the fire began.

Written by ITV Political Editor Tom Bradby it draws on his journalistic experience to recreate the chaos of a city imploding and the fear and rumours of treachery that took hold.

Actors: Rose Leslie, Andrew Buchan, Jack Huston, Daniel Mays

Minutes: 180

Format: DVD Region 4