Kev's return back to work after been involved in a fire on the Churchill estate doesn't go as smoothly as he would of wished. First he spends the day thinking he'd saved a woman behind the wheel of a crashed car, only to then find out she died later in hospital. New boy 'Asbo' stays quiet and mostly un-noticed by Kev, but he has a secret to hide. Nick tells Kev that he is to be honored at an awards ceremony and also sends a councillor to see him at work.
This eight-part series follows the high-adrenaline adventures of White Watch, a team of London firefighters. At the heart of the story is a family of firemen and women who, no matter what, always have each other to fall back on. But being a hero isn't easy, especially in a world that regularly disregards them, and it certainly doesn't pay. Many crew members are forced to hold down other jobs on the side, taking some of them into the city's after dark world. The stakes are high but, in "The Smoke", it's the very lives and souls of the White Watch crew that are at risk.
The Smoke - Series 1, Episode 1 Synopsis and Schedule