Operator

Operator

6 mins | Drama | Oct. 3, 2015

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.

Operator

6 mins | Drama | Oct. 3, 2015

Operator
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title Operator
Directors Caroline Bartleet, Gladys San Juan, Heidi Gower
Writers Caroline Bartleet

Cast

Kate Dickie

as Operator

Vicky McClure

as Gemma

Lorna Jones

as Call Handler

Laura McAlpine

as Call Handler

Janet Bartleet

as Call Handler

Larry Bartleet

as Call Handler

Phil Dean

as Call Handler

Eoin Geoghegan

as Male Caller

Philip De Winter Shaw

as Male Caller

Zora Bishop

as Female Caller

Paul Andrew Williams

as Firefighter