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  • Burn Up Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 88 min | Drama

Burn Up

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 88 min | Drama

Oil surveyor Masud Khamil narrowly escapes an attack on his camp in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and flees with some valuable data. Tom McConnell replaces his father-in-law Sir Mark Foxbay as Chairman of Arrow Oil. At the celebration party,...See moreOil surveyor Masud Khamil narrowly escapes an attack on his camp in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and flees with some valuable data. Tom McConnell replaces his father-in-law Sir Mark Foxbay as Chairman of Arrow Oil. At the celebration party, Inuit activist Mika Namuvai enters uninvited and serves Tom a writ from her people. The writ decries global warming and its causes, such as Arrow's production facility on the Athabasca tar sands. The shock of Mika's subsequent ejection causes Tom's daughter to have an asthma attack, but she is saved by Holly Dernay, head of renewable energy at Arrow. See less
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Director
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Simon Beaufoy (written by)
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Updated Jul 23, 2008

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Jul 23, 2008 (United Kingdom)
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31 cast members
Name Known for
Marc Warren
Philip Crowley Philip Crowley   See fewer
David Calder
Sir Mark Sir Mark   See fewer
Laurent Arnatsiaq
Mika's Uncle Mika's Uncle   See fewer
Rosalind Bailey
Lillian Lillian   See fewer
Brenda Bazinet
Marianne Marianne   See fewer
Stephen Bogaert
Matthias Matthias   See fewer
Jon Braine
Brittish Reporter Brittish Reporter   See fewer
Ron Cook
Sir Richard Sir Richard   See fewer
Aria DeMaris
Portuguese delegate Portuguese delegate   See fewer
Lane Fraser
White House Reporter White House Reporter   See fewer
Tiger George
Lilly (as Tigerlily Hutchinson) Lilly (as Tigerlily Hutchinson)   See fewer
James Gosteli
Club Dancer Club Dancer   See fewer
Jasper Jacob
MI6 Man MI6 Man   See fewer
Dan McDougall
Protester Protester   See fewer
Barb Mitchell
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Jamie Parker
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Nigel Pilkington
Various (voice) Various (voice)   See fewer
Sasha Roiz
David MacCready David MacCready   See fewer
Tauqir Shah
Sheikh Amini Sheikh Amini   See fewer
Joe Norman Shaw
Bill the American Bill the American   See fewer
San Shella
Masud Masud   See fewer
Joseph Allan Sutherland
John Jameson John Jameson   See fewer
Geoffrey Whitehead
Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board   See fewer
Jason Seelmann
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Trevor Woroby
Oil executive (uncredited) Oil executive (uncredited)   See fewer
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