Front Line to Picket Line... - Episode 1

...A Year with Merseyside's Fire Service After a showdown with the government in 2003, the fire service is being modernised and Merseyside is at the forefront of change. But the fire brigade's union fears that front line services will eventually be cut. Allan Urry goes out with the firefighters who are breaking new ground until a budget crisis leads to threats of job cuts and a strike is called.