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Burn Up

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  • 2008-2008
  • 1 Season
  • Universal Pictures
  • Drama
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An oil industrialist, an environmental activist and a politician are in conflict in this drama set around a summit on climate change.

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Cast & Crew See All

Bradley Whitford
Mack
Neve Campbell
Holly
Rupert Penry-Jones
Tom

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

88 mins

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, 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.

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Awards

  • 2009 - Gemini - Best Dramatic Mini-Series - winner
  • 2009 - Gemini - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - nominated
  • 2009 - Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series - nominated
  • 2009 - Banff Rockie Award - Best Mini-Series - nominated

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