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Fireflies (2004)

Fireflies poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Australia
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows a group of volunteer firefighters in a small Australian town during a severe drought and summer heat. It shows their personal lives and the pressures of protecting the community from bushfires.

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What happens

Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487. The location was the actual Hunter Valley town of Wollombi, and other scenes are set in the district and along the southern end of the Putty Road to Singleton. It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer firefighters, during the hottest, driest summer in decades. The theme song "Beautiful Feeling" was written and performed by Paul Kelly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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