'' London 's Burning '' ( credited on-screen as '' London 's Burning 2011 '' ) is a single British television docudrama film , written by Mark Hayhurst and directed by Justin Hardy , that premiered on Channel 4 on 22 December 2011 . Based upon the events of the 2011 England riots , written from " first-hand testimony " and incorporating real-life footage from CCTV cameras , journalists & members of the public , the film stars David Morrissey and Samantha Bond as the senior police officers assigned to oversee deployment of police resources across the capital as the riots begin to escalate following the events of 4 August , which saw the Death of Mark Duggan at the hands of the Metropolitan Police
Death of Mark Duggan
Death of Mark Duggan
London's Burning (film)