Inferno: The Great Fire Of London

Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb and Rob Bell set out to follow the exact path the Great Fire of London took, stopping at streets and buildings that mark the blaze's advance. Rather than just narrating dates and facts, they bring the catastrophe to life on location, comparing maps and records with the surviving urban fabric and first person accounts. Walking those streets lets them piece together how the fire moved, why it spread so quickly and how people reacted as flames engulfed their neighborhoods. The film focuses on evolving evidence and context, showing the human and administrative responses without revealing any unexpected conclusions ahead of time.

This documentary stars historians Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb, with presenter Rob Bell, and was shot largely on location along the fire's route, using archival material and contemporary analysis to reconstruct events.

Box office totals were not widely published, the release appears focused on television and specialist audiences rather than a major commercial run, so there are no widely available gross figures to report.

Critical reaction has been mixed to positive, reflected in a modest user rating of 6.0/10. Reviewers and viewers tend to appreciate the film's on-site method and its attention to primary sources, and it foregrounds themes of urban planning, social class during crisis, and how memory shapes a city after disaster.

Among history fans and educators the film helped renew interest in the Great Fire, prompting discussion about London’s built heritage and public safety in historical context. Its sequence of walking the blaze's course has encouraged local history groups to revisit maps and sites, and it functions as a useful visual aid for teaching about how rapidly urban disasters can unfold and how societies respond.