- Title: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
- Date: 28th January 2006
- Description:This feature-length docu-drama marks the 100 year anniversary of the devastating San Francisco Earthquake on 18 April 1906. Using a combination of CGI technology,live action and incredible first hand testimony from survivors,the programme is a spectacular and highly emotional account of America's worst ever natural urban catastrophe,which saw over 3000 people lose their lives and a city virtually destroyed. The film also follows a team of scientific experts as they drill through the San Andreas Fault to gain a better understanding of its secrets including the real and imminent threat of another quake - where predicted damage will be far greater than the 1906 disaster. Narrator Richard Dillane Director Philip Smith Cast: (in order of appearance) James Hopper (Orlando Wells),Mayor Schmitz (Maxwell Caulfield),Abraham Ruef (Tim Bentinck),William Stenr (Ian Duncan),Lucy Fisher (Tara Summers),John T. Williams (Eric Loren),Woman Praying (Naomi Hill),Arnold Genthe (Robert Jezek),Fire Victim (Malcolm Madera),Hospital Victim (Kate Hughes),Surgeon (Michael Cowdy),Colonel Morris (Angus MacInnes) and Soldier (Robert Carroll)
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:28/01/2006
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s