series 1–10 lacked a title sequence. the episodes opened with the text "london's burning". it was in futura bold condensed typeface and was superimposed in white over the opening scene of the episode. series 11–13 used a montage of action shots superimposed over a fiery background as the text "london's burning" superimposed in gold and black slowly grew in size over the course of the sequence. it quickly zoomed to fill the screen on the final musical flourish. series 14 used a shorter montage of action and character shots before the text "london's burning" in orange and white appeared and moved closer together over a shot of fire engines emerging from the station.