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- ↑ "The Great Fire; the Knick review – One period drama takes a while to warm up, the other is deliciously gory". TheGuardian.com . 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Great Fire, ITV: Historical characters with fictional additions" . Independent.co.uk . 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
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