Filmed in the autumn of 2019, cameras follow a new cast of characters from the London Ambulance Service as they care for the nine million people of the city.\n\nAmbulance crew Kate and Femi are dispatched to a young man who is struggling to breathe. It turns out he’s suffering from severe anxiety, prompting Nigerian-born Femi to reflect on what he’s learned about the people here in the 18 years since he first came to the city.\n\nMandy, one of 24 dispatchers on duty today, sends crewmates Kayleigh and Lauren to help a young man in cardiac arrest. The case causes Mandy to reflect on what it is like to lose a son - something she has experienced herself.\n\nBy 10am, just three hours into the morning shift, control are dealing with the third assault of the day and have already responded to four stabbings. With the temperature gauge rising, control are taking over 300 emergency calls an hour. \n\nThe episode highlights the work of the London Ambulance Service as they tackle the consequences of knife crime in the capital and explores the devastating personal impact on those affected by the needless loss of young lives. These are the real human stories behind the sirens.
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Series 12: Episode 6
An hour into the night shift, and a new call is being received every 19 seconds. Call handler Sairah is in training and answering calls for the first time. She receives a call f ...
27-03-2024
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Series 12: Episode 5
It’s Easter bank holiday weekend and the start of the new 12-hour day shift for the North West Ambulance Service. Looking after the communities of central Manchester and S ...
18-03-2024
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Series 12: Episode 4
This episode follows the team in control and crews out on the road across Lancashire as they respond to those in need. Filmed in 2023 in the north west of England, one of the ar ...
12-03-2024
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Series 12: Episode 3
This episode follows the team in control and crews out on the road in Wigan and Bolton. Filmed in 2023 in the north west of England, one of the areas hardest hit by the cost-of- ...
27-02-2024
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Series 12: Episode 2
It's a busy start to the shift as the North West Ambulance Service answer one new 999 call every 16 seconds. Senior paramedic Aiden is dispatched alongside an ambulance and adva ...
20-02-2024
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Series 12: Episode 1
We follow the team in control and crews out on the road across Greater Manchester as they care for people in the places they call home. Filmed in 2023 in the north west, one of ...
06-02-2024
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Series 11: Episode 6
It's Thursday and the start of a new 12-hour shift for the North West Ambulance Service, and junior doctors across the NHS are on strike. With hundreds of hospital appointments ...
22-10-2023
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Series 11: Episode 5
At the start of the night shift, the North West Ambulance Service responds to an urgent call for a patient threatening use of a nerve agent. A major incident standby is declared ...
15-10-2023
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Series 11: Episode 4
The shift begins with an emergency call to North West Ambulance Service for an unresponsive patient. Crewmates Jess and Paul arrive on scene to find blood on the door, so approa ...
08-10-2023
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Series 11: Episode 3
It's the weekend, and the start of another 12-hour night shift for the North West Ambulance Service. A call is received for a 43-year-old male patient who is unable to speak. Cr ...
02-10-2023
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Series 8: Episode 1
Cameras follow the staff of North West Ambulance Service as they care for the people of Lancashire as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 sweeps across the UK. Working alongside th ...
06-10-2021
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Series 8: Episode 5
It's another night shift for ambulance crews in Lancashire, and 999 calls are coming in at a rate of one every 15 seconds. A call concerning a 100-year-old patient causes concer ...
03-11-2021
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Series 9: Episode 2
Filmed in early 2022, this series follows the North East Ambulance Service as the region struggles to bounce back after facing one of the toughest times in its history.\n \nIn c ...
31-08-2022
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Series 4: Episode 4
This episode offers an unparalleled insight into how the staff in the control room and ambulance crews on the ground help patients from across Greater Manchester as they race to ...
10-12-2018
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Series 7: Episode 3
The staff of North West Ambulance Service care for the 1.4 million people of Merseyside during the most deadly phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. \n\nThe morning shift begins with ...
07-09-2021
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Series 10: Episode 1
It’s payday weekend and the start of a busy night shift for crews across Durham and Darlington. Sixty-five patients are waiting for an ambulance, and control are already a ...
20-11-2022
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Series 4: Episode 1
The Bafta-winning series returns with a focus on the work of the North West Ambulance Service, joining the staff and crews as they deal with 11,000 calls over a busy weekend whe ...
24-10-2018
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Series 3: Episode 6
It's the last Saturday night before Christmas and it was always going to be a busy night for the service, with controller Sui having to prioritise stabbing victims and reports o ...
11-07-2018
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Series 6: Episode 4
It’s payday weekend for millions of Londoners, and the 370 ambulance crews on duty are busy caring for the capital. Thirty minutes into the night shift, police request urg ...
19-10-2020
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