A frantic mum calls 999 when her seven-year-old daughter suffers a cardiac arrest, a microlight pilot loses power at 4,000ft and must dodge power cables to land, and two pals on holiday escape their hire car as it goes up in flames.
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Series 11: Episode 20
An injured lone walker is lost for two nights during a storm on the Isle of Skye. And travels are cut short in Bolivia for a young woman when she has a terrifying encounter with ...
25-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 19
Brave rescuers risk their lives evacuating residents from a burning high-rise. And a woman comes to the aid of her best friend when she unexpectedly goes into cardiac arrest.
24-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 18
A man is severely injured and trapped under a tree that’s fallen during a storm. And a toddler is rushed to hospital after a deadly adder bite.
19-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 17
A family hike on Dartmoor sparks a helicopter rescue mission when a father of three is injured. And a huge lorry terrifies a young girl and her horse when it fails to slow down ...
18-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 16
An adrenaline-fuelled base jump goes terrifyingly wrong when a parachute opens the wrong way, a freak lightning strike sets fire to an annexe with a young girl inside, and a ter ...
17-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 15
A horse ride on the beach ends in disaster, a paraglider loses control during high winds, and a farmer is airlifted to hospital after two huge hay bales fall on him.
14-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 13
A father battles to save his young son’s life when he chokes on a hot dog. And a fun horse ride with friends takes a dramatic turn when a young girl crashes to the ground.
14-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 14
A tree surgeon's day nearly ends in tragedy after they plummet from an oak tree. And a cave adventure risks calamity when flash flooding causes an influx of water into a network ...
13-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 12
A solo climber risks his life when things go wrong on a remote snowy peak. And a dog walk in idyllic rural countryside threatens one woman’s life when she is trampled by c ...
13-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 11
A tranquil paddleboarding trip in Gibraltar takes a deadly turn. And a woman risks her life to save her beloved dog from a burning building.
12-07-2023
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 14
A farmer finds his 14-year-old son lying severely injured in a field after having been run over by his tractor and trailer. Elsewhere, a pregnant woman in labour, waiting for a ...
21-07-2022
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 10
A mother and son are helped by neighbours when an out-of-control car smashes into their house. A couple have a lucky escape whilst driving, as a lorry sheds its load while round ...
22-04-2022
BBC 1
Series 5: Episode 16
How two little girls dialled 999 and saved their mum after she fell from the loft. Plus the stories of two cousins climbing a sea stack when one plunged 60 feet onto rocks and a ...
19-09-2018
BBC 1
Series 5: Episode 1
A dad wheeling his son to playgroup and a waitress chatting outside a cafe must take evasive action as an out-of-control car careers onto the pavement. An off-duty firefighter h ...
16-01-2018
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 11
A desperate husband calls 999 after his wife falls down the stairs onto a fish tank, slashing her neck on broken glass. Elsewhere, a man rekindling his love for walking ends up ...
18-07-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 14
Mountain rescue are called out to help a woman with a medical condition who is stuck halfway up a mountain, and a waiter comes to the aid of a customer choking on his curry.
09-09-2021
BBC 1
Episode 2
Nick Knowles presents close calls caught on film. CCTV captures the moment a motorbike hits a car, catapulting a married couple metres through the air.
21-10-2014
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 9
A six-year-old girl awakes to find her mum unconscious and bleeding from the mouth - the frightened youngster dials 999. A fisherman is swept from a pier by a ferocious wave int ...
30-07-2015
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 7
Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, an eight-year-old boy taking part in a karting race clips the wheel of a rival, sending ...
18-11-2020
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 3
There is holiday horror for a teenage brother and sister when their parasail detaches from the tow boat and their runaway parachute heads for a power cable. A children's author ...
06-01-2016
BBC 1