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Series 5: Episode 13
Nick Knowles reveals the tale of a cyclist who survived two heart attacks in a week, and a lorry driver whose vehicle overturned and caught fire after he was forced to swerve to avoid another motorist. He lived to tell the tale, thanks to the bravery of another trucker who pulled him out of his burning lorry.
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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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
Series 7: Episode 3
Today, a paralympian takes off in a para-motor plane, but a problem brings him crashing to earth. Also today, a pub landlady rushes to alert a regular whose home is ablaze.
13-05-2020
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
Series 7: Episode 1
Today, a driver opens his car door, sending a young motorcyclist into the path of a bus, and a mum-to-be calls 999 after suffering massive blood loss.
14-10-2019
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Close Calls: On Camera
Episode 3
Nick Knowles presents close calls caught on film. A cyclist disappears under the wheels of an 18-ton truck and a 16-year-old gets stuck in a drain trying to rescue her phone.
22-10-2014
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Close Calls: On Camera
Series 9: Episode 11
A trip to the beach ends in disaster when a woman plunges 60 feet down a Cornish cliff in front of her family, and a grandfather dials 999 when a garage fire spreads to the hous ...
10-08-2022
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Close Calls: On Camera
Series 8: Episode 11
A young man is unconscious in his bedroom, and it’s up to an online friend in Texas to raise the alarm. A nine-year-old boy on holiday in Scotland gets stung by a giant je ...
11-05-2021
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Close Calls: On Camera
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
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Close Calls: On Camera
Series 7: Episode 2
Today, a dramatic rescue by the Royal Navy saves the lives of 14 people on board a yacht that’s lost its mast in a mid Atlantic storm. And a schoolgirl sees her mum’ ...
12-05-2020
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