Ambulance

201414 seriesEntertainment / Factual
Available on
BBC One

Following the work of ambulance services around the UK, `Ambulance' is an unprecedented documentary series that delves into the dilemmas and pressures that British ambulance services face on a daily basis. Narrated by Christopher Eccleston, viewers are shown what day-to-day operations are like from the point of views of the people in the control rooms and the crews on the streets. With the ambulance service being overburdened with calls coming in every 17 seconds, the cameras capture the cases from the initial first call to the arrival of the ambulance to what happens after.

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Episode 1. A night shift takes a dramatic turn as multiple crews attend a patient in cardiac arrest. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 2. Chris and Iqra attend to a patient struggling to cope with the increasing cost of living. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 3. Staff shortages and a rise in 999 calls stretch the ambulance service to its limits. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 4. Crews respond to multiple 999 calls for patients struggling with their mental health. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 5. A suicidal patient phones in a bomb threat, and the crews have a busy St Patrick's Day. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 6. Emily and Gayle treat an 81-year-old diabetic who has fallen off his mobility scooter.

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