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 1Episode 1

Unexploded Bomb. The ambulance service responds to two separate reports of unexploded bombs. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 2Episode 2

Fall From Height. Senior paramedic Aiden is dispatched to a patient who has fallen 20 feet from a tree. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 3House Fire

The ambulance service responds to two separate calls for patients with severe burns. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 4I've Got You

The ambulance service feels the impact of hospital delays. Contains upsetting scenes.

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In Sickness and In Health. It’s a bank holiday weekend, and the service experience a spike in mental health calls. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 6Hit and Run

Ambulances queuing outside hospital leave patients stranded. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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