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. An emergency call causes dispatcher Mandy to reflect on the death of her son. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 2. A day of protests in the city causes disruption for the team in control. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 3. A call from a woman in labour puts trainee 999 call handler Mackenzie to the test. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 4. It’s payday weekend in London, and ambulance crews race to the scene of a double shooting. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 5. It is Halloween, and a significant incident is declared when a car and two buses collide. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 6. A 999 call for a patient seen walking into the Thames takes priority. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 7. A 999 call for a patient who has been found hanging takes priority on the night shift. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 8. It’s Friday night and London Ambulance Service is dealing with reports of two stabbings. Contains upsetting scenes.

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