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 999 call for a patient threatening to jump off a bridge needs an urgent response. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 2. Crewmates Dec and Nicole are urgently dispatched to a baby who has stopped breathing. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 3. A call for a patient who has fallen from a horse kicks off the shift for Chris and Lee. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 4. Crews attend to patients whose problems are rooted in the isolation caused by lockdown. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 5. A call for a patient threatening to walk into the sea in Blackpool takes priority. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 6. It’s an unusual Easter bank holiday weekend for the staff of North West Ambulance Service. Contains upsetting scenes.

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