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 1Ambulance

Episode 1. New series joins ambulance staff caring for the 2.7 million people of the North East. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 2. A 999 call for a high-speed collision with multiple casualties takes priority. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 3Ambulance

Episode 3. A 999 call for a patient who has driven the wrong way up a slip road takes priority. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 4. The crews face a number of category 1 emergencies, including a baby who is not responding. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 5. A collision on the A1 sparks multiple 999 calls, as does a gas explosion in Sunderland. Contains upsetting scenes.

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Episode 6. A 999 call to a suicidal patient takes priority for the paramedics. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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