24 Hours in A&E

2011•5 series
Available on
Channel 4

Documenting what happens during a 24-hour period in the accident and emergency department at St George's Hospital in south-west London, one of Britain's busiest hospitals. The programme captures both the joy and heartache experienced by the patients and their families, as well as the staff's hard work, professionalism and determination. The series provides an intimate and powerful look at life and death on the front line of the A&E department, a place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day.

To Sir, With Love: Episode Image
Episode 1To Sir, With Love

This episode focuses on love between patients and their nearest and dearest. Sir John Cockburn, 89, has acute abdominal pain. Niall, 10, has broken his arm falling from a tree. (S10 Ep1/24)

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Episode 2One Step at a Time

Motorcyclist Sam, who's 19, is airlifted to St George's after crashing into a bus and being thrown under a car. Raheem, who's seven, has a cut wrist. (S10 Ep2/24)

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Episode 3Always on my Mind

Daisy, who's 22 months old, has serious injuries after being kicked in the head by a racehorse at her family's stables. And Florence, who's 100, may have had a stroke. (S10 Ep3/24)

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Episode 4Give me Strength

This episode is about the importance of powerful and resilient bonds. Cyril, who's 91, has been in a car crash. Five-year-old Roman has a pencil stuck in his ear. (S10 Ep4/24)

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Episode 5Handle with Care

Lawrence, who's 26, has been thrown 15 feet after being hit by a car. Angela, who's 63, was attacked by one of her cats as she shouted at a fox in her garden. (S10 Ep5/24)

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Episode 6Out of Sight

Josh, who's 10, arrives at A&E after an accident at school, unaware that his finger was cut off in the incident. Doctors must work out how to reattach it, and how to tell him. (S10 Ep6/24)

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Episode 7First Impressions

Grant, who's 34, has been crushed against a brick wall by his own car while he was working on it. Doug, who's 44, is rushed to A&E with severe bleeding from his head. (S10 Ep7/24)

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Episode 8Brave Hearts

Kayla, who's five, is rushed to St George's struggling to breathe. She has a rare form of juvenile arthritis and has spent months at Great Ormond Street under specialist care. (S10 Ep8/24)

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Episode 10Fathers and Sons

This episode is about fathers and sons. Rod, who's 51, has fallen from scaffolding. Cyclist Mack has collided with a Porsche. His dad reveals how adoption changed their lives. (S10 Ep10/24)

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Episode 1224 Hours in A&E

This episode focuses on children and parenthood. Louie, who's three, has been hit by a car. Josh, who's 14, injured his ankle while riding a BMX with his dad. (S10 Ep12/24)

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Episode 13Altered States

David, who has type 1 diabetes, has infected toes. The medical team are worried that he faces amputation. Yvette has abrasions to her eye after having false eyelashes fitted. (S10 Ep13/24)

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Episode 14Stronger Together

Retired firefighter John, who's 52, is in an induced coma after being accidentally hit in the face by a golf club, which struck him so hard that it snapped. (S10 Ep14/24)

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Episode 15Stiff Upper Lip

Jim, who's a doctor, has had a collision with a van while cycling to work. Chef Mimi, who has cut her thumb, takes a shine to the junior doctor who's treating her. (S10 Ep15/24)

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Episode 16Forever Young

This episode meets patients for whom age is just a number, including 93-year-old Amy, who brought patients to St George's hospital as a volunteer ambulance driver in the Blitz. (S10 Ep16)

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