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Ambulance

Life and death decisions on the frontline. From control rooms to the crews on the street, meet the people making sure every second counts.

Series 2: 1. Emergency Labour (58 mins)

Episode 1

An emergency call causes dispatcher Mandy to reflect on the death of her son.

58 mins

A day of protests in the city causes disruption for the team in control.

A call from a woman in labour puts trainee 999 call handler Mackenzie to the test.

It’s payday weekend in London, and ambulance crews race to the scene of a double shooting.

It is Halloween, and a significant incident is declared when a car and two buses collide.

A 999 call for a patient seen walking into the Thames takes priority.

A 999 call for a patient who has been found hanging takes priority on the night shift.

It’s Friday night and London Ambulance Service is dealing with reports of two stabbings.