Ambulance – BBC1

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
published

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(Image credit: BBC/Dragonfly/Rachel Joseph)

The documentary returns, this time following the North West Ambulance Service, beginning with a busy weekend as fans descend on a Manchester music festival

Anyone who thinks they’re busy at work should spare a thought for the North West Ambulance Service, who answered 11,179 calls in just one weekend!

This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the paramedics and call operators as they deal with everything from intoxicated festivalgoers in Manchester, cardiac arrests and major car crashes.

Helimed crew: (L-R) Rob, Ian, Simon and Laura

Helimed crew: (L-R) Rob, Ian, Simon and Laura

As paramedic Andrea (pictured, top) explains, after visiting a woman with sepsis who refuses to go to hospital, ‘Unless you’ve been in this position I don’t think anyone can ever understand the grief you can go through in a day’s work.’

TV Times rating: ****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.