Critical Incident

Episode 1

High-Speed Crash

44 mins

A Surrey police officer receives life-changing injuries when his patrol car is involved in a terrifying high-speed crash. Two officers in Cheshunt risk their lives and run into a burning building to perform CPR on a man trapped inside.

Episode 2

Broadsword Stabbing

44 mins

In London, a Metropolitan Police officer is attacked by a man wielding a four-foot-long broadsword. An officer in York must use all her strength and courage to rescue a colleague who has fallen into an icy river.

Episode 3

Surrey Wildfire

44 mins

Two officers in south Wales are confronted by a man with a kitchen knife. In Leeds, a traffic cop puts his life at risk to save a driver trapped in his van. Surrey Fire and Rescue service are faced with a huge wildfire.

Episode 4

Stabbed in the Neck

44 mins

A Birmingham police officer is stabbed in the neck. In Hull, an officer and his police dog come under attack. After a life-threatening injury, a West Midlands paramedic has found a new lease of life, thanks to an unusual hobby.

Episode 5

Knife Attack

44 mins

Two officers in Leeds are faced with a knifeman on a city-centre bus. Sussex police take on the dangerous drivers putting us all at risk on the roads, and we catch up with an officer seriously injured in an attack.

Episode 6

Assault on Paramedic

44 mins

2 RAF aircraft are dispatched to save the life of a sailor in heavy seas 800 miles out in the Atlantic. Essex police film dangerous drivers from an HGV. A paramedic in Barry in Wales finds herself the victim of a terrifying assault.

Episode 7

A Problem Patient

44 mins

Emergency services staff look back at the 7/7 attacks in London. Police are called as a volatile patient assaults two paramedics on the Isle of Wight. In Manchester, a young police dog and his handler face a man armed with a crowbar.

Episode 8

Crushed by Van

44 mins

A Merseyside police officer is run over while searching a van connected to drug runners. A call handler in Hampshire saves the life of a baby who isn't breathing. After a life-changing injury, a former PC is finds his feet again.

Episode 9

Taser Discharged

43 mins

In London, emergency services remember the nightmare they faced during the Westminster Bridge terror attack. In Staffordshire, a newly taser-trained PC must decide whether to fire her weapon for the first time, at a machete-wielding woman.

Episode 10

Car Park Gunman

44 mins

In Staffordshire, two officers save the life of a man in a burning building. In Avon and Somerset, police tackle county lines drug dealing, and in Norfolk, two firearms officers come face to face with a gunman in a car park.

Episode 11

RAF Rescue

44 mins

In Wakefield, a police officer is the victim of a violent attack. Greater Manchester Police are tackling the issue of knife crime in the city. The RAF are called in to help transatlantic rowers in distress.

Episode 12

London Bridge Attack

Two paramedics talk of their experience at the scene of the 2017 London Bridge attacks. In Manchester, the police launch a new initiative to crack down on knife crime.

Episode 13

Derbyshire Drugs Gang

44 mins

A fire crew in Burnley comes under attack on their busiest night of the year. In Swindon, two paramedics are violently assaulted by a patient, and police in Derbyshire tackle the problem of county lines drug gangs.

Episode 14

Sexual Assault

44 mins

In London, a paramedic is sexually assaulted on a call. Firefighters in Nottinghamshire tackle one of the biggest blazes they've ever seen, and the Police Federation recognise the actions of officers across England and Wales.

Episode 15

Helicopters Attacked

44 mins

It's a busy night in Newcastle for Northumbria Police as they work the night-time economy shift, and we take a look at one of the most dangerous specialities in the police - firearms. The National Police Air Service face danger in the air.