Saved by a Stranger
Anita Rani explores the experiences of 2 people thrown together by a major event in modern history who have since become separated. The series follows them as they try to find the individual who helped them.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
Anita Rani explores the experiences of 2 people thrown together by a major event in modern history who have since become separated. The series follows them as they try to find the individual who helped them.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Karl and Emina
59 mins
A man caught up in the 7/7 terror attacks searches for the stranger who held his hand and comforted him. Emina and her family fled war-torn Bosnia, she is looking for the doctor who helped them to escape.
Episode 2
Marc and Peter
Marc was diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s, he wants to find John - a volunteer who helped him cope. In 1979, Peter was shot in his Belfast home at the peak of the Troubles, he would like to meet the nurse who helped his rehabilitation.
Episode 3
David and Darryl
David seeks his fellow crewmen from the container ship SS Atlantic Conveyor that was struck by Exocet missiles en route to the Falklands War. Author Darryl wants to thank the teachers who helped him overcome childhood racism.
Episode 4
George, Peter and Clare
87-year-old identical twins Peter and George want to reunite with the childhood friends whose father saved them from the Nazis. Clare seeks Petra, an International Student who unlocked the truth about the Bosnian refugees Clare took in.