Ambulance (TV programme)
Life and death decisions on the frontline.
Ambulance is a documentary series broadcast on BBC One that follows the work of ambulance services, from control rooms to crews on the street, focusing on life and death decisions on the frontline. The first series aired from 27 September 2016, and the sixteenth series began on 13 March 2026. The show reached its 100th episode with the fifth episode of the fifteenth series.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Documentary
- Director
- Bruce Fletcher
- Narrator
- Kris Marshall (2016); Christopher Eccleston (2017–present)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- 16
- Episodes
- 102
- Composer
- Matthew Cracknell
Facts from the source article.
Episodes
Series 5, following the North West Ambulance Service, was split into two parts: six episodes aired in 2019 filmed in Manchester, and six episodes shown in 2020 filmed in Liverpool. Another series was split into two halves, with the first three episodes broadcast in October 2022; the last three episodes, originally planned for November 2022, were postponed due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup and resumed on 4 January 2023. A series filmed across Lancashire and Greater Manchester during ongoing NHS strikes began on 24 August 2023 and ran for six weeks until 28 September 2023. A series began on 31 January 2024 for a six-week run until 20 March 2024, with no episodes on 7 February and 28 February 2024 due to the 2024 Six Nations Championship. Filmed in spring 2024, a series aired from 17 October to 21 November 2024 following crews of the London Ambulance Service. A series filmed in 2024 aired from 24 April 2025, again following London Ambulance Service crews; no episodes aired on 8 May and 15 May 2025 due to VE Day anniversary and Eurovision Song Contest semi-final. Filmed in 2025, a series aired from 21 October 2025 following Yorkshire Ambulance Service crews; episode 5 on 18 November 2025 was the show’s 100th episode. Filmed in 2025, a series first aired from 11 March 2026 following Yorkshire Ambulance Service crews.
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