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999: What's Your Emergency?

999: What's Your Emergency?

S1 · E1

IMDB:

8.0
999: What's Your Emergency?

Released

9/10/2012

Duration

0h 45m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

N/A

Overview

999: What's Your Emergency? follows members of emergency services throughout Britain as they work together to tackle crime and disorder, providing insight through the eyes of the police, fire, and ambulance services using a mixture of fly-on-the-wall footage taken at incidents and retrospective interviews with the people and staff featured. With rig technology inside the emergency vehicles to call centres to multiple crews on the ground 24/7, the series captures in a unique way the issues that face Britain today, from the emergence of new drugs and the despair of domestic violence to the way we parent our children and those who slip through society's safety net.

Episodes

DrugsEP 1Available

Drugs

45m0.0

A look at how Britain is changing through the eyes of the police, fire and ambulance services, starting with 'party drugs' in Blackpool.

Children & Youth CrimeEP 2Available

Children & Youth Crime

45m0.0

PC Chris Hardy responds to a call from a terrified family who've had a brick thrown through their window. Later, police are called out after tourists spot a woman performing sexual acts on teenagers under the Blackpool pier.

Relationships & Domestic AbuseEP 3Available

Relationships & Domestic Abuse

45m0.0

An episode looks at cases of domestic abuse, as well as two paramedics on the verge of marriage.

Payday & Bonfire NightEP 4Available

Payday & Bonfire Night

45m0.0

There is one night when everyone's up for a party: payday. Whether you work a 50-hour week or depend on state benefits, the day that money hits bank accounts across the UK signals the beginning of drink-fuelled celebrations, a time to forget your troubles and blow off some steam. For the call operators at Blackpool's emergency control centres hearing about our payday excesses is a weekly occurrence.

Mental HealthEP 5Available

Mental Health

45m0.0

PC Dave Donafee is called out to a halloween party that's turned into a street fight and he comes face-to-face with on of his 'regular customers' who threatens to take on six policemen.

WomenEP 6Available

Women

45m0.0

Focusing on how women in our society are changing, whether it's putting themselves in harm's way as members of the emergency services, or the increasing number of women the 99 system is having to deal with.

AlcoholEP 7Available

Alcohol

45m0.0

Alcohol is fueling problems across the UK. Britain likes to drink and Blackpool is a magnet for stag and hen parties, with around 2000 clubs and bars. 'It's a mixture between a zoo and Jeremy Kyle's waiting room,' says Sergeant Dunne. 'We've practically turned into a nation of just drunkards really, haven't we?'.

Life or Death & Hoax CallsEP 8Available

Life or Death & Hoax Calls

45m0.0

The program features calls to the emergency services about a range of non-emergencies, from culinary injuries to broken light bulbs, as bizarre as they are diverse

VisitorsEP 9Available

Visitors

45m0.0

Following how Blackpool's emergency services deal with incidents involving people from outside the town. With 13 million visitors each year, Blackpool is Britain's most popular seaside resort.

Highlights & InterviewsEP 10Available

Highlights & Interviews

45m0.0

What do the police, ambulance and fire staff really think about the jobs they do?

Cast

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