Critical Incident

Season 2

With attacks on emergency service workers on the rise, this series uses bodycam and CCTV footage to tell the stories of brave service personnel who have been assaulted in the line of duty.

Where to Watch Season 2

15 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1In Essex, police officers are doused in petrol and threatened with being set alight when a moped chase ends in chaos.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2A shocking discovery by two unarmed police officers brings a bomb disposal unity to a leafy suburb of Merseyside.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3In Humberside, firefighters are shocked when they are attacked by the residents of a burning house as they try to put out the flames.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Firefighters in Newcastle and Humberside are out on shift in the days leading up to Bonfire Night, the most dangerous time of the year.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5In Ashford, a report of a burglary ends with a police officer fighting a man armed with a knife. A dog handler with West Midlands Police is impaled on a spiked fence as he and his four-legged colleague chase down a suspected thief, and Kent Police officers get to grips with taser training.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6A rural village becomes the scene of a violent gun fight when a firearms team confronts an armed man.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Two life-changing assaults cost a police officer his career and have a huge impact on his health as he is diagnosed with complex PTSD. In Kent, the drugs and gangs team are out on a raid, tackling the growing drug problem in their county.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8A police officer shot at close range is in danger of losing his sight, and a speeding motorcyclist is pursued through London.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9A former policeman from Northern Ireland rebuilds his life after losing both arms in a rocket attack on his vehicle. In Leeds, a patient threatens a paramedic with a 12-inch knife, and a Humberside police officer is determined to get back on the beat after a stay at the Police Treatment Centre.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10A PCSO and his colleague are attacked as they try to arrest a man suspected of a spate of burglaries at Christmas.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11A Critical Incident special exploring what it takes to police Britain’s roads, including a Metropolitan Police operation to tackle moped-enabled crime.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12A Critical Incident special looking at knife crime in the UK, including a dedicated police task force in Essex and a groundbreaking scheme in the West Midlands.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13The Covid-19 pandemic brings fresh dangers for emergency service workers all over the UK, including a surge in coughing attacks on police officers. Also, how groundbreaking research into the psychology of crowds could help prevent attacks on police.
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 14Kent Police officers risk their lives to rescue an individual trapped on a cliff face. West Midlands police track down a man in possession of a gun, and how man’s best friend came to play an essential role in British policing, tracking down criminals and protecting their handlers.
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 15Firefighters in Newcastle and Humberside are out on shift in the days leading up to Bonfire Night, the most dangerous time of the year.

 

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