Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

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Cameras follow the men and women that make up the crews and lifeguards of Britain's RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), an army of unpaid volunteers who risk their lives to save the lives of others.

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10 Episodes

Saving Lives at Sea in World War II
E1
Saving Lives at Sea in World War IIDermot O’Leary uncovers the story of the RNLI’s heroic efforts in the Second World War, as its crews were called to serve in the most perilous of conditions, saving 6,376 lives.
999
E2
999In Dungeness, the crew are called out to reports of a small boat in the middle of the shipping lanes, and they discover that the casualty is the subject of a major manhunt.
Every Second Counts
E3
Every Second CountsIn Porthcawl, a fisherman has been dragged lifeless out of the sea by bystanders. The lifeboat crew race to the beach and join the desperate attempts to resuscitate him.
First Time for Everything
E4
First Time for EverythingIn Castletownbere, crew member Donagh faces a baptism of fire on his first ever shout as the crew carry out a dramatic rescue of a fisherman who’s suffered a suspected stroke.
Caught Out
E5
Caught OutIn Queensferry, on the east coast of Scotland, an American visitor is caught out by the tide and is barely conscious when the RNLI crew drag him out of the water.
Trust
E6
TrustIn Humber, the crew must work closely together to pull off the dangerous medivac of a fisherman with a spinal injury.
Knife Edge
E7
Knife EdgeIn Walmer, the crew respond to reports of a major incident involving a small boat in the Channel. On arrival, they are faced with mass casualties in the freezing water.
Pressure
E8
PressureIn Mudeford, on the Dorset coast, a search for a missing kayaker quickly escalates when it emerges that there are six more kayaks unaccounted for.
Pride
E9
PrideOn the north Somerset coast, the Minehead crew come close to disaster in a challenging rescue of two walkers cut off by the tide.
Hidden Dangers
E10
Hidden DangersIn Porthcawl, on the south-west coast of Wales, the crew receive a call about a swimmer who’s been swept out to sea in a rip current - as his wife and son watch on helplessly.