Life Lines

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Life Lines

Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.

  1. 13/08/2024

    Series 7: Part One

    by Al Smith CARRIE ..... Sarah Ridgeway WILL ..... Rick Warden IAN ..... Michael Jibson DIVYA /CSC CO-ORDINATOR ...... Vineeta Rishi DONALD .... Neil McCaul ELEANOR/PARAMEDIC ..... Emma Handy NIKKI/OPERATOR ...... Gabrielle Scawthorn CALLUM/GARY ...... David Angland BETH ...... Cecilia Appiah SCHOOL GIRL/ NAOMI .... Shreya Lallu ANDY ...... Nuhazet Diaz Cano Production Co-ordinator ...... Maggie Olgiati Technical Producers ...... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig Director ...... Sally Avens The award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room. Every day Carrie has to deal with emergencies calmly and with a clear head; from a young boy having to give his father CPR to a woman giving birth in a swimming pool, but when her friend and colleague, Will, asks her to lie on his behalf she is forced to choose between her friendship and her job.

    44 min

  2. 13/08/2024

    Series 7: Part Two

    CARRIE ..... Sarah Ridgeway WILL ..... Rick Warden IAN ..... Michael Jibson DIVYA ...... Vineeta Rishi UPSTAIRS ANGE/JAN ..... Rebecca Crankshaw ROSS ..... Jonnie Broadbent CLAIRE ..... Gabrielle Scawthorn RONNIE ..... Shreya Lallu VIX ..... Andi Bickers MARK/TONY ..... Nuhazet Diaz Cano Production Co-ordinator ..... Maggie Olgiati Technical Producers ...... Alison Craig, Peter Ringrose Writer ...... Al Smith Director ..... Sally Avens The multi award winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Carrie is always calm under pressure even when dealing with matters of life and death. But when she is asked to lie to save a colleague's skin she finds herself questioning her own judgement and jeopardising her career.

    45 min

  3. 27/06/2022

    Episode 6

    Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. When Carrie receives a heart breaking call from Will's wife she knows she must act urgently but there are no ambulances. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Paul ..... Colin Ryan Suz ..... Tracy Wiles Ian ..... Michael Jibson Chloe ..... Mabel Cresswell Directed by Sally Avens Pressure mounts in the call centre as an accident on the motorway eats up all the available ambulances and when Will's wife calls in needing urgent help Carrie is put in an impossible situation.

    15 min

  4. 27/06/2022

    Episode 5

    Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. A young girl has a fit in a car on the live lane of the motorway leading to a horrifying series of events. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Leah ..... Katie Redford Polly ..... Jaimi Barbakoff Ian ..... Michael Jibson Dan ..... Lloyd Thomas Paramedic ..... Matthew Durkan Technician ..... Alexandra Hannant Directed by Sally Avens Carrie receives a call from a young mother whose daughter is having a fit in a car on the live lane of a motorway. And she faces pressure at home as she faces up to the fact her own daughter is self-harming.

    15 min

  5. 27/06/2022

    Episode 4

    Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. A birthday outing in a hot air balloon goes horribly wrong when the pilot collapses & the balloon drifts towards power cables. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Ian ..... Michael Jibson Faye ..... Jaimi Barbakoff Paramedic ..... Jonathan Forbes Ryan ..... Matthew Durkan Directed by Sally Avens Multin award winning drama series set in an ambulance call centre. When a man collapses in a hot air balloon Carrie must try and save his life whilst helping his daughter pilot the balloon to the ground.

    14 min

  6. 27/06/2022

    Episode 3

    Award winning drama. Carrie is an emergency call handler for the ambulance service; Has a teenager given her father food poisoning or is it something far more sinister? Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Ivan ..... Jonathan Forbes Beth ..... Ruth Everett Sean ..... Matthew Durkan Ian ..... Michael Jibson Ali ..... Alexandra Hannant Prisoner ..... Rebecca Crankshaw Chloe ..... Mabel Cresswell Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's multi award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service, cool and collected when dealing with the emergencies that each call brings. But with pressure mounting on the staff to reach targets and her daughter apparently caught in an act of self harm it makes for an explosive mix.

    18 min

  7. 27/06/2022

    Episode 2

    Award winning drama. Carrie is an ambulance call handler ; when a father and son are overcome by noxious fumes Carrie risks endangering the mother in a rescue attempt. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Ian ..... Michael Jibson Chloe ..... Mabel Cresswell Patrick ..... Colin Ryan Lucy ..... Rebecca Crankshaw Fireman ..... Ian Conningham Wendy ..... Ruth Everett Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's multi award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service, cool and collected when dealing with the emergencies that each call brings. But with pressure mounting on the staff to reach targets is Carrie in danger of risking the very people she is meant to help.

    12 min

  8. 27/06/2022

    Episode 1

    Award winning drama. Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service; a prisoner goes into labour and both her and her baby's lives are at risk. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Prisoner ...... Rebecca Crankshaw Gabby ..... Ruth Everett Jules ..... Alexandra Hannant Ray ..... Ian Conningham Scott ..... Tom Cawte Patrick ..... Colin Ryan Ian ..... Michael Jibson Chloe ..... Mabel Cresswell Directed by Sally Avens

    16 min
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Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.

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  • Creator
    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2024
  • Show Website
    Life Lines
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