From some of Britain's police and ambulance emergency control rooms, Nick Knowles presents dramatic events from the day-to-day work of the emergency services on land, sea and in the air. Real Rescues also features real 999 calls, meets the people involved and the staff who answer them.

Police and fire crews battle to find trapped survivors after a car plunges into a freezing river, a frantic young woman dials 999 after waking to find her boyfriend has stopped breathing and a retired doctor self diagnoses after falling off his bike. Show less