Extraordinary stories of heroism and bravery reconstructed by the emergency services, actors and those people involved in the rescues themselves.
Featured tonight are a 5-year-old girl who was trapped in a crushed car with just her hand poking from the wreckage; an ambulanceman who has to overcome his own fear of heights to save a casualty 100 feet up a radio mast; and a young man who survived underground for four hours in a 22-inch sewer pipe.
Plus, a report from the frontline of the rescue services - this week, with the ski patrol in Aviemore - as well as 200 free life-saving courses, and first aid tips. With Michael Buerk and Juliet Morris.
Executive producer Peter Salmon
Series producer Andy Batten-Foster
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