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Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Training to Save Lives

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 27 days

In Calshot, the RNLI crew are called out to a young man who has lost consciousness in a jet ski accident; when his heart stops, it’s a race against time to bring him back to life. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Maddie Henri
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

In a Split Second

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 27 days

In Whitby, North Yorkshire, the RNLI crew race to the rescue of two fossil hunters who are cut off by the tide - and soon find that they too are in grave danger. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Heart of the Community

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 27 days

When reports come in of a kayaker who has failed to make it back to shore - where his wife is watching on helplessly - the Larne crew race to the rescue. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Facing the Fear

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 27 days

In north Wales, the Conwy crew respond to reports of two people - including a young boy - who have been caught out by the tide and are now struggling to stay afloat. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Adrenaline

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 27 days

In Plymouth, the RNLI crew race to the rescue of a fisherman who’s fallen off his boat and is now adrift in the water, with a sea temperature of just eight degrees. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Producer:
Simon Toyne
Editor:
Liam Jolly
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Family

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 27 days

In Torbay, Devon, a yacht has sent out a mayday, meaning the lives of the six crew on board are in grave and imminent danger. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Motley Crew

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 27 days

In Blackpool, the crew respond to reports of a teenager who has been swept out to sea within sight of the main beach. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 27 days

On the north eastern tip of Scotland, the crew at Wick begin a frantic search to find a paddleboarder who has drifted a mile out to sea while her family wait on the shore. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Maddie Henri
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

All Hands on Deck

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 27 days

The North Berwick crew race out to try and save a windsurfer battling the seas as he and they fight the gale-force winds of Storm Dennis on the east coast of Scotland. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Producer:
Simon Toyne
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Expect the Unexpected

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 27 days

On the Isle of Wight, the Bembridge crew face a race against time to save an old fishing trawler that’s become trapped on a submarine barrier and is now taking on water. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Maddie Henri
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Saving Lives at Sea in World War II

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Dermot 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. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Toby Roebuck
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Manhunt

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

In 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. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Maddie Henri
Director:
Sunny Kang
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Every Second Counts

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

In 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. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Sunny Kang
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

First Time for Everything

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

In Castletownbere, crew member Donagh faces a baptism of fire on his first shout as the crew carry out a dramatic rescue of a fisherman who has suffered a suspected stroke. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Olly Rose
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Caught Out

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

In 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. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Olly Rose
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Trust

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

In Humber, the crew must work closely together to pull off the dangerous medivac of a fisherman with a spinal injury. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Olly Rose
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Knife Edge

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

In 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. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Olly Rose
Director:
Sunny Kang
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Pressure

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

In Mudeford, on the Dorset coast, a search for a missing kayaker quickly escalates when it emerges that there are six more kayaks unaccounted for. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Maddie Henri
Director:
Sunny Kang
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Pride

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

On the north Somerset coast, the Minehead crew come close to disaster in a challenging rescue of two walkers cut off by the tide. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Sunny Kang
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 9

Hidden Dangers

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

In 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. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Production Company:
Blast! Films