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999: What's Your Emergency?
Overview
999: What's Your Emergency? follows members of emergency services throughout Britain as they work together to tackle crime and disorder, providing insight through the eyes of the police, fire, and ambulance services using a mixture of fly-on-the-wall footage taken at incidents and retrospective interviews with the people and staff featured. With rig technology inside the emergency vehicles to call centres to multiple crews on the ground 24/7, the series captures in a unique way the issues that face Britain today, from the emergence of new drugs and the despair of domestic violence to the way we parent our children and those who slip through society's safety net.
Status
Returning Series
Network
Channel 4
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
Series 1 followed police officers, paramedics, firefighters, and call handlers in Blackpool, Lancashire.
Episodes
Drugs
A look at how Britain is changing through the eyes of the police, fire and ambulance services, starting with 'party drugs' in Blackpool.
Children & Youth Crime
PC Chris Hardy responds to a call from a terrified family who've had a brick thrown through their window. Later, police are called out after tourists spot a woman performing sexual acts on teenagers under the Blackpool pier.
Relationships & Domestic Abuse
An episode looks at cases of domestic abuse, as well as two paramedics on the verge of marriage.
Payday & Bonfire Night
There is one night when everyone's up for a party: payday. Whether you work a 50-hour week or depend on state benefits, the day that money hits bank accounts across the UK signals the beginning of drink-fuelled celebrations, a time to forget your troubles and blow off some steam. For the call operators at Blackpool's emergency control centres hearing about our payday excesses is a weekly occurrence.
Mental Health
PC Dave Donafee is called out to a halloween party that's turned into a street fight and he comes face-to-face with on of his 'regular customers' who threatens to take on six policemen.
Women
Focusing on how women in our society are changing, whether it's putting themselves in harm's way as members of the emergency services, or the increasing number of women the 99 system is having to deal with.
Alcohol
Alcohol is fueling problems across the UK. Britain likes to drink and Blackpool is a magnet for stag and hen parties, with around 2000 clubs and bars. 'It's a mixture between a zoo and Jeremy Kyle's waiting room,' says Sergeant Dunne. 'We've practically turned into a nation of just drunkards really, haven't we?'.
Life or Death & Hoax Calls
The program features calls to the emergency services about a range of non-emergencies, from culinary injuries to broken light bulbs, as bizarre as they are diverse
Visitors
Following how Blackpool's emergency services deal with incidents involving people from outside the town. With 13 million visitors each year, Blackpool is Britain's most popular seaside resort.
Highlights & Interviews
What do the police, ambulance and fire staff really think about the jobs they do?
