Description
Dragonfly Film and Television for BBC One
The award-winning series returns, following the work of North West Ambulance Service. Season 12 joins ambulance staff during a time of historic uncertainty for the NHS, as it faces unprecedented levels of demand on the service, rising waiting lists and a workforce battling for pay rises to counter the national cost of living crisis.
Ambulance takes viewers direct to the beating heart of the NHS and reveals the struggles being faced up and down our country today as seen by the people witnessing life and death up close on the frontline.
Each episode captures in forensic detail and in real-time the shifts of the call-handlers and ambulance dispatchers, as they must make difficult life and death decisions on who should get help and who must wait, in the highly pressurized environment of the control room.
Ratings:
- BBC One (UK) - S11 launched as #1 programme of the day, winning its timeslot with an audience of 2.3m viewers
- BBC One (UK) - S9 was #1 programme in its time slot
- The S9 premiere was the strongest season launch for the brand
- S8 ranked #2 in its time slot for all viewers and ranked #1 for Adults 16-34
Awards:
- New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2021 - Gold Medal Winner for Best Docudrama
- BAFTA 2018 - Winner of Best Factual Series
- New York Festivals, Film & TV Awards 2017 & 2018 - Gold World Medal for Best Documentary / Docudrama
- RTS North East & Borders 2023 - Winner of Best Factual Entertainment