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Life Lines

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Life Lines
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18 episodes

  • Life Lines

    Episode 2

    2026-05-07 | 44 mins.
    Award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room.
    Carrie must deal with the fallout from a car having driven into a crowd of protestors, all the time maintaining her compassion and ability to deal with other people’s emergencies whilst facing face down her own fears that her husband is among those injured.
    The programme contains scenes of a traumatic nature.
    Carrie ….. Sarah Ridgeway
    Will ….. Rick Warden
    Ian ….. Michael Jibson
    Jake ….. Sam Swann
    Policewoman/Operator….. Yasmin Mwanza
    Jogger/Gareth ….. Stephen Wight
    John ….. John Hollingworth
    Med-Reg/Rosie ….. Holli Dempsey
    Peter/Humphrey ….. Sam Dale
    Henny ….. Georgie Glen
    Production Co-ordinator ….. Luke MacGregor
    Technical Producers ….. Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson
    Writer ….. Al Smith
    Director ….. Sally Avens
    A BBC Studios Production.
  • Life Lines

    Episode 1

    2026-05-06 | 44 mins.
    Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young man who has fallen whilst attempting to put up a flag, to a mother dealing with the death of her only son. Carrie is gifted with the knack of calmly helping people through their most vulnerable moments. Each episode is a collage of heart-stopping stories, where Carrie’s indiscriminate acts of kindness can mean the difference between life and death.
    The programme contains scenes of a traumatic nature.
    Carrie ….. Sarah Ridgeway
    Will ….. Rick Warden
    Ian ….. Michael Jibson
    Nick ….. Archie Christoph-Allen
    David/ Æssan ….. Keneth Collard
    Peter ….. Sam Dale
    Bella ….. Sadie Gray
    Natalie ….. Anna Spearpoint
    Lauren ….. Yasmin Mwanza
    Gwen ….. Clare Corbett
    Production Co-ordinator ….. Luke MacGregor
    Technical Producers ….. Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson
    Writer ….. Al Smith
    Director ….. Sally Avens
    A BBC Studios Production.
  • Life Lines

    Part Two

    2025-09-24 | 44 mins.
    Carrie ...... Sarah Ridgeway
    Will .....Rick Warden
    Ian ..... Michael Jibson
    Oscar ..... Alex Laurence-Philips
    Paul ..... Jason Barnett
    Lindsay ..... Maggie Service
    James/Luke ....... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
    Maira ..... Aoife Moss
    Technical Producers ...... Andrew Garratt & Neva Missirian
    Production Co-ordinator ..... Luke MacGregor
    Writer ..... Al Smith
    Director ..... Sally Avens
    A BBC Studios Audio Production
    Award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room.
    As Carrie struggles with her own feelings of redundancy at work and loss in her personal life she faces a barrage of calls from members of the public in danger of losing their own loved ones.
    The series contains scenes of a traumatic nature.
    For details of organisations which offer advice and support with pregnancy related issues, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline
  • Life Lines

    Part One

    2025-09-23 | 43 mins.
    The award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room.
    Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young woman who has been sexually assaulted to a vicious attack on an ambulance crew. Carrie is gifted with the knack of calmly helping people through their most vulnerable moments. Each episode is a collage of heart-stopping stories, where Carrie’s indiscriminate acts of kindness can mean the difference between life and death
    But how can a newly pregnant Carrie maintain a calm facade when she has to work with an AI system that can listen but doesn't always understand and her own body rebelling against her.
    For details of organisations which offer advice and support with pregnancy related issues, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline
    Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway
    Will ..... Rick Warden
    Ian ..... Michael Jibson
    Caitlyn ..... Rowan Robinson
    Dan/Doctor ..... Tom Victor
    Flo/Holly ..... Abbie Andrews
    Isaac ....Keenan Munn-Francis
    Andy ..... Jason Barnett
    Nina ..... Kitty O'Sullivan
    Receptionist ..... Maggie Service
    Technical Producers ..... Andrew Garratt & Neva Missirian
    Production Co-ordinator ..... Luke MacGregor
    Writer ..... Al Smith
    Director ..... Sally Avens
    A BBC Studios Audio Production
  • Life Lines

    Part Two

    2024-08-13 | 44 mins.
    CARRIE ..... Sarah Ridgeway
    WILL ..... Rick Warden
    IAN ..... Michael Jibson
    DIVYA ...... Vineeta Rishi
    UPSTAIRS ANGE/JAN ..... Rebecca Crankshaw
    ROSS ..... Jonnie Broadbent
    CLAIRE ..... Gabrielle Scawthorn
    RONNIE ..... Shreya Lallu
    VIX ..... Andi Bickers
    MARK/TONY ..... Nuhazet Diaz Cano
    Production Co-ordinator ..... Maggie Olgiati
    Technical Producers ...... Alison Craig, Peter Ringrose
    Writer ...... Al Smith
    Director ..... Sally Avens
    The multi award winning drama set in an ambulance control room.
    Carrie is always calm under pressure even when dealing with matters of life and death. But when she is asked to lie to save a colleague's skin she finds herself questioning her own judgement and jeopardising her career.

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Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.
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