Helicopter Heroes — Season 5

Aired 12 September 2011 • 30 min

A rambler's badly hurt after she's attacked by a herd of cows in the Dales, and the team's forced to call in the RAF after a doctor falls down a ravine in the picturesque Peak District.

Aired 13 September 2011 • 30 min

A professional mountain biker plunges 40ft off a cliff, and a French motorist forgets to drive on the left - with painful consequences for a motorcyclist.

Aired 14 September 2011 • 30 min

Identical twin climbers cause confusion when one falls off a rock face, there's a hit-and-run accident, and a cyclist on a charity bike ride in aid of the air ambulance needs its help.

Aired 15 September 2011 • 30 min

A teenage cyclist fights for life after a serious road accident near his home, and pilot Steve faces a tricky landing to rescue a camper who has fallen down a hillside.

Aired 16 September 2011 • 30 min

The team turn childminders after a father overturns his car on a family day out, and a pigeon fancier insists his rescuers release his birds before he takes a flight to hospital.

Aired 19 September 2011 • 30 min

A bride's wedding plans are wrecked when the minibus carrying the groom's stag party overturns on the motorway, and an angler fights for his life after experiencing a rare reaction to a wasp sting.

Aired 20 September 2011 • 30 min

The team flies to the rescue of a teenage canoeist feared badly hurt after a white water accident, and a trapped farm worker texts for help after he is crushed by a giant hay bale.

Aired 21 September 2011 • 30 min

A young worker fights for his life after being injured by a forklift truck. Meanwhile, a wartime re-enactment group suffers a casualty when one of its recruits is crushed by a field gun.

Aired 22 September 2011 • 30 min

A good samaritan is trapped beneath the wheels of an articulated lorry after he stops to help out a fellow motorist, and a mountain biker has a heart attack on the highest peak in Derbyshire.

Aired 23 September 2011 • 30 min

Two children are run over by a reversing car, and a worker is badly injured in a freak explosion.

Aired 26 September 2011 • 30 min

A three year old girl is run over by a lorry and helimed pilot Matt must touchdown in the town centre to save her.

Aired 27 September 2011 • 30 min

When a trench collapses, emergency services fight to free a young builder trapped up to his waist and a teenage girl falls down a ravine.

Aired 28 September 2011 • 30 min

There is a major rescue operation as a plane crash lands in a river and a veteran climber plunges down a rock face he was trying to climb without ropes.

Aired 29 September 2011 • 30 min

A paraglider crashes to earth and a vintage car enthusiast is runover by his own vehicle.

Aired 30 September 2011 • 30 min

There is a difficult rescue after a woodsman is injured by a falling tree and a factory worker is trapped in machinery.

Aired 3 October 2011 • 30 min

A disabled boy is trapped after a car leaves the road and careers through his bedroom window.

Aired 4 October 2011 • 30 min

A major search operation is launched for a pilot trapped in his wrecked cockpit. 999 controllers have no idea where he is - and it is up to the helimed team to find him.

Aired 5 October 2011 • 30 min

A cycling club's Sunday spin ends in a serious accident, a teenager plunges 30ft from rocks and a boy is hit by a runaway truck.

Aired 6 October 2011 • 30 min

The team call in the RAF to winch an injured walker off Derbyshire's highest peak.

Aired 7 October 2011 • 30 min

Helimed 99 is grounded by blizzards - but their patient is suffering from a heart attack.