
About this season
Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
Episodes (10)

1. Emergency in the Channel
Aired 31 July 2025 • 58 min
The Dover crew respond to a mayday for a small boat crossing the English Channel. Then another vessel capsizes, leaving over 20 people fighting for their lives in the water.

2. Race to Rescue a Family
Aired 7 August 2025 • 59 min
A ten-year-old boy has been swept out to sea on a paddleboard. The North Berwick crew race to his rescue.

3. Windsurfer Caught in the Storm
Aired 14 August 2025 • 58 min
With a storm battering the south coast of England, a windsurfer is in trouble. The Portsmouth crew have to decide whether it’s even safe for them to launch.

4. Yacht on the Rocks
Aired 21 August 2025 • 58 min
The Newhaven crew make a desperate attempt to rescue a yachtsman before his vessel is smashed on the rocks

5. Into the Eye of the Storm
Aired 27 August 2025 • 58 min
A 999 call comes in from the young son of a windsurfer in trouble; the Mudeford crew battle 80mph winds in an increasingly desperate search.

6. Hunt for Missing Kayakers
Aired 4 September 2025 • 58 min
In Portaferry, Northern Ireland, the crew face an increasingly urgent search for two kayakers who have been blown out to sea in 50mph winds.

7. Teenager SOS
Aired 11 September 2025 • 58 min
A frantic mother alerts the lifeguards after six teenagers are cut off by the tide in Watergate Bay, north Cornwall.

8. Kayak Mayday
Aired 18 September 2025 • 58 min
A kayaker has called a mayday after getting into trouble; although he’s able to communicate via his VHF radio, it’s a race against time to find him.

9. Scuba Diver in Danger
Aired 25 September 2025 • 58 min
In Plymouth, the crew respond to a mayday call - the highest level of emergency at sea - for a diver who has lost consciousness during a 30-metre dive to a shipwreck.

10. Midnight Emergency
Aired 2 October 2025 • 58 min
The Blackpool crew receive reports of a man struggling in the water at midnight. It’s vital to get him urgent medical attention.