About this season
Documentary series telling the real story behind some of the most dramatic and extraordinary calls made to emergency operators. Featuring exclusive interviews and first-hand accounts.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 7 July 2019 • 45 min
Emergency services receive a harrowing call from a young woman who has discovered her flatmate dead in their home in Gateshead. A tiger on the loose in a residential US neighbourhood causes panic.
2. Episode 2
Aired 14 July 2019 • 45 min
The horrific story of how a chimpanzee made a brutal attack that would change lives forever. Plus, a chilling call from an online predator that revealed a shocking murder confession.
3. Episode 3
Aired 21 July 2019 • 45 min
A beautiful September morning in Kent turns to carnage when fog suddenly hits the Sheppey Crossing, creating one of the biggest road traffic accidents in UK history.
4. Episode 4
Aired 28 July 2019 • 45 min
As runners neared the finishing line at the 117th Boston marathon, two bombs were detonated. Dramatic 911 calls and interviews tell the traumatic story of the attack.
5. Episode 5
Aired 4 August 2019 • 45 min
A dramatic 911 call reveals that a helicopter crash has taken place, as a wealthy entrepreneur and his friends fly to visit his ranch in New Mexico. In north London, a worshipper becomes ill outside a mosque.
6. Episode 6
Aired 11 August 2019 • 45 min
In one of the deadliest shootings in US history, a gunman opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, holding hostages in the restroom for over three hours.
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 August 2019 • 45 min
In California, a woman who has just given birth is threatened by wildfire. Elsewhere, in Georgia, a mother calls emergency operators to report an attempted murder by her sons.
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 August 2019 • 45 min
A gunman opens fire at a bank in Ohio, a Florida woman is attacked by a black bear on her doorstep and a man spots burglars breaking into his neighbour's Texas home.
9. Episode 9
Aired 8 September 2019 • 45 min
In Florida, a man admits to shooting his daughter and her six children, while a Colorado woman hides in fear for her life when an intruder breaks into her home.
10. Episode 10
Aired 15 September 2019 • 45 min
In one of the deadliest shootings in US history, a gunman opens fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, holding hostages in the restroom for over three hours.