999: On the Front Line has a new episode airing Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 9:00pm. Series 15, Episode 5 titled "Episode 5" will be broadcast on More4.

A young man’s body convulses, a weekly ritual for a man who averages three seizures a week. Nearby, a young woman’s right side fails her; her hand shakes, her speech slurs, and dizziness pins her in place. The dynamic shifts with a former nurse, now the patient, whose extreme dizziness prevents her from sitting up. A pregnant woman clutches her chest in pain. These are not abstract emergencies. They are specific, physical breakdowns that demand immediate, precise response from the crew. The former nurse’s inability to sit up stands as the episode’s quiet, central image of vulnerability, stripping away her professional authority to reveal a human body in distress.

Programme Information

Channel: More4
Status: Running
Genre(s): Medical
Runtime: 60 minutes
Rating: 6.7/10
Official Site: 999: On the Front Line

Main Cast

Paul Bown as Narrator
Tamla Kari as Narrator
Terence Maynard as Narrator

Episode Details

Series: 15
Episode: 5
Episode Title: Episode 5
Air Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Air Time: 9:00pm
Runtime: 60 minutes

Previous Episode

S1E1: Episode 1
Aired: Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Paramedic Chelsie Kennedy and technician Simon Lees rush to save a baby that was born not breathing; the team fight to resuscitate him while rushing him to the nearest baby care unit. At the same time, in Birmingham, paramedics Jo Hardwick and Peter Bowles treat a five-year-old boy who is having an asthma attack; while across the city, student paramedic Dave Watts must attend his first cardiac arrest after an elderly woman is found in her bed without a pulse.

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