Series synopsis
999: Rescue Squad is a British documentary reality television series that premiered on U&W on February 13, 2018. It ended on April 12, 2022.
Go behind the scenes of HART, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team, on of 15 specialist medical units set up after the 7/7 London bombings to treat badly injured patient's in extreme environments.
Premise
Go behind the scenes of HART, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team, on of 15 specialist medical units set up after the 7/7 London bombings to treat badly injured patient's in extreme environments.
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 50 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | February 13, 2018 | April 17, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 8, 2019 | March 12, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 10 | October 29, 2019 | January 14, 2020 |
| Season 4 | 10 | October 13, 2020 | December 15, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 10 | February 1, 2022 | April 12, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Team leader Rochers races to save the life of a DIY mechanic trapped under his car after a jack collapses. A waste disposal plant catches fire, spewing poisonous smoke into the air over a housing estate. A sunbathing teenager plunges off a 40ft cliff, and a dispute on a building site ends with a pick-axe embedded in the bonnet of a brand new Range Rover. |
February 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The HART medics race to respond to a major chemical leak which is endangering the lives of thousands of people. There’s a dramatic emergency at an abandoned school after a teenager falls 30ft down the chimney into an underground boiler room. In Leeds, an elderly motorist is run over by his own car and the HART medics fight to free his leg after it becomes trapped around the front wheel. |
February 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A man is shot outside a mosque and paramedics Manny and Tony lead the race to save his life. It’s bonfire night and police come under attack in the inner city and HART must brave fireworks and bricks to reach an injured cop. Paramedic Rochers leads his squad on a long-distance drive to Hull where a man is hurling slates from a three storey building onto police below. Elsewhere, a nurse is trapped upside down in her wrecked car and paramedic Andy must climb in to treat her as firefighters struggle to free his patient without worsening her injuries. |
February 27, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The response team race to the rescue of a worker trapped in a collapsed trench, and paramedic Kim must risk her own life to give him medical treatment 10ft underground. |
January 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A truck driver is trapped in his crushed cab after a motorway smash, while in Hull, firefighters handcuff a man to the rails of the Humber Bridge to stop him from jumping. |
January 15, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A woman fights for her life after being knifed by her former partner, while a teenager on her way to seeing two YouTube stars in a live appearance is felled by a falling tree. |
January 22, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The work of NHS emergency response teams. Staff are scrambled to a block of flats after an explosion causes multiple casualties and a driver is trapped after his lorry hits a tree. |
October 29, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The team joins the search for a missing aeroplane pilot and passenger. A man digging for antique bottles in a South Yorkshire tip is buried alive, leading to a desperate fight to save him. |
November 5, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A student climber plunges from a cliff face in Wharfedale and the team fears he has broken his neck. The medics are also called to treat the victim of a stabbing at a meat plant. |
November 12, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 On Hull docks, the team are called in after asylum seekers are discovered in a cargo container. Plus, there's a massive factory fire and firefighters battle to find workers. |
October 13, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 There's a serious crash in the fog and the team battle to free a trucker trapped in his cab by twisted metal. A bizarre accident in a soft play centre leads to a suspected spinal injury. |
October 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A biker riding without a helmet crashes, and the team launch a desperate fight to save his life as his horrified family look on. A man with a gun barricades himself into a canal boat. |
October 27, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A woman plunges 10ft through the floorboards of her Sheffield home in a freak accident, and the HART team launch a major rescue operation to save her |
February 1, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 There's a major rescue operation on the M1 after a car towing a caravan rolls over and hits a lamp post - trapping the driver. A teacher out on his mountain bike suffers a brain injury. |
February 8, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The team helps a biker who has been critically injured in a crash. Meanwhile in Brontë country, a man vanishes after going for a swim in a Pennines lake, sparking a major rescue operation. |
February 15, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | U&W |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 13, 2018 |
| Last aired | April 12, 2022 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |