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First Responders

  • 2 Series
  • 20 Episodes
  • Category: Emergency Services
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

First responders are the difference between life and death. Ride alongside ambulances, helicopters and boats in New Zealand, transporting critical patients to safety in the most precarious situations.

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Series Selector for First Responders

All episodes for series 1 of First Responders

  • S1 E1

    Paramedics find a motocross rider near death in a remote forest.

  • S1 E2

    A man is at risk of losing his leg after a horrific accident involving a boat propeller.

  • S1 E3

    A drag racer smashes into a concrete wall at 225kph.

  • S1 E4

    Four people are left fighting to keep their heads above water when their boat sinks.

  • S1 E5

    A toddler is pulled unconscious from a swimming pool.

  • S1 E6

    An Auckland surfer suffers from a frightening cardiac event in the water.

  • S1 E7

    A young biker gets a chopper ride off the side of a mountain when he breaks his leg.

  • S1 E8

    Intensive care paramedics prepare for the worst after a farm accident.

  • S1 E9

    A mayday call from a yacht triggers a search and rescue operation.

  • S1 E10

    A team of volunteers gathers on the West Coast to search for a missing Swedish national.

  • Brit Cops Down Under

    Description: Seven UK police officers uproot their lives to become Western Australian cops.; Category: Emergency Services; 8 episodes available.

  • Missing Persons Investigation

    Description: A look at the work investigators and specialists in Australia do to find missing people.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.

  • The Young Midwives of Essex

    Description: Combined documentary and reality series following the lives of young midwives in Essex.; Category: Real Stories; 8 episodes available.

  • Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers

    Description: Documentary following a three-year police investigation into a human trafficking gang.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • Ambulance Australia

    Description: Head behind the scenes of Australia's busiest ambulance service in Sydney.; Category: Emergency Services; 24 episodes available.

  • Emergency: First Time Medics

    Description: Follow shifts of newly-qualified doctors at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.; Category: Emergency Services; 10 episodes available.

  • Nurses on the Ward

    Description: An engaging, funny and dedicated team of nurses reveal the realities of life on the ward.; Category: Emergency Services; 20 episodes available.

  • Cops On The Rock

    Description: Gibraltar's police and customs forces enforce the law on land and sea.; Category: Emergency Services; 10 episodes available.

  • Nurses Down Under

    Description: Witness medical dramas through the eyes of nurses at three of Sydney's busiest hospitals.; Category: Emergency Services; 10 episodes available.

  • Women on the Force

    Description: The unfolding stories of three women across a week-long shift for West Yorkshire Police.; Category: Emergency Services; 16 episodes available.

  • Special Ops: Crime Squad UK

    Description: A look into the real-life criminal investigations of the UK's most talented sleuths.; Category: Emergency Services; 18 episodes available.

  • One Born Every Minute

    Description: Documentary series where cameras record the day-to-day activity in a maternity hospital.; Category: Family Life; 18 episodes available.