Episodes
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| 01 | 01 | 20160711 | Al Smith's drama set in an ambulance control room starring Sarah Ridgeway. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 01 | 02 | 20160712 | ||
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| 01 | 04 | 20160713 | 20160714 (R4) | Al Smith's drama set in an ambulance control room starring Sarah Ridgeway. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. |
| 01 | 05 | 20160715 | ||
| 02 | 01 | 20190211 | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens The award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room returns. Carrie faces a series of heart stopping emergencies at work as bad weather sets in and the increased pressure begins to affect her personal life. The first series of Life Lines won Best Series at the Audio Drama Awards, Best Drama at the Radio Awards and Best Fictional Storytelling at The Audio Radio Industry Awards in 2017. Sarah Ridgeway (Carrie) is best known for her roles in Sucker Punch, Harrogate (Royal Court), The Crimson Petal and The White, Call The Midwife (BBC). Michael Jibson (Ian) Michael won an Olivier award for his role in 'Hamilton' and he has recently been seen in The Alienist and Star Wars: The Last Jedi Award-winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 02 | 02 | 20190212 | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Drama set in an ambulance control room. Carrie faces a series of heartbreaking calls at work that leave her reconsidering her future. Award winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 02 | 03 | 20190213 | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Award winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Carrie never knows knows what the next emergency will be or the effect it might have on her. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 02 | 04 | 20190214 | 20190215 (R4) | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens With no let up in the bad weather the ambulance service is stretched to breaking point and Carrie must enlist the help of a taxi driver as an emergency midwife. Award-winning drama set in an ambulance control centre Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. |
| 02 | 05 | 20190215 | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens The award winning drama series set in an ambulance control centre. Call handler Carrie is fearless when dealing with a young boy trapped on a railway line but terrified of admitting her own failings as a mother. Award-winning drama set in an ambulance control centre. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 03 | 01 | 20191118 | Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. Today a man is intent on taking his own life. Can the emergency services get to him in time? Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Produced by Sally Avens Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. by Al Smith Award winning drama set in an Emergency Call Centre where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart stopping situations. Al Smith's award winning drama set in an Emergency Call Centre. | |
| 03 | 02 | 20191119 | Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Carrie must deal with heart-stopping emergencies every day, even when her own life is in crisis. Today a young boy has been stabbed. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. by Al Smith Al Smith's award winning series set in an Ambulance Call Centre. Carrie must deal with heart stopping emergencies every day even when her own life is in crisis. Today a young boy has been stabbed. | |
| 03 | 03 | 20191120 | Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Carrie must deal with heart-stopping emergencies every day as quickly as possible but when 74-year-old Arthur calls, Carrie knows she must keep him talking or risk him dying. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. by Al Smith Award winning drama series set in an Ambulance Call Centre. Carrie must deal with heart stopping emergencies every day as quickly as possible but when 74 year old Arthur calls Carrie knows she must keep him talking or risk him dying. Al Smith's award winning drama set in an Ambulance Call Centre | |
| 03 | 04 | 20191121 | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's award winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Carrie must deal with heart stopping and starting emergencies everyday. When a young woman is the victim of an acid attack Carrie finds herself talking to both the victim and the perpetrator. Al Smith's award winning drama goes behind the scenes of an ambulance control centre Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 03 | 05 | 20191122 | by Al Smith Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Award winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. When Carrie takes a call from Frances she realises that she's in as much need of emotional as physical support. Al Smith's award winning drama set in an ambulance control room Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. When Carrie takes a call from Frances she realises that she's in as much need of emotional as physical support. | |
| 04 | 01 | 20200914 | Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. Today a baby is found in a bin. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. Today a baby is abandoned in a bin and Carrie thinks she knows who the mother is. Life Lines has twice won best series in the Audio Drama Awards in 2017 and 2019. Al Smith, the writer, is a graduate of the BBC Writers Academy and has been a broadcast Hot Shot. In 2012 Al won the BFI Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize. Storytelling at the ARIAS, the Radio Academy Awards and he was nominated for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Sarah Ridgeway worked with Al on his play ‘Harrogate'. Sarah won best actress in the OFFIES for Fury at the Soho theatre. Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 04 | 02 | 20200915 | Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. George needs help but can't recall where he lives. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. Today a patient with dementia needs help but he can't remember where he is and is terrified he will be put into care. Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 04 | 03 | 20200916 | Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room. Today a class is in the middle of a remote lesson when their teacher goes into anaphylactic shock. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping and starting situations. Today a young boy calls: his class is in the middle of a remote lesson when his teacher goes into anaphylactic shock. And a young woman suffering from MS has a cluster on the way to meet her Dad for the first time in years. Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 04 | 04 | 20200917 | Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room. Today Carrie the call handler attempts to convince a young woman she's in an abusive relationship. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. Today a young woman calls with a cut hand, but behind the injury lies a story of a toxic relationship. Can Carrie get Polly to realise she is the victim of coercive control? BBC Action Line: If you would like support with the issues in this programme, help is available here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3FQFSnx6SZWsQn3TJYYlFNy/information-and-support-domestic-abuse Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. | |
| 04 | 05 | 20200918 | Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room. Today an old friend of Carrie's makes contact when he finds a man who's overdosed. Carrie.... Sarah Ridgeway Directed by Sally Avens Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. When an old friend calls in because he's come across a man who's overdosed it makes Carrie realise she must stop trying to control her home life because she can't control the outcome of her work. Al Smith's award-winning drama series set in an ambulance control room. Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room. |