Close Calls: On Camera
Season 6
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Episode 1
A young couple out for a walk are struck by an out-of-control car, a young mother dials 999 when her baby is unresponsive and a teenage motorcyclist meets a 4x4 head on.
Episode 2
When a film extra is taken ill at the top of a tower at Worcester Cathedral a coastguard crew try to save him, a mother and daughter flee a fire in their flat and pub customers flee an out-of-control lorry.
Episode 3
An adventurous old-aged-pensioner is lost on Ben Nevis in a howling snow storm, and a van driver skids on black ice to end up teetering on the very edge of a motorway bridge.
Episode 4
A woman is trapped in her loft conversion bedroom while a fire rages below her. Rescuers race against the tide to save a young boy who has fallen off a pier while chasing his dog.
Episode 5
A base jumper's parachute gets tangled up when he leaps off Beachy Head, passers by come to the aid of a fitness trainer collapsed in the street and a fire near a petrol station causes staff and customers to flee.
Episode 6
A veteran saloon car race driver is involved in a horrific crash on the finish line, two friends fish a hand grenade out of a river, and a young boy alerts his mum to a car fire.
Episode 7
A group of visitors, including a mother and newborn baby, are trapped 50 metres up at the top of a popular tourist attraction, and there are terrifying consequences for a young rock climber when he disobeys his father.
Episode 8
A top British surfer rides the wave of his life but then it all goes wrong, two little girls call for help when their dad collapses, and a mum and daughter suddenly find their tumble drier on fire.
Episode 9
A group of hikers are enjoying a day on Dartmoor when one falls, landing on rocks below, and a young couple and their baby flee a hotel fire after a fellow guest alerts them to the danger.
Episode 10
2 young men are attempting to set a world record rowing the Atlantic when a freak wave capsizes their boat, and a family day out in the snow almost ends in tragedy when a dad has a sledging accident.
Episode 11
Nick Knowles introduces the story of a father and his 12-year-old daughter lost overnight on a glacier in freezing temperatures. Also, a man wakes to find his canal barge is sinking.
Episode 12
Nick examines the extraordinary rescue of a young man swept out to sea on his surfboard. In Leeds a local resident comes to the aid of a young woman who has fallen into a river.
Episode 13
Featuring the story of a British professional cyclist involved in a horrific collision with a race support vehicle. A dashboard camera captures a car crash. Two men lighting a bonfire are in for a shock.
Episode 14
The story of a driver whose dash cam records his heart attack and dramatic rescue by passing motorists. Rescuers rush to the aid of a group of people swept out to sea only to be swept away themselves.
Episode 15
The story of a para-glider left hanging by a thread in a forest after his canopy collapses. A dash cam captures the moment 3 cars collide. A bullock on the pitch has a cricket team hit for six.
Episode 16
Nick tells the story of a lorry driver trapped in his cab for hours after swerving to avoid a deer at night. Also, a family searching for their lost dog seek help when dad gets stuck in the mud as the tide turns.
Episode 17
Nick tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. And a lone climber on Snowdon takes a tumble, but a rescue helicopter can't reach him.
Episode 18
Nick tells the story of a young boy who vanishes over the edge of a cliff while out walking with his family. A lone sailor drifting in the Atlantic is rescued by a very famous cruise ship.
Episode 19
Nick Knowles describes the rescue of a hiker who fell 200 feet down a disused mine shaft in Cornwall. Children run for cover when a firework display goes wrong.
Episode 20
The story of two friends who plunged down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk. A cyclist can't stop when a van brakes and two women are trapped in a historic house engulfed by flames.
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