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Life Lines

by BBC Radio 4

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Episode 2

May 7, 2026 · 45 min

Award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room. Carrie must deal with the fallout from a car having driven into a crowd of protestors, all the time maintaining her compassion and ability to deal with other people’s emergencies whilst…
Episode 1

May 6, 2026 · 44 min

Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young man who has fallen whilst attempting to put up a flag, to a mother dealing with the…
Part Two

September 24, 2025 · 44 min

Carrie ...... Sarah Ridgeway Will .....Rick Warden Ian ..... Michael Jibson Oscar ..... Alex Laurence-Philips Paul ..... Jason Barnett Lindsay ..... Maggie Service James/Luke ....... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong Maira ..... Aoife Moss Technical…
Part One

September 23, 2025 · 43 min

The award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room. Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young woman who has been…
Part One

August 13, 2024 · 44 min

by Al Smith CARRIE ..... Sarah Ridgeway WILL ..... Rick Warden IAN ..... Michael Jibson DIVYA /CSC CO-ORDINATOR ...... Vineeta Rishi DONALD .... Neil McCaul ELEANOR/PARAMEDIC ..... Emma Handy NIKKI/OPERATOR ...... Gabrielle…

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Part Two

August 13, 2024 · 45 min

CARRIE ..... Sarah Ridgeway WILL ..... Rick Warden IAN ..... Michael Jibson DIVYA ...... Vineeta Rishi UPSTAIRS ANGE/JAN ..... Rebecca Crankshaw ROSS ..... Jonnie Broadbent CLAIRE ..... Gabrielle Scawthorn RONNIE ..... Shreya Lallu VIX…
Episode 6

June 27, 2022 · 15 min

Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. When Carrie receives a heart breaking call from Will's wife she knows she must act urgently but there are no ambulances. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick…
Episode 5

June 27, 2022 · 15 min

Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. A young girl has a fit in a car on the live lane of the motorway leading to a horrifying series of events. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Leah…
Episode 4

June 27, 2022 · 14 min

Award winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. A birthday outing in a hot air balloon goes horribly wrong when the pilot collapses & the balloon drifts towards power cables. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will…
Episode 3

June 27, 2022 · 18 min

Award winning drama. Carrie is an emergency call handler for the ambulance service; Has a teenager given her father food poisoning or is it something far more sinister? Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick…
Episode 2

June 27, 2022 · 12 min

Award winning drama. Carrie is an ambulance call handler ; when a father and son are overcome by noxious fumes Carrie risks endangering the mother in a rescue attempt. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick…
Episode 1

June 27, 2022 · 16 min

Award winning drama. Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service; a prisoner goes into labour and both her and her baby's lives are at risk. Written by Al Smith. Carrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway Will ..... Rick Warden Prisoner…