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Life Lines Series 1
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4 Extra Debut. An ambulance call handler never knows what’s coming and you have to listen hard to know what's going on. Stars Sarah Ridgeway.

Carrie is an ambulance call handler. She never knows what the next emergency will be or the effect it might have on her.

And sometimes you have to listen hard to find out exactly what's going on.

Some calls are literally a matter of life or death - while for others, the emergency may be more in the mind of the caller...

Al Smith's tense drama series goes behind the scenes of an ambulance control room.

Carrie ...... Sarah Ridgeway
Destiny ...... Clare Perkins
Dave ...... Nick Underwood
Margaret ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Chris ...... Tom Forrister
Connor ...... Lloyd Hutchinson
Dr Farnsworth ...... James Lailey

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in July 2016.

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15 minutes

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Tue 29 Mar 2022 02:15
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Credits

Carrie Sarah Ridgeway
Destiny Clare Perkins
Dave Nick Underwood
Margaret Elizabeth Bennett
Chris Tom Forrister
Connor Lloyd Hutchinson
Dr Farnsworth James Lailey
Director Sally Avens
Writer Al Smith

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Jul 2016 10:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 11 Jul 2016 19:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 28 Mar 2022 14:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 29 Mar 2022 02:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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  • Life Lines

    Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.