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  1. Episode 20

    20/20 A woman gives birth on the M5 motorway with the help of her husband and a 999 call handler

  2. Episode 19

    19/20 A young mum panics when her baby cuts his throat on a glass.

  3. Episode 18

    18/20 A dad-to-be has an horrific accident while mountain biking with friends.

  4. Episode 17

    17/20 A young driver is hit by a car whose driver is asleep at the wheel.

  5. Episode 16

    16/20 A climber plunges hundreds of feet down a mountain in the Lake District.

  6. Episode 15

    15/20 A Scottish cyclist on a round-the-world challenge is hit by a driver in Texas.

  7. Episode 14

    14/20 A base jumper leaps from a cliff top, but his parachute malfunctions.

  8. Episode 13

    13/20 A young boy must find help after his grandfather falls on a rocky cliff face.

  9. Episode 12

    12/20 A 15-year-old girl fights to save her father’s life when he has a heart attack.

  10. Episode 11

    11/20 A young man is unconscious in his bedroom, so an online friend in Texas raises the alarm.

  11. Episode 10

    10/20 A young woman slips and falls near the top of Snowdon in atrocious weather conditions.

  12. Episode 9

    9/20 A skier suffers a leg injury in a remote part of the Alps and has to be carried to safety.

  13. Episode 8

    8/20 Two divers documenting a wreck in the Thames find more than they bargained for.

  14. Episode 7

    7/20 A man leaps into a river to save a drowning dog and ends up having to be rescued too.

  15. Episode 6

    6/20 A group of friends are hiking the Lake District when one falls 650 feet.

  16. Episode 5

    5/20 A wingsuit freefall enthusiast hits trouble when his main parachute gets tangled up.

  17. Episode 4

    4/20 A trucker is diverted along a country road that can’t take the weight of his vehicle.

  18. Episode 3

    3/20 A paraglider gets into trouble and loses height rapidly.

  19. Episode 2

    2/20 An angler fishing off rocks is swept into a raging sea.

  20. Episode 1

    1/20 A dramatic rescue by a coastguard rope team is captured on camera.