999: What's Your Emergency?

999: What's Your Emergency?
Series 1 titles
Genre	Reality television, Documentary
Narrated by	Hugo Speer (2012) Julian Barratt (2013)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	British English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ed Coulthard (2012-2013) Simon Ford (2012-2013) Guy Davies (2013)
Producer(s)	Daniel Fromm (2012) Mark Jones (2012) Ally Roberts (2013)
Production location(s)	Blackpool (2012) Various (2013)
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Blast!
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	10 September 2012 – 11 November 2013
External links
999: What's Your Emergency?

999: What's Your Emergency? is a British factual documentary following the members of the emergency services in Blackpool, Lancashire in series 1 and the ambulance service throughout the UK in series 2.

The first series was filmed in Blackpool over 6 weeks in 2011 and follows members of the Police service, the Fire service and Ambulance service as they work together to tackle crime and disorder in Blackpool.

Every episode highlights issues ranging from the damage caused by drugs and alcohol to the reality of domestic violence, and from the dysfunctional way that some people bring up their children to the plight of those who slip through society's safety net, with one or multiple issues raised per episode.

Episodes

All episode ratings are taken from the BARB website and include Channel 4 and Channel 4+1.

Series One (2012)

Episode	Broadcast Date	Episode Summary	Total viewers (millions)	Channel 4 weekly rank
1	10 September 2012	Drug Culture & Rowdiness	2.90	3
2	17 September 2012	Children's Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) & Teenage Carers	3.00	4
3	24 September 2012	Relationships & Domestic Violence	2.95	2
4	8 October 2012	Payday celebrations, Bonfire Night & A case of one frequent caller.	2.76	5
5	15 October 2012	Mental Health, Suicide & Street Fighting	2.96	3
6	22 October 2012	"Girl Power", Women in society and in the emergency services.	2.91	5
7	29 October 2012	Alcohol	2.88	4
8	5 November 2012	Hoax Callers & Life or Death Calls	3.12	4
9	12 November 2012	Visitors ASB and the effects on Residents	2.56	5
10	19 November 2012	Highlights of the series and interviews with emergency service staff	1.92	19

Series Two (2013)

Episode	Broadcast Date	Episode Summary	Total viewers (millions)	Channel 4 weekly rank
1	7 October 2013	Struggles of becoming an adult in modern Britain.	1.71	15
2	14 October 2013	Alcohol and alcohol misuse.	1.78	16
3	21 October 2013	Mental health problems.	1.94	9
4	28 October 2013	Call-outs to patients fighting for life, and the medical, ethical and emotional challenges their care creates.	1.94	8
5	4 November 2013	Older generation.	2.19	8
6	11 November 2013	Babies - from births to over-protective parents and from very poorly children to those facing neglect and abuse.	2.33	6

Controversy

Since the airing of the show, residents and councillors from Blackpool have been vocal on how the show has made their home town look to new visitors and especially families, after showing the apparent "darker" side of Blackpool. The leader of Blackpool council Simon Blackburn has even voiced his concerns after watching the show.Esther Rantzen wrote in the Daily Mail about how the show made her "weep for the women of today."

In a separate incident, one of the cast, PC Claire van Deurs Goss, was disciplined by the Lancashire Constabulary after applying lip gloss whilst filming the show, which prompted over 50 complaints to the force.

On 26 July 2013 it was confirmed that Crackit Productions and the BBC were about to commission "Holiday Hospital 999" again based in Blackpool however these plans were shelved in what the Blackpool Gazette called a "Bullet Dodged" due to the damaging effect caused by 999: What's Your Emergency? on tourism in the town.

External links

• 999: What's Your Emergency? at Channel4.com