A&E After Dark

Emergency teams across UK A&E departments deal with life-threatening injuries, from stab wounds and blood clots to severe fractures.

Birmingham, Norwich, and Maidstone A&E teams face intense challenges, from gunshot wounds to heart emergencies and assaults, showing their resilience under pressure. 

A&E staff treat a patient with burns who also shows signs of a possible stroke, and a motorcyclist is brought into resus with after being hit from behind. 

Follow A&E staff at three UK hospitals as they deal with a violent patient, a high-speed motorbike crash and man who has lost part of his earlobe in an explosion. 

A&E staff tackle night shifts, managing severe trauma, violence, and complex cases, including a man with severed fingers, a farmer with hand injuries, and a possible heart attack. 

At Birmingham A&E, chaos erupts when a man becomes aggressive, bringing the waiting room to a halt. Security steps in to de-escalate the situation, but is he willing to cooperate?

In Birmingham, A&E staff deal with a disruptive man refusing to leave his wheelchair; in Norwich, an air ambulance brings in a man who drunkenly impaled himself on a graveyard fence. 

In Birmingham, staff handle a severe asthma attack and a brutal assault. In Tunbridge Wells, a patient collapses in triage, leaving the team fighting to save his life. 

Documentary going behind the scenes to show the night-time challenges facing NHS staff working in A&E departments.