Close Calls: On Camera

A young couple out walking along a pavement are hit by an out-of-control car, a young mum calls 999 when her baby is unresponsive, and a teenage motorcyclist meets a four by four head-on.

A film extra is taken ill at the top of a cathedral tower and a coastguard crew fight to save him, a mum and daughter flee a fire in their flat, and customers at a pub run from an out-of-control lorry.

In this episode an adventurous pensioner is lost on Ben Nevis in a howling snow storm, and a van driver skids on black ice to end up teetering on the very edge of a motorway bridge.

A woman is trapped in her loft-conversion bedroom while a fire rages below her. When a young boy falls from a promenade while chasing after his dog, rescuers race against the incoming tide.

An experienced base jumper's parachute gets tangled up when he leaps off Beachy Head, passers by come to the aid of a fitness trainer collapsed in the street and a fire near a petrol station causes staff and customers to run for safety.

A veteran saloon car race driver is involved in a horrific crash on the finish line, two pals fish a hand grenade out of a river, and a young boy alerts his mum to a car fire.

A family is trapped 50 metres up on a tourist attraction, and a young rock climber disobeys his dad, with terrifying consequences.

A top British surfer rides the wave of his life when it all goes wrong, two little girls call for help when their dad collapses, and a mum and daughter suddenly find their tumble drier on fire.

A group of hikers are enjoying a day on Dartmoor when one falls, landing on rocks below, and a young couple and their baby flee a hotel fire after a fellow guest alerts them.

Two young men are attempting to set a world record rowing the Atlantic when a freak wave capsizes their boat, and a family day out in the snow almost ends in tragedy when a dad has a sledging accident.

Featuring the emotional story of a dad and his 12-year-old daughter lost overnight on a glacier in freezing temperatures. And a man wakes to find his canal boat is sinking when the bank is breached downstream.

Featuring the story of two best friends who plunge down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk. A cyclist can't stop when a van brakes, and two women get trapped in a historic house as it is engulfed in flames.

Nick tells the story of a professional British cyclist involved in a horrific collision with a race support vehicle. A driver's dash cam records the moment a car pulls out in front of him leaving him with nowhere to go, and two men using an accelerant to start a bonfire get more than they bargained for.

Nick tells the story of a driver whose dash cam records his heart attack and dramatic rescue by passing motorists. And rescuers rush to the aid of a group of people swept out to sea, only to be dragged in themselves.

Nick tells the story of a paraglider hanging by a thread in a forest after his canopy collapses. A dash cam captures the moment three cars collide on a mountain road, and a bullock on the pitch nearly hits a village cricket team for six.

Nick tells the story of a lorry driver trapped for hours in his vehicle after swerving to avoid a deer at night. And a family searching for their lost dog on the beach call for help when dad gets stuck in the mud as the tide turns.

Nick tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. And a lone climber on Snowdon takes a tumble, but a rescue helicopter can't reach him.

Nick tells the story of a young boy who vanishes over the edge of a cliff while out walking with his family. And a lone sailor drifting in the Atlantic is rescued by a very famous cruise ship.

Nick describes the rescue of a seriously injured hiker who fell 200 feet down a mineshaft in Cornwall. And a group of children run for cover when a firework display goes wrong.

Featuring the story of two best friends who plunge down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk. A cyclist can't stop when a van brakes, and two women get trapped in a historic house as it is engulfed in flames.