All five series of the tense, fast-paced drama set in an ambulance control room.
'Ambulance service - is the patient breathing and conscious?'
It's a simple question, but call handler Carrie never knows where it might lead. Some calls are life-or-death, others hoaxes - and it's not always easy to tell the difference. The truth is often in the words her callers aren't saying - and it's only by listening hard and reaching out that Carrie can discover what's really going on.
Working gruelling 12-hour shifts, the pace is furious, the pressure never lets up and she finds herself juggling precious resources to try and help everyone in need. Whether it's a man intent on suicide, an acid attack victim, a baby in a bin or a refugee trapped in a refrigerated lorry, the heart-stopping emergencies keep on coming, and Carrie always keeps her cool. But the relentless stress is taking its toll - and when her judgement is called into question over a patient who later died, she finds her work and her personal life colliding dangerously....
Created by prize-winning playwright Al Smith and starring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie, Life Lines has won numerous awards, including the Gold Award for Best Fictional Storytelling at the 2017 Radio Academy Awards and Best Original Series at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards. This collection brings all five series of this gripping drama together for the first time.
Production credits:
Written by Al Smith.
Produced and directed by Sally Avens.
Production Coordinators: Ben Hollands and Mike Etherden.
Studio Managers: Caleb Knightley, Jenni Burnett and Mike Etherden.
Starring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie, Michael Jibson as Ian and Nick Underwood, Don Gilet and Rick Warden as Will.
Cast - Series 1:
Destiny/Nurse - Clare Perkins
Dave/Will - Nick Underwood
Margaret - Elizabeth Bennett
Chris - Tom Forrister
Connor - Lloyd Hutchinson
Dr Farnsworth/Paramedic - James Lailey
Ben - Joe Sims
Penny/Operator - Adie Allen
Greg - Jason Barnett
Jess - Nicola Ferguson
Jenny - Kirsty Oswald
Andrew - Brian Protheroe
Caller - Sam Rix
Owen - Charlie Brand
Series 2:
Danny - Joe Sims
Will - Don Gilet
Brenda - Emma Handy
James - Lewis Bray
Robert - Sean Murray
Anna - Saffron Comber
Ali - Lizzie Stables
Jess/Ash - Alex Constantinidi
Policeman - Cameron Percival
Geraldine/Receptionist - Elizabeth Counsell
Fiona - Lucy Doyle
Robin - Tony Turner
Tanzir - Phaldut Sharma
Karen - Jeannette Percival
Joe - Liam Lau Fernandez
Missy - Susie Riddell
Series 3:
Peter - Jonjo O'Neill
Martin/Policeman - Shaun Mason
Darren - Michael Ajao
Monica - Amelia Lowdell
Gracie/Flo - Laura Christy
Luke/Craig - Will Kirk
Ailsa - Lucy Reynolds
Police Officer/Bill - Clive Hayward
Man/Paramedic - Ikky Elyas
Chris - Jonny Holden
Mike - Greg Jones
Arthur - Neil McCaul
Jenny - Sinead MacInnes
Paramedic - Scarlett Courtney
Frances - Rebecca Root
Series 4:
Naomi/Martina - Clare Corbett
Robin - Samuel James
Ange - Jane Whittenshaw
Iris - Cecilia Appiah
George - Michael Bertenshaw
Hugh - Carl Prekopp
Theo - Aaron Gelkoff
Phoebe - Charlotte East
Karl - Luke Nunn
Polly - Scarlett Brookes
Connor - Lloyd Hutchinson
Fergus - Ian Dunnett Jr
Series 5:
Abbas - Sharif Dorani
Joyce - Helen Norton
Angelica - Saffron Coomber
Devin - Justice Ritchie
Andy/Paramedic - Shaun Mason
Tom - Sam Dale
Jo/Emma - Grace Cooper Milton
Gwen/Train Driver - Christine Kavanagh
Paul - Luke Nunn
Chris/Justin - Joseph Ayre
Mark - Tim McMullan
Craig - Justice Ritchie
