The BEST episodes of 24 Hours in A&E season 13
Every episode of 24 Hours in A&E season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 24 Hours in A&E season 13!
We're all just one wrong step, one sudden illness or one unlucky break away from A&E. It's a place where dramatic stories of love, life and death unfold every day. With 90 cameras filming round the clock for 7 weeks, this series offers unprecedented access to one of Britain's busiest A&E departments, at St George's Hospital in London. Each programme focuses on patients who were treated within the same 24-hour period. The series captures the joy and heartache faced by patients and their families, as well as the hard work and professionalism of the A&E staff. From life-threatening traumas to embarrassing mishaps, 24 Hours in A&E is an intimate, powerful and sometimes comic insight into life - and death - on the frontline of the NHS.
#1 - My Guiding Star
Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/16/2017
Mike, who's 79, collapsed in the street while walking his dog, Louie. His daughter Emma was driving along the same street when she saw Louie, then realised it was her father who had collapsed. Doctors give Mike medication to try and stabilise his very high heart rate. Meanwhile, his wife Rita talks about how important he is to her. Chartered surveyor Andrew, who's 53, tripped on a paving slab on his way to work and has a suspected dislocated shoulder. His daughter Hannah is surprised that such an innocuous accident brought him to A&E: 'the amount of miles he sails, his speedboats, he does all this crazy stuff, and we ended up in A&E with him because he tripped on a paving slab.
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#2 - Broken Heart
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2017
Joan, who's 80, has severe pain in her chest, arm and jaw. Consultant Sarah is concerned that Joan's heart is struggling and requests an urgent blood test and heart trace. Joan's daughters Sarah and Sue talk about how their parents were only 16 when they first met at a local dance, how they were together ever since, how they would hold hands in bed every night, and how Joan lost her husband - and they lost their father - just six months ago. Roofer Mark, who's 54, has fallen 10 feet off a ladder. Doctors are concerned that the impact may have broken bones in his pelvis and spine. Mark's wife Sarah talks about the 11-year age gap in their relationship, and how she proposed to him and they were engaged on her 18th birthday.
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#3 - Just Seventeen
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2017
Three young men from different walks of life are brought in to the A&E department of St George's Hospital in London, including 17-year-old Shea, who has serious stab wounds and is sent to a high dependency unit. Fellow 17-year-old Bob arrives after impaling his leg on a fence while taking a shortcut home from his boys' school, and 33-year-old James is brought in by ambulance after fainting at home
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#4 - Love Conquers All
Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/30/2017
This episode of RTS award-winning 24 Hours in A&E explores the power of love when a man is involved in a serious bicycle collision and an elderly lady becomes unwell at home. Stuart, who's 40, is transferred from another hospital after being involved in a high-speed collision with multiple cyclists during a race. His fiancée Tracy was in Italy at the time of the accident. She says 'I thought I was going to lose him.' Stuart is rushed for emergency surgery after a CT scan reveals that he's bleeding internally. Elicia-Jean, who's 83, collapsed at home after experiencing dizziness. Doctors suspect that she may have an infection. Her son Stephen talks about Elicia-Jean's transition from life with her wealthy family in Sierra Leone to starting again in England with his dad.
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#5 - Game of Chance
Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/28/2017
David, who's 29, is airlifted to St George's following a head on collision at speed. His girlfriend Emily drives for two hours to the hospital, with thoughts of serious internal injuries flashing through her mind.
#6 - Road to Freedom
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2017
Michelle, who's 49, is rushed to St George's after having a collision with a car while riding her motorbike on a dual carriageway. Emergency care nurse Lee, who also has a passion for motorbikes, asks to be the nurse in charge of her care.
#7 - Growing Pains
Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2017
Lewis, who's 18, has come off a motorbike and collided with two cars. Sam, who's 27, fainted and cut his lips while smoking a Cuban cigar at a barbecue.
#8 - Love Through the Ages
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2017
Judith, who's 79, is airlifted to St George's after being involved in a road traffic collision. Consultant Will is concerned that she may have a pelvic fracture and life-threatening internal bleeding, and declares her condition 'code red'.
#9 - Lost and Found
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2017
This episode of RTS award-winning 24 Hours in A&E explores how loss and grief can test even the strongest marriages and how finding love for a second time can save you. Kim, who's 58, has been run over by a lorry and suffered severe blood loss. Her partner Andy was with her at the scene. Doctors are concerned that nerves and tissue in Kim's leg may have suffered irreparable damage and she may need an emergency operation. Kim explains how the death of her young son in a road traffic accident destroyed her first marriage: 'I just wanted to suffer and I did for quite a few years until I met Andy,' she says. 'But he's changed everything.' Patrick, who's 65, has fallen from a loft ladder. Doctors are concerned that he may have fractured his pelvis and spine.
#10 - Special Relationships
Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/12/2017
Lee, who's 36, is rushed to St George's after being involved in a high-speed road traffic collision. As doctors examine Lee, his wife Emily reveals that Lee lost his best friend months earlier in a similar collision, saying 'It can't happen again, two best friends can't go in the same way.' Lee's CT scans reveal a potentially life-threatening injury to his spleen. Meanwhile, 34-year-old Jeroen has been knocked off his bike on the way to work. The accident was caught on his own GoPro camera mounted on his helmet. As Jeroen is taken for emergency CT scans, his wife Joanna reflects on how they both wanted children together and underwent IVF.
#11 - Forget Me Not
Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2017
Head teacher Emma needs a CT scan following a cycling collision with a bus, Josh has severe back pain and Pamela is worried she has a blood clot in her leg
#12 - Supporting Cast
Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/24/2017
John, who's 64, is brought to St George's in an induced coma, having been thrown from his bicycle at high speed. As doctors scan John to check for internal injuries, his wife Pauline explains how she has always been an anxious person and was medically retired. She talks about John's invaluable help dealing with her anxieties. Drama student Florian, who's 21, tripped and hurt his foot rushing to class. Florian and his fellow drama student Jake rehearse lines in the waiting room.