The BEST episodes of 24 Hours in A&E season 14
Every episode of 24 Hours in A&E season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 24 Hours in A&E season 14!
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 - The Courage To Go On
Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2018
Zach, who's 25, is rushed to A&E after completely severing four fingers in a building site accident. A&E staff and plastic surgeons work hard to assess the damage and stem the extremely bloody wound. Zach and his girlfriend Betsy wait anxiously to find out if his fingers can be re-attached. Former teacher Ricky, who's 85, has hurt her back after falling at home, and 10-year-old Daquon was hit by a motorbike when he was on his way to school. He has memory loss and a badly broken arm.
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#2 - The Unknown
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2018
This episode follows staff as they unravel the mystery of an unknown patient who arrives after collapsing and falling face first in the street. The team manage to contact his two daughters as they race to find out what may have caused him to fall unconscious. Twenty-nine-year-old Rick comes to minors after an accident at the gym, and three-year-old Marigold, who has signs of a chest infection, is in paediatrics with her mum Helen.
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#3 - Lost For Words
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2018
54 year old Richard arrives to A&E suffering symptons of a suspected stroke. Neurology registrar Vijay works quickly to assess what may have happened and Richard is sent to CT.
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#4 - Shelter from the Storm
Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2018
This episode demonstrates the strengths of single parenthood and shows how families unite in tough times. Adam, who's 20, is brought in by ambulance after being involved in a high-speed motorcycle accident. He's joined by his dad and sister. Richard, who's 70, comes to A&E with a high heart rate. Pia, who's 10, is brought in by her mum after falling over and hurting her knee.
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#5 - Collision Course
Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2018
This episode explores strength through adversity. Leon, who's 36, is airlifted to St George's after being involved in a head-on collision with a car. Graham, who's 37, has collided with another player while playing rugby and has lost feeling in his arms and legs. He's joined by his wife. And four-year-old Elliott has got a foreign object stuck up his nose and has come to A&E with his mum.
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#6 - Out of the Fire
Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2018
Evadney, who's 56, walks into A&E after badly burning her arm when an aerosol exploded in a bonfire that she was standing close to. Her skin is badly blistered and seeping. Sufia, who's five, is rushed to St George's by ambulance with head and scalp injuries after she was dragged under a car while she was on her way to school. And Pat, who's 70, arrives after the car that she was driving hit a wall at speed.
#7 - Bringing Up Baby
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2018
This episode displays the strength of parental love. Marie, who's 31, arrives in A&E by ambulance after collapsing at home with an unexplained headache. Doctors work fast to ascertain the cause of her collapse, with potentially devastating results. Marie's joined by her partner Cameron and her young child. Eileen, who's 87, comes in with shortness of breath and a high heart rate. She's no stranger to hospital. And 10-month-old Erin, who's accompanied by her doting dad Andy, has a build-up of wax in her ears following a cold and fever.
#8 - Unconditional Love
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2018
This episode displays the strengths of unconditional love whether there are blood ties or not. Gary, who's 50, is brought in by ambulance after a garage collapsed and fell on his legs. His wife Peta joins him. Maggie, who's 83, comes in to A&E with suspected sepsis. She also has lung cancer. She's joined by her son and daughter. And one-year-old George comes in with his mum after drinking nail varnish remover.
#9 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2018
This shocking episode follows three middle-aged women who are stabbed in broad daylight in a random attack at a supermarket car park in Surrey. Jean, who's 67, had gone to Sainsbury's to get macaroni cheese for her grandson and was stabbed in the back while carrying shopping to her car. Doctors are worried that the wound may have hit a vital organ or a major vessel and she's sent for urgent CT scans. Meanwhile, her daughter Clair recalls growing up in a pub in Fulham where her mum was the landlady: 'I remember a couple of guys came in with machetes yelling and shouting and she gave them a jolly good talking to... she's always been feisty... she can throw someone on the floor if she needs to'. Rani, who's 71, was stabbed twice in the back while waiting for a bus.