The BEST episodes of 999: What's Your Emergency? season 5

Every episode of 999: What's Your Emergency? season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 999: What's Your Emergency? season 5!

999: What's Your Emergency? follows members of emergency services throughout Britain as they work together to tackle crime and disorder, providing insight through the eyes of the police, fire, and ambulance services using a mixture of fly-on-the-wall footage taken at incidents and retrospective interviews with the people and staff featured. With rig technology inside the emergency vehicles to call centres to multiple crews on the ground 24/7, the series captures in a unique way the issues that face Britain today, from the emergence of new drugs and the despair of domestic violence to the way we parent our children and those who slip through society's safety net.

Last Updated: 11/18/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
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8.22
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#1 - Episode 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2017

Following the emergency services as they deal with incidents related to the large military population in Wiltshire, with mental health problems a big issue as well as the fights between soldiers and civilians. In Swindon, a 24-year-old in basic training is arrested and brought into custody on suspicion of carrying out a totally unprovoked attack on a 76-year-old widower.

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8.10
10 votes

#2 - Episode 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2017

Wiltshire Police receive three times as many reports of voyeurism and male exposure as any other force in the UK. This episode meets Wiltshire's police officers to examine sexual crime.

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7.90
10 votes

#3 - Episode 7

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2017

In Wiltshire more and more young people are challenging the police's authority. With over 88,000 under-18s arrested in the UK in 2016, are young people being given too many chances or not enough?

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7.63
8 votes

#4 - Episode 3

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2017

The number of people sleeping rough in the UK has doubled in six years. This episode explores the impact of homelessness on Wiltshire Police.

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7.63
8 votes

#5 - Episode 4

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2017

Series 5 Episode 4 With mental health support services across the UK being cut, this episode meets police call handlers and paramedics who find themselves trying to help people who have severe mental health needs.

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7.63
8 votes

#6 - Episode 5

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2017

The edition focuses on the rapidly growing number of 999 calls connected to the over-75s. In Warminster, the emergency services are called to a crash involving three cars, which has left one person with life-changing injuries and was caused by a 75-year-old man who suffered a suspected heart attack at the wheel. PC Phil Bridge is searching Trowbridge to find a 73-year-old woman who is in the latter stages of dementia and has disappeared while out shopping with her son.

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6.86
7 votes

#7 - Episode 6

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2017

From zero-hours contracts to long working hours, this episode explores how the emergency services deal with issues arising from rising levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace.

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