The WORST episodes of Ambulance

Every episode of Ambulance ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ambulance!

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Last Updated: 5/3/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
Episode 5
star
6.84
19 votes

#1 - Episode 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/2018

At the start of a night shift, West Midlands Ambulance Service is receiving a High volume of emergency calls and is struggling to cope. A specialist paramedic attends a machete attack but his less urgent jobs are even more time-consuming.

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What Are You Scared Of?
star
7.00
6 votes

#2 - What Are You Scared Of?

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2024

It’s a run of night shifts for the London Ambulance Service, and delays are on the rise. Despite intensifying pressure, paramedic Rob uses his Essex charm to put every patient at ease.

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star
7.00
11 votes

#3 - Episode 4

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/2021

Linda and Emma respond to patients in mental health crisis across Liverpool, while an asylum seeker struggling with isolation is a cause of concern for the whole service.

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Episode 3
star
7.05
19 votes

#4 - Episode 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2018

Specialist trauma team Pete and Matt are called to the victim of a knife attack, carrying out urgent medical intervention at the scene in a bid to save the man's life. Paramedics Christine and Chris start their day shift with a man who has collapsed in Worcester town centre after a suspected drug overdose. A 96-year-old reports that an elbow wound, caused by falling off his mobility scooter earlier in the week, will not stop bleeding, so crewmates Mark and Nieaal drive 20 minutes on blue lights in the dead of night to treat him.

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Crisis on the Streets
star
7.20
5 votes

#5 - Crisis on the Streets

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2025

One of London's specialist mental health cars helps to ease pressure on the service from the growing number of patients in crisis, including a homeless university student living rough.

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Shooting on the High Street
star
7.29
7 votes

#6 - Shooting on the High Street

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2024

Multiple specialist resources rush to help patients injured after a shooting on a busy street in Clapham, while paramedics care for elderly patients reluctant to accept help.

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No Room at A&E
star
7.33
6 votes

#7 - No Room at A&E

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2024

In south west London, Martin attends a child hit by a car, while dispatchers Ed and Webster work tirelessly to get ambulances to patients as hospitals reach full capacity.

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After Dark
star
7.40
5 votes

#8 - After Dark

Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2025

As London sleeps. crews battle to care for vulnerable, lonely and critically ill patients, including an elderly man who has suffered catastrophic trauma after a fall downstairs.

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Episode 3
star
7.40
10 votes

#9 - Episode 3

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2024

The ambulance service responds to two separate calls for patients with severe burns, both in need of urgent treatment at the region’s only specialist burns unit.

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Hoax Caller
star
7.43
7 votes

#10 - Hoax Caller

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2024

Dispatchers Karen and Lucy face an overwhelming surge of urgent calls, while crews out on the road grow frustrated by frequent callers taking up valuable emergency resources.

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Episode 5
star
7.47
15 votes

#11 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2017

The air ambulance crew is dispatched to a woman who is struggling to breathe after falling downstairs, just as a call comes in for the ambulance to attend a road accident, leaving trauma desk paramedic Fay facing a tough decision. Ben and Sophie answer a call from a terrified mother whose toddler is having a seizure, and reports of a hanging come into the control centre - but with no sign of a patient, the staff must decide whether the call is a hoax. Paramedics Helen and Julie try to find temporary accommodation for a homeless patient.

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Episode 4
star
7.48
23 votes

#12 - Episode 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/17/2018

Nina and Lauren respond to a caller whose mother has stopped breathing and is in cardiac arrest. The call handler in the control centre gives CPR advice over the phone while paramedics travel on blue lights to the scene.

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Episode 6
star
7.50
8 votes

#13 - Episode 6

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/20/2024

While ambulances queue outside hospital with their patients, care is delayed for others ringing 999.

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star
7.50
8 votes

#14 - Episode 4

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/2022

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star
7.50
12 votes

#15 - Episode 2

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2021

As the second wave of Covid-19 grips the country, the pressure mounts on the NHS in Merseyside. With hospitals almost full, ambulance crews know they must try to keep most of their patients at home.

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Episode 2
star
7.56
9 votes

#16 - Episode 2

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2024

Multiple resources are dispatched to a patient who has fallen 20 feet from a tree and requires urgent treatment for a suspected broken back and open wrist fracture.

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star
7.57
7 votes

#17 - Episode 4

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/2023

Crewmates Mandy and Lauren help an elderly patient at the local boatyard, who has been on the floor for two days before being discovered by his neighbour.

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star
7.57
7 votes

#18 - Episode 4

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2023

It's the beginning of the night, and the team in control have inherited the consequences of a busy day shift. Ambulance crews are already starting to queue at hospital as they wait to hand over their patients.

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Episode 7
star
7.57
14 votes

#19 - Episode 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2017

Several ambulances are stuck at the busy Worcestershire Royal Hospital waiting to hand over their patients, causing problems in the control room. Sham and Nina answer a call to help a man in his 90s who has fallen over. The only problem is, his wife cannot reach the bolts to unlock the door. A troubled man is rushed to hospital after taking an overdose of his medication, a trainspotter trips over and hurts his head at Bewdley Valley Steam Railway, and two brothers battling addiction strike a personal chord for paramedic Nina.

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Crew under Attack
star
7.60
5 votes

#20 - Crew under Attack

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2024

London Ambulance Service manage a multi-storey flat fire and face the impact of assaults, both on patients and themselves.

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star
7.60
10 votes

#21 - Episode 2

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2023

A busy night shift for the ambulance service as they are alerted to an infectious disease outbreak at Fairfield General Hospital.

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Episode 4
star
7.63
8 votes

#22 - Episode 4

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2024

Ambulance crews struggle to deal with life threatening emergencies while also being the last resort for those who have no one else to turn to.

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Episode 5
star
7.63
8 votes

#23 - Episode 5

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2024

It’s Easter bank holiday weekend, and the ambulance service receive a spike in the number of mental health-related calls.

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Fire at the Police Station
star
7.67
6 votes

#24 - Fire at the Police Station

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2024

Emergency medical technician Ellis draws on his own personal experiences to help a patient struggling with alcohol addiction as the spring budget for 2024 is announced.

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star
7.67
6 votes

#25 - Episode 5

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/11/2023

A busy night shift for the North East Ambulance Service begins with an emergency call for a woman in labour. In Stockton, crewmates Hannah and Becky attend a 78-year-old female patient who has fallen down the stairs and suffered a seizure. In control, an urgent call is received for a 12-year-old female patient who has taken an overdose. The patient admits she has been struggling at school, which is having an impact on her mental health.

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