''Junior Paramedics'' is a British television series that was first broadcast on
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
from 27 February to 8 April 2014. The series follows
paramedic
A paramedic is a registered healthcare professional who works autonomously across a range of health and care settings and may specialise in clinical practice, as well as in education, leadership, and research.
Not all ambulance personnel are p ...
s on a six-week placement with
East Midlands Ambulance Service
The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides emergency medical services, urgent care and patient transport services for the 4.8million people within the East Midlands region of the UK - covering Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire (exc ...
.
The nine junior paramedics are Lucy Wright, Bryn Griffiths, Stephanie Cook, Lucy Mellor, Max Brufton, Amy Allen, Ashley Strawbridge, Victoria Hilditch, and Nick Bailey.
Production
The series was commissioned by
Zai Bennett
Zai Bennett (born 1974) is a television executive. He is the director of Sky Atlantic and former controller of BBC Three. , controller of BBC Three, and Sean Hancock, the controller of entertainment commissioning.
The executive producer is Ceri Aston.
Sean Hancock said: "''Junior Paramedics'' and ''No Country For Young Men'' both promise to be thought provoking and exciting series about young people in the UK trying to find their place in the world."
Episode list
Every episode is following the Junior Paramedics for one week of their six weeks placement. Episode 7 is a recap of the previous six episodes.
References
External links
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* {{Radio Times, programme/cs48mq/junior-paramedics, title=''Junior Paramedics''
2014 British television series debuts
2014 British television series endings
2010s British medical television series
Television shows set in the United Kingdom
BBC high definition shows
English-language television shows
BBC television documentaries
2010s British documentary television series