999: The Critical List

Name: 999: The Critical List
Released: 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Following the staff at the hospital, in Haslingden Road, as they juggle urgent life-or-death cases. The staff decide which patient will head into theatre six, the only operating room dedicated to unplanned emergency procedures.

2025 · 47m

Director Ben Sheldon

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Niki juggles the busiest month. Kevin has a suspected burst colon. Tanzeen has self-inflicted injuries with three needles. Eleven-year-old Deekan is only hours away from potentially losing a testicle. Freddie needs a dental abscess removed.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

At Royal Blackburn Hospital, Vanessa weighs the risks of major surgery. Emma has alarming symptoms as she's rushed to theatre. But what's wrong, and what should the doctors do next?
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

The critical list team have difficult decisions to make. Heavy smoker David's leg is seriously at risk - which means that an urgent appendicitis case and a cancer patient must wait.