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Episode 6

Episode 6 of 10

Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital. A specialist retrieval team beats the weather to get to a critically ill patient who needs urgent treatment on the mainland.

The annual fire festival Up Helly Aa gets under way with a traditional visit to the hospital from the squads of men dressed in Viking garb. It is a night to remember for one reveller, who ends up in A&E with serious burns after an accident with a kettle. A specialist retrieval team beats the weather to get to a critically ill patient who needs urgent treatment on the mainland. And an 84-year-old marathon runner is stopped in his tracks by a fall that breaks his hip. But after an operation, he is determined to get back to fitness.

44 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Kevin Whately
Executive Producer Jane Rogerson
Series Producer Dani Carlaw
Production Company Red Sky Productions Ltd

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