The award-winning medical series 999: Critical Condition, which is not for the faint-hearted, returns tonight with another intense episode. The fly-on-the-wall documentary, now in its sixth series, is filmed at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a major trauma centre.
Tonight's Episode
Viewers will witness high-stakes scenarios as a farmer is airlifted to hospital after crashing head-first into a tree, and a woman is rushed in with life-threatening stab wounds. Medical teams fight to save lives in unfiltered, gripping scenes.
A Channel 5 synopsis states: "A farmer faces potentially life-changing injuries after an accident shatters his skull."
About the Series
999: Critical Condition offers unprecedented access to the realities faced by hospital staff and the life-saving work they perform. Previously filmed in Stoke for five series, the show has become a firm favourite among fans of medical programmes like 24 Hours in Police Custody.
One viewer praised: "Watching 999: Critical Condition. Very fascinating." Another added: "#999CriticalCondition about to start on C5, this is a brilliant TV show." A third commented: "Watching last night's #999CriticalCondition, not for the squeamish but the operation to rebuild the guy's head & face after his quad bike crash is fascinating."
The Guardian described it as a "hardcore" documentary series where every case "will stick with you."
New episodes air weekly at 9pm on Channel 5, with each hour-long instalment available to stream online afterwards.
