Close Calls: On Camera

A young couple out walking along a pavement are hit by an out-of-control car, a young mum calls emergency services when her baby is unresponsive, and a teenage motorcyclist meets a four-by-four head-on.

A film extra is taken ill at the top of a cathedral tower and a coast guard crew fight to save him, a mum and daughter flee a fire in their flat, and customers at a pub run from an out-of-control lorry.

An adventurous pensioner is lost on Ben Nevis in a howling snow storm, and a van driver skids on black ice to end up teetering on the very edge of a motorway bridge.

A woman is trapped in her loft conversion bedroom while a fire rages below her, and a young boy falls from a promenade while chasing after his dog, so rescuers must race against the incoming tide.

An experienced base jumper's parachute gets tangled up when he leaps off Beachy Head, passers-by come to the aid of a fitness trainer collapsed in the street, and a fire near a petrol station causes staff and customers to run for safety.

A veteran saloon car race driver is involved in a horrific crash on the finish line, two friends fish a hand grenade out of a river, and a young boy alerts his mum to a car fire.

A family is trapped 50 metres up on a major tourist attraction on the South Coast, and a young rock climber disobeys his dad, with terrifying consequences.

A top British surfer rides the wave of his life, but then it all goes wrong. Also, two little girls call for help when their dad collapses, and a mum and daughter suddenly find their tumble dryer on fire.

A group of hikers are enjoying a day on Dartmoor when one falls, landing on rocks below. Also, a young couple and their baby flee a hotel fire after a fellow guest alerts them to the danger.

Two young men are attempting to set a world record rowing the Atlantic, when a freak wave capsizes their boat. Also, a family day out in the snow almost ends in tragedy when a dad has an accident sledging.

Presenter Nick Knowles tells the emotional story of a dad and his 12-year-old daughter lost overnight on a glacier in freezing temperatures. Plus, a man wakes to find his canal boat is sinking when the bank is breached downstream.

Nick Knowles examines the rescue of a young man missing overnight after being swept out to sea on his surfboard, and a local resident comes to the aid of a young woman who topples into a city centre river during a night on the town with friends.

Presenter Nick Knowles tells the story of a professional British cyclist involved in a horrific collision with a race support vehicle. Plus, a driver's dash cam records the moment a car pulls out in front of him leaving him with nowhere to go, and two men using an accelerant to start a bonfire ge...

Presenter Nick Knowles tells the story of a driver whose dash cam records his heart attack and his dramatic rescue by passing motorists. Plus, rescuers rush to the aid of a group of people swept out to sea, only to be dragged in themselves.

Presenter Nick Knowles tells the story of a paraglider hanging by a thread in a forest after his canopy collapses. Plus, a dash cam captures the moment three cars collide on a mountain road, and a bullock on the pitch nearly hits a village cricket team for six.

Nick Knowles tells the story of a lorry driver trapped for hours in his vehicle after swerving to avoid a deer at night. Plus, a family searching for their lost dog on the beach call for help when their dad gets stuck in the mud as the tide turns.

Nick Knowles tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. Plus, a lone climber on Snowdon takes a tumble but a rescue helicopter is not able to reach him.

Nick Knowles tells the story of a young boy who vanishes over the edge of a cliff while out walking with his family. Plus, a lone sailor drifting in the Atlantic is rescued by a very famous cruise ship.

Nick Knowles describes the rescue of a seriously injured hiker who fell 200 feet down a mineshaft in Cornwall. Plus, a group of children run for cover when a fireworks display goes wrong.

Nick Knowles tells the stories of two best friends who plunge down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk, a cyclist who is unable to stop when a van brakes, and two women who get trapped in a historic house as it is engulfed in flames.