Saving Lives at Sea (2016)
Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
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Episodes
Next episode: S11E10 · 2026-10-20
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1. Episode 12020-09-17 · 1h 0mThe volunteers of the RNLI race to save two paddleboarders being swept into a shipping lane, search for a missing fisherman and abandon a crewmate’s wedding when the pager calls.
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2. Episode 22020-09-24 · 1h 0mThe volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a stranded porpoise, a teenager trapped by the tide on a rocky outcrop and the crew of a fishing boat on fire.
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3. Episode 32020-10-06 · 1h 0mThe volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a paddleboarder being blown out to sea, a man overboard and two teenage girls trapped on a sandbank and at risk of drowning.
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4. Episode 42020-10-13 · 1h 0mThe volunteers of the RNLI race to save a sinking schooner and a walker with a broken leg, while cries for help in the early hours of the morning lead to an eerie night-time search
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5. Episode 52020-10-20 · 1h 0mThe volunteers of the RNLI race to save a stricken fishing boat in a force-eight gale, a yacht trapped on a weir in Loch Ness and a puppy that has swallowed a fishing hook.
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6. Episode 62020-11-10 · 1h 0mThe RNLI volunteers race against time to try and save three people in the water in the Bristol Channel, a father and son trapped against a cliff face and a badly injured sailor.
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7. Episode 72020-11-17 · 1h 0mThe volunteers of the RNLI race to save a family trapped in their car, slowly being engulfed by the sea, two kayakers close to drowning, and a fossil hunter cut off by the tide.
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8. Episode 82020-11-24 · 1h 0mThe RNLI volunteers face a search in one of the worst storms in living memory, race to save three people caught in a rip current and two men stuck on an oil rig's anchor chain.
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9. Episode 92021-01-07 · 1h 0mThe RNLI volunteers search for a missing kitesurfer, race to rescue a father and daughter being swept out to sea and try to save all nine lives of a casualty in the Thames.
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10. Episode 102021-01-14 · 1h 0mThe RNLI volunteers race to save a teenage paddleboarder being swept out to sea, a sinking cargo ship and a yacht being battered by an Atlantic storm.
Cast
Steven MackintoshSelf - NarratorImages
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