Life Lines: The Complete Series 1-5

Synopsis

All five series of the tense, fast-paced drama set in an ambulance control room'Ambulance service - is the patient breathing and conscious?' It's a simple question, but call handler Carrie never knows where it might lead. Some calls are life-or-death, others hoaxes - and it's not always easy to tell the difference. The truth is often in the words her callers aren't saying - and it's only by listening hard and reaching out that Carrie can discover what's really going on.Working gruelling 12-hour shifts, the pace is furious, the pressure never lets up, and she finds herself juggling precious resources to try and help everyone in need. Whether it's a man intent on suicide, an acid attack victim, a baby in a bin, or a refugee trapped in a refrigerated lorry, the heart-stopping emergencies keep on coming: and Carrie always keeps her cool. But the relentless stress is taking its toll - and when her judgement is called into question over a patient who later died, she finds her work and her personal life colliding dangerously...Created by prize-winning playwright Al Smith and starring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie, Life Lines has won numerous awards, including the Gold Award for Best Fictional Storytelling at the 2017 Radio Academy Awards and Best Original Series at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards. This collection brings all five series of this gripping drama together for the first time.Production creditsWritten by Al SmithProduced and directed by Sally AvensProduction Coordinators: Ben Hollands and Mike EtherdenStudio Managers: Caleb Knightley, Jenni Burnett and Mike EtherdenStarring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie, Michael Jibson as Ian and Nick Underwood, Don Gilet and Rick Warden as WillCastSeries 1Destiny/Nurse - Clare PerkinsDave/Will - Nick UnderwoodMargaret - Elizabeth BennettChris - Tom ForristerConnor - Lloyd HutchinsonDr Farnsworth/Paramedic - James LaileyBen - Joe SimsPenny/Operator - Adie AllenGreg - Jason BarnettJess - Nicola FergusonJenny - Kirsty OswaldAndrew - Brian ProtheroeCaller - Sam RixOwen - Charlie BrandSeries 2Danny - Joe SimsWill - Don GiletBrenda - Emma HandyJames - Lewis BrayRobert - Sean MurrayAnna - Saffron ComberAli - Lizzie StablesJess/Ash - Alex ConstantinidiPoliceman - Cameron PercivalGeraldine/Receptionist - Elizabeth CounsellFiona - Lucy DoyleRobin - Tony TurnerTanzir - Phaldut SharmaKaren - Jeannette PercivalJoe - Liam Lau FernandezMissy - Susie RiddellSeries 3Peter - Jonjo O'NeillMartin/Policeman - Shaun MasonDarren - Michael AjaoMonica - Amelia LowdellGracie/Flo - Laura ChristyLuke/Craig - Will KirkAilsa - Lucy ReynoldsPolice Officer/Bill - Clive HaywardMan/Paramedic - Ikky ElyasChris - Jonny HoldenMike - Greg JonesArthur - Neil McCaulJenny - Sinead MacInnesParamedic - Scarlett CourtneyFrances - Rebecca RootSeries 4Naomi/Martina - Clare CorbettRobin - Samuel JamesAnge - Jane WhittenshawIris - Cecilia AppiahGeorge - Michael BertenshawHugh - Carl PrekoppTheo - Aaron GelkoffPhoebe - Charlotte EastKarl - Luke NunnPolly - Scarlett BrookesConnor - Lloyd HutchinsonFergus - Ian Dunnett JrSeries 5Abbas - Sharif DoraniJoyce - Helen NortonAngelica - Saffron CoomberDevin - Justice RitchieAndy/Paramedic - Shaun MasonTom - Sam DaleJo/Emma - Grace Cooper MiltonGwen/Train Driver - Christine KavanaghPaul - Luke NunnChris/Justin - Joseph AyreMark - Tim McMullanCraig - Justice Ritchie© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd