24 hours in a&e 24 hours in a&e 24 hours in a&e is a british documentary programme, set in a teaching hospital in inner london. initially it was filmed in king's college hospital in denmark hill, camberwell, but in the seventh series, the setting was changed to st george's hospital in tooting, wandsworth. for season 30 the setting changed again, this time moving out of london to queens medical centre in nottingham. cameras film round the clock for 28 days, 24 hours a day in a&e (accident and emergency). it offers unprecedented access to one of britain's busiest a&e departments. 24 hours in a&etitlecard used from 2011–14genremedicalfactualnarrated byanthony philipsoncomposerrichard spillercountry of originunited kingdomoriginal languageenglishno. of seasons30no. of episodes312 (290 regular ones + 22 specials)(as of 3 january 2023)productionproducerspencer kellyproduction locationsking's college hospital (2011–14)st george's hospital (2014–2022)queen's medical centre (2022–present)running time45 minutes (60 when including adverts)production companythe gardenreleaseoriginal networkchannel 4picture format16:9 1080paudio formatstereooriginal release11 may 2011 (2011-05-11) –presentrelated24 hours in police custody overview 24 hours in a&e gives viewers behind the scenes access to king's college hospital in camberwell and st george's hospital accident & emergency department, in tooting, sw london. in season 30, the series relocated to queens medical center in nottingham. series one aired every wednesday at 21:00 and consisted of 14 one-hour episodes. the filming took place over 28 days using 70 fixed cameras and is the largest documentary series channel 4 has ever made. the series enables viewers to see the challenges that a&e staff face as they treat the patients that come through the doors every day. the episodes show how the staff work as a team to treat those patients present involved in a full range of minor and serious conditions, both medical (suspected heart attack, aortic abdominal aneurysm, stroke) and trauma (from household accidents to road traffic collisions). the fly-on-the-wall footage is intercut with subsequent interviews with staff, patients and relatives giving their perspectives and background on the events shown. filming for the second series ended in march 2012. it began broadcasting on 16 may 2012, again appearing in the wednesday 21:00 slot. the seventh series was filmed in st george's hospital, tooting. the first episode of this series was broadcast on 29 october 2014 at 21:00. episodes series overview seriesepisodesoriginally airedfirst airedlast aired11411 may 2011 (2011-05-11)10 august 2011 (2011-08-10)21416 may 2012 (2012-05-16)15 august 2012 (2012-08-15)32110 april 2013 (2013-04-10)28 august 2013 (2013-08-28)4613 november 2013 (2013-11-13)18 december 2013 (2013-12-18)588 january 2014 (2014-01-08)26 february 2014 (2014-02-26)677 may 2014 (2014-05-07)18 june 2014 (2014-06-18)7829 october 2014 (2014-10-29)17 december 2014 (2014-12-17)8137 january 2015 (2015-01-07)1 april 2015 (2015-04-01)9827 may 2015 (2015-05-27)15 july 2015 (2015-07-15)102421 october 2015 (2015-10-21)30 march 2016 (2016-03-30)111118 may 2016 (2016-05-18)27 july 2016 (2016-07-27)122116 november 2016 (2016-11-16)5 april 2017 (2017-04-05)131231 may 2017 (2017-05-31)16 august 2017 (2017-08-16)1493 january 2018 (2018-01-03)28 february 2018 (2018-02-28)151816 may 2018 (2018-05-16)12 september 2018 (2018-09-12)16614 november 2018 (2018-11-14)19 december 2018 (2018-12-19)1788 january 2019 (2019-01-08)26 february 2019 (2019-02-26)18167 may 2019 (2019-05-07)20 august 2019 (2019-08-20)19519 november 2019 (2019-11-19)17 december 2019 (2019-12-17)201014 january 2020 (2020-01-14)17 march 2020 (2020-03-17)21416 june 2020 (2020-06-16)7 july 2020 (2020-07-07)2262 september 2020 (2020-09-02)7 october 2020 (2020-10-07)23812 january 2021 (2021-01-12)9 march 2021 (2021-03-09)241031 may 2021 (2021-05-31)2 august 2021 (2021-08-02)2532 december 2021 (2021-12-02)14 december 2021 (2021-12-14)26818 january 2022 (2022-01-18)28 march 2022 (2022-03-28)27611 july 2022 (2022-07-11)15 august 2022 (2022-08-15)28tba5 september 2022 (2022-09-05)tbaspecials225 june 2013 (2013-06-05)present series 1 (2011) no.titleoriginal air dateuk viewers(millions)1"episode 1"11 may 2011 (2011-05-11)2.70 this episode includes a 34-year-old greek student who was dragged under a bus while crossing the road, a 79-year-old man who fell head-first off a ladder while painting his daughter's landing and a confused cyclist with a severe head injury. 2"episode 2"18 may 2011 (2011-05-18)2.41 this episode includes 32-year-old brendan, who has had a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car, a teenager with injuries after punching a wall and the team struggling to revive two patients in their eighties. 3"episode 3"25 may 2011 (2011-05-25)2.64 this episode includes a 12-year-old, critically injured after being hit by a van and the arrival of three trauma patients in quick succession: one shot in the face, another stabbed in the chest, and the third knifed in the head. 4"episode 4"1 june 2011 (2011-06-01)2.24 this episode focuses on the consequences of alcohol on a&e departments. it includes a 40-year-old who has fallen and broken his neck after a few drinks, 57-year-old david, a long-term alcoholic who collapsed in the street and hit his head and a 27-year-old who has been arrested after a day of heavy drinking, sent to king's as he cut his hand putting it through a window. 5"episode 5"8 june 2011 (2011-06-08)2.54 this episode reveals what can happen when something goes wrong with the brain. including 66-year-old charlie, who has not been the same since crashing his cab two days ago and 90-year-old peggie, who was rushed in with a suspected stroke. 6"episode 6"15 june 2011 (2011-06-15)2.65 this episode includes 36-year-old colin, who was stabbed after being woken at gunpoint, 88-year-old nancy, who has fallen over at home and former lawyer robert, who collapsed in the street drunk. he has lost his family and home after years of alcoholism. 7"episode 7"22 june 2011 (2011-06-22)2.82 this episode focuses on the stabbings dealt with by king's college hospital. it includes 18-year-old levi, who was stabbed after a fight in the street, and two other young men from different areas, with stab wounds. also, a young woman, punched in the face, turns up at king's, as well as a man who has had too much to drink at the house of commons. 8"episode 8"29 june 2011 (2011-06-29)2.80 this episode includes 78-year-old john, who's been sent to king's after a routine health screening revealed a potentially deadly 'triple a' (abdominal aortic aneurism) - a dramatic swelling of the main artery that could burst at any moment. 9"episode 9"6 july 2011 (2011-07-06)2.84 the medical team faces a range of sport and drink-related injuries on a busy saturday. but the evening takes a dramatic turn when a father and son are rushed into a&e with life-threatening injuries after being attacked by gate-crashers at a family birthday party. also, two 20-year-old girls are waiting for treatment after falling when the bar they were dancing on collapsed, while bricklayer colin has been badly cut by someone trying to mug him. 10"episode 10"13 july 2011 (2011-07-13)2.60 in an episode focused on accidents, construction worker william has been trapped under a cherry picker, breaking his leg in three places and crushing his chest, nick has fallen from a ten-metre ladder onto concrete, landing on his head, resulting in a severe brain injury and darren has fallen through a window while trying to clean it, cutting his arm badly. 11"episode 11"20 july 2011 (2011-07-20)3.12 this episode includes 79-year-old reginald, rushed to hospital after severe stomach pains; doctors suspect that part of his gut may have died, leaving him in a life-threatening situation. other patients include richard, who has twisted his knee moon-walking in a club, and a young cyclist brought in unconscious after coming off his bike. 12"episode 12"27 july 2011 (2011-07-27)3.02 89-year-old omar is brought in with severe stomach pains and a suspected abdominal aortic aneurism, 34-year-old hanny is rushed in after attempting to take his life with a lethal cocktail of drugs and staff fight to save a 19-year-old who's been stabbed in a street fight. this episode also looks at the effects of working at king's on some of the non-medical staff. 13"episode 13"3 august 2011 (2011-08-03)3.10 this episode includes 75-year-old ted, on his 10th visit to a&e this year after being diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer, german doctor roman, who is still getting used to the cultural differences between practising in germany and the uk and a 41-year-old man who's been kicked in the face during a football match needs stitches. 14"episode 14"10 august 2011 (2011-08-10)2.84 focusing on mental health issues, this episode includes a regular patient to king's who has schizophrenia, admitted after failing to take his diabetes medicine and a young girl seeks refuge with the mental health team. also visiting king's are 17-year-old joseph and 62-year-old clive, both suspected of having a stroke. series 2 (2012) no.titleoriginal air dateuk viewers(millions)1"rush hour"16 may 2012 (2012-05-16)2.73 the episode begins during the morning rush hour, featuring patients injured during their commutes, including two cyclists with serious head injuries. also in a&e are kevin, who fell from scaffolding whilst repairing a roof and 81-year-old bill, who has hurt his knee while drinking at his local working men's club. katalin recounts thoughts about being an actress before qualifying as a doctor. 2"young ones"23 may 2012 (2012-05-23)2.34 this episode follows some of the children admitted to king's a&e, including 17-year-old ellie, who's been airlifted to king's after she was thrown from her horse and crushed against a fence and five-year-old destiny, who has a fishbone stuck in his tonsils from his dinner-time curry. one of king's newest recruits, matt, is also affected by the deaths of two older patients. 3"code red"30 may 2012 (2012-05-30)2.63 this episode includes 50-year-old trudy, who arrives unconscious by hems having fallen down some stairs after a night out celebrating, bea, who has cancer and now a suspected heart attack and vincent, who was admitted with chest pains. 4"allergic to pain"6 june 2012 (2012-06-06)2.16 this episode explores the different ways that grown men deal with pain and injury. 51-year-old jim arrives in a&e screaming in agony after dislocating his shoulder, 31-year-old temi is in minors with a broken toe and 84-year-old james has a cyst on his knee but is in so much pain that he's refusing treatment. 5"vital organs"13 june 2012 (2012-06-13)2.89 this episode focuses on younger people in their 'prime'. 20-year-old josh is flown to king's college hospital by air ambulance having been crushed between a barge and a bridge, in minors, best friends liam and nicola are recovering from a sunday night out clubbing and 81-year-old jean has been brought to king's by ambulance after collapsing at home. 6"one moment in time"20 june 2012 (2012-06-20)2.99 follows the work of king's a&e on the night whitney houston died. 22-year-old danielle collapsed after an exercise class and registrar swetha is concerned that danielle's kidneys may be failing, and that she may even be at risk of cardiac arrest. meanwhile a boy who has fallen head-first from a 20-foot balcony arrives in resus and 35-year-old latoya who was out partying with friends when the straps on her platform heels gave way and she fell over. 7"a good life"27 june 2012 (2012-06-27)2.50 a 94-year-old man is brought in with life-threatening injuries after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver just outside the hospital. he goes into cardiac arrest, and a consultant must keep his heart going manually in a bid to save his life. meanwhile, an 84-year-old's finger is mangled by a machine at his metal-working business, and a 52-year-old man with learning difficulties is treated after collapsing, prompting his elderly mother to wonder how he will cope after her death. 8"saturday night"4 july 2012 (2012-07-04)2.78 consultant emer sutherland helps treat a nine-year-old who has fallen 8ft onto concrete while riding his bmx, losing his front teeth and possibly injuring his head and spine. a 20-year-old motorcyclist who hit a bollard requires urgent treatment on his leg, which may otherwise need to be amputated, and x-rays of a stabbing victim yield startling results. 9"mum"11 july 2012 (2012-07-11)2.58 a woman with a weak immune system owing to the radiotherapy she underwent for breast cancer is bitten by her cat, a minor injury that could cause her serious problems. a 72-year-old with terminal cancer is brought in with breathing difficulties and a decision must be made about whether to resuscitate her if her condition worsens. meanwhile, a 13-year-old translates for his brazilian grandmother and a six-year-old has her head wound stitched. 10"we are family"18 july 2012 (2012-07-18)3.23 new staff nurse sophie attends to 23-year-old chef james, who accidentally stabbed himself in the leg while chopping tomatoes. during an eventful shift, she also uses chest compressions to keep alive another patient and helps 55-year-old bernard, who was out cold for 10 minutes after falling and banging his head against a car. however, when his family arrives, it turns out he had been drinking. 11"snow"25 july 2012 (2012-07-25)2.71 six-year-old daisy is rushed in with severe burns after her skirt got