Channel 5's gripping medical documentary series 999: Critical Condition has returned for a sixth instalment, this time filmed at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The show, which offers an intense and unfiltered glimpse into the work of doctors and nurses in a major trauma centre, is not for the faint-hearted.
What to Expect in the New Series
The programme follows patients and staff at the hospital's major trauma centre, with cameras granted unprecedented access to capture the life-saving work that most people never witness. Having made its return to screens last week, tonight (May 19) Channel 5 will broadcast another gripping episode at 9pm.
Tonight's Episode Highlights
Viewers will be thrust into a high-pressure environment as a farmer is airlifted to hospital after colliding head-first with a tree. Meanwhile, a woman is rushed to hospital with life-threatening stab wounds as medical teams battle to keep her alive, reports the Mirror.
A Channel 5 synopsis reads: "A farmer faces potentially life-changing injuries after an accident shatters his skull."
Previous Series and Fan Reactions
999: Critical Condition was previously shot in Stoke for its first five series and has become a firm favourite among fans of medical television programmes, particularly those who enjoy 24 Hours in A&E. The show does not hold back when depicting the realities faced by hospital staff and the life-saving work they carry out.
Running for one hour, fresh episodes will be broadcast weekly, with instalments subsequently available to stream online. Previously, one viewer praised: "Watching 999: Critical Condition. Very fascinating." Another said: "#999CriticalCondition about to start on C5, this is a brilliant TV show."
A third added: "Watching last night's #999CriticalCondition, not for the squeamish but the operation to rebuild the guys head and face after his quad bike crash is fascinating, proper 'face off' shit to reveal his damaged skull. The 3d printed skull showing the extent of his fractures was amazing."
A fourth echoed: "Watching #999CriticalCondition and this guy has landed on his face and his eyeball is hanging out of the socket. HIS ENTIRE EYEBALL. I've never been squeamish with programs like this, but I actually felt sick."
In a previous piece, the Guardian described it as a "hardcore" documentary series in which every case "will stick with you".
999: Critical Condition airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 5.
