0:00:02 > 0:00:04Britain's next generation of emergency service recruits,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07chosen from a pool of thousands,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09rookies like Police Special Amber
0:00:09 > 0:00:12now tackling criminals head on...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I think it's made me a better person already
0:00:14 > 0:00:16and I've not even been in that long.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18..and lifeboat volunteer Gary
0:00:18 > 0:00:21who's already played his part in a dramatic sea rescue...
0:00:21 > 0:00:24I've loved it ever since. There's a saying,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27"Living the dream, enjoy it," and I'm glad I've done it now.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32Paramedic Sam's newly-acquired skills are helping him save lives.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I think I'm very lucky to have found something
0:00:34 > 0:00:36that I love to do and get paid for it.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39They've survived months of intensive training...
0:00:39 > 0:00:40- Come on. Let's move!- Get back!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42OK, mate. Going to lift you in the boat.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- ..they've been tested to their limits...- Spray, spray!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- It's burning. - Stop panicking. Don't worry.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51..all to realise their ultimate ambitions.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I really feel like this is the job for me.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Join them for their first time on the front line.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03In today's programme...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06unstoppable force...
0:01:06 > 0:01:08meets immovable object...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Let us in! It's the police!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13..Amber and her colleagues send in the dogs to help bust
0:01:13 > 0:01:15a suspected drug dealer...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Oh, couple of bags of white powder.- Yeah.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20..a 999...
0:01:20 > 0:01:21a mum in agony...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23and a bewildered baby.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Can Sam detect what's wrong?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- If you could score this pain out of ten, what would you say this is? - It's about nine.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32And potential disaster in the North Sea.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Gary joins a life-or-death mission
0:01:37 > 0:01:40as a fishing boat sinks in freezing water.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47New Police Special Amber-Louise Evans
0:01:47 > 0:01:50has been on active duty for seven weeks.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52She's cuffed suspects...
0:01:52 > 0:01:54You're under arrest for the suspicion of theft.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- ..interviewed witnesses... - How many did you say there were?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59..and conducted searches.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Today, the 20-year-old is preparing for her first dawn raid.
0:02:10 > 0:02:137am. Stab-proof vest on.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Baton in place.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It's going to be no ordinary shift.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Amber's taking part in a drugs bust.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23First up, team briefing
0:02:23 > 0:02:25You're going to do the door for us.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28As soon as we go in, we lock him up on suspicion
0:02:28 > 0:02:30concerning supply of drugs.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Specials are assigned constable tutors.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Amber's mentor, PC Richard Whitehead,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38is taking charge of today's operation.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Ben and James, you're going to go down the back, make sure nothing's launched out, aren't you?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Cheshire Police arrested 3,000 people
0:02:44 > 0:02:47for drug offences in 2013.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Amber will be responsible for any arrests today.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55As we double back, Ben and James can peel off in the Corsa
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- to the rear of the address. - Specials may be unpaid volunteers,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02but they have the same powers as regular officers
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and face the same risks.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I'm always nervous before a shift, even if it's just normal.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I know I'm just going to be doing a patrol, I'm still nervous
0:03:11 > 0:03:14cos you don't know what's going to happen, so today I'm extra nervous.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Amber wants to become a full-time officer
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and is taking a university degree in police studies
0:03:19 > 0:03:21to help realise her ambition.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26That means hard work, early nights and a gruelling schedule.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I was up at half four this morning.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32But it will be worth it cos it'll be a fun day.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34On Amber's most recent drugs raid,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37the operation didn't work out as planned.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39You're no longer under arrest.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Despite a tip-off, no drugs could be found
0:03:42 > 0:03:44and a suspicious tin hidden in the garden
0:03:44 > 0:03:47turned out to be a practical joke.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50That's obviously porridge and a Jaffa Cake.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53But today the police are more confident.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55This raid is based on solid intelligence.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59The intel has come in. It seems to be very precise,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02seems to be very focused on what the problems are in the area.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05It's important that at least some people are taken off the streets.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Amber and Richard arrive at the target's address.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12They need to move quickly to maintain the element of surprise.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Let's go.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Their search warrant means they can enter by force.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27The suspect has put firm security measures in place.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29His front door is impregnable.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Let's push it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34It's the frame at the bottom.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Time for a different tactic.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- RADIO:- Go round the back.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Around the back.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Just go in.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46They need to get in fast.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50The suspect could be using the delay to get rid of drugs.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And it looks like he's doing exactly that.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58He's flushing everything.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- The officers try to block the drain...- Open the back door!
0:05:03 > 0:05:07..then attempt to get in through a partially open window.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Let us in! It's the police!
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Finally, they do gain entry.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Amber reads the suspect his rights.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22You're under arrest concerning the supply of controlled drugs.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
0:05:25 > 0:05:28when questioned something which you later rely on in court.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Do you understand?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33This arrest is necessary for prompt and effective investigation.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Amber's caution was word perfect.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Now the search can begin.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Sit him there.- Yeah, just sit down.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The intelligence is proving to be good.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The officers find cannabis strewn across the front room...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53On the floor there.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55..but the police still need evidence to back up
0:05:55 > 0:05:57the more serious allegation
0:05:57 > 0:05:59that the suspect's a dealer as well as a user.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01We've got his phone. Awesome.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04We'll go back down now and let the dog do his business.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08If they find it, the suspect could face a lengthy prison sentence.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17The West Midlands Ambulance Service receives
0:06:17 > 0:06:20around a million calls each year...
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- We've got a job.- Off we go.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24..and new recruit Sam du Plessis Grimson
0:06:24 > 0:06:26is already getting his fair share.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31In his first month, he's treated a child suffering
0:06:31 > 0:06:33a severe allergic reaction...
0:06:35 > 0:06:36..and an elderly stroke patient.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38OK?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Sam's treated the entire age range.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45But there's always something new around the corner.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Sam's paramedic adventure began with a six-week training course
0:06:55 > 0:06:58in autumn, 2013.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Best thing to get these off is hold that...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03press it and pull it off.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07The rookies were taught how to treat badly injured patients...
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Dressing pack goes directly over the wound.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12..how to get to casualties quickly...
0:07:12 > 0:07:15As we're going down here, you're checking your mirrors
0:07:15 > 0:07:17while turning your head quite often which is good.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20..and how to respond if attacked on duty.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26Nearly 1,400 ambulance staff were assaulted in 2013.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29When you've got your hands closed and you crash into me,
0:07:29 > 0:07:30my arms will be pinned against my body.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34If my hands are open and you crash into me, you'll bounce off my arms.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I do feel slightly prepared, but at the same time a bit sort of...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I'm not completely naive, thinking, "Yeah, I'll be the best,"
0:07:40 > 0:07:43and that sort of thing. Not at all. It's just knowing that you've got
0:07:43 > 0:07:45to take every job as it comes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52A month later and Sam's on his way to a real emergency.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56SIREN WAILS
0:07:56 > 0:08:01Today his shift partner is fellow rookie Ash Atkins.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- What have we go, bro? - We're going to a red two,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- female, 28, with chest pain. - 28?- Yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Sam and Ash became close friends during training,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14but this is the first time they've worked together.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Sam's driving is good. He's done the course.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19He's always said to me that he was really good on the course,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21so I'll be judging him throughout the day.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25The call is classed as a red two. That means urgent.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28So it could either be a possible heart attack or...
0:08:28 > 0:08:30maybe a panic attack.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Speed is essential. The patient is home alone with her baby.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- How far away? - Only seven minutes away.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Hello, my love. Is it Laura?- It is.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45OK. What's been happening today, my love?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Laura's been in agony for two hours.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Does it travel anywhere at all?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52No. It's just here.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54What does it feel like? Is it a sharp pain?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57No, it feels like tightening.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59If you could score this pain out of ten,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01ten being the worst pain you've had, what would you say this is?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- It's about nine.- About a nine? OK.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Have you ever suffered from this before, my love?- No.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Laura was carrying her baby when the pain in her stomach first hit.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It just took me and I couldn't hold him and I just went really funny.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- What's his name?- Daniel.- Daniel.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Laura's blood pressure is soaring.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24As this could indicate a heart attack, Ash prepares her for an ECG.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28No talking for a second, just while we do this.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Just nice and still for us.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39It's good news. The ECG reveals that Laura's heart is fine.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41So it's nothing to do with your heart.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Can you point to where the pain is actually at the moment?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Just there at the minute.- Right there. It's not gone anywhere else?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50No. It was in my stomach and it's here at the minute.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Sam suspects the pain is due to either a stomach ulcer
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- or gallstones.- It might be something going on there,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00but it's quite difficult for us to tell because we haven't got
0:10:00 > 0:10:02any machines or ultrasound or anything like that,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05so it will be, obviously, a trip to hospital.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08All agree that hospital's the best place for Mum.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11As for baby, there's no-one here to look after him,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14so he'll have to make the journey too.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17It's never ideal to take a child into hospital
0:10:17 > 0:10:22because of infection and that sort of thing, but if we have to, we can.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Sam tries to ensure Daniel's comfortable.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28If he gets upset, it's likely to stress his mum even more
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and that won't help her blood pressure.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Ah! Bop, bop, bop!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Laura will be monitored en route.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I'm just going to pop these on for observations
0:10:39 > 0:10:41cos her blood pressure was a bit high earlier.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Just going to keep an eye on that.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Throughout the emergency,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47an ability to stay cool under pressure has been crucial.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50What we really wanted to do was just calm the situation down.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53With that one, if we'd gone in and over-reacted,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56the baby would have picked up on it. We would have had a screaming child.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59The lady's in a lot of pain. It would have made it a lot worse.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02You've got to make sure you take everyone into account.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Despite their best efforts, Daniel does become agitated,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11but that's more due to the time of day than the journey.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15He's upset because dinner service has been shut.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Laura's whisked into A&E for tests.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22The paramedics' work is done
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and Baby Daniel will soon be able to calm down again.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27The fact he was hungry had nothing to do with it. It was your driving.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- He was fine before we set off. - You're blaming my driving?! - He was fine.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- You're blaming my driving for that?- Yeah.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Sam's driving skills will soon be put to the test again.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41There are several hours of their shift still to complete.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Paramedic training is rigorous, but not uniquely so.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53All along the UK and Ireland's coast,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56lifeboat recruits undergo equally challenging tests...
0:11:57 > 0:12:01..as RNLI volunteer Gary Crowe is about to find out.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Today, Gary and his crewmates in Dunbar are setting off
0:12:11 > 0:12:14for a man-overboard training exercise.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16These are must-have skills.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19RNLI lifeboat crews in Scotland rescued
0:12:19 > 0:12:21more than 1,000 people last year.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Coxswain Gary Fairbairn briefs his team.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28We're going to put you in the water as a casualty
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and, guys, I want you to put the safety harnesses on him. OK?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Gary's a joiner by trade.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37He applied to join the lifeboat crew a year ago
0:12:37 > 0:12:40and now has a whole new set of colleagues.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42I've loved it ever since.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44There's a saying, "Living the dream, enjoy it,"
0:12:44 > 0:12:46and I'm glad I've done it now.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49The exercise involves rescuing a casualty from the sea
0:12:49 > 0:12:51using a harness.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54As Gary's still on probation, the pressure's on him to get it right.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00The casualty needs to be saved quickly.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03In a real call-out, there'd be a risk of hypothermia.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Gary must secure the straps properly.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Failure to do so could lead to the casualty being injured
0:13:12 > 0:13:13when he's lifted.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22The pulley system allows the crew to hoist weights of 250kg,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25essential for lifting waterlogged casualties.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Gary's completed the first section of his training. Now onto part two.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42In extreme conditions, a lifeboat's power steering can fail,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45so the boat's rudders need to be controlled manually.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Gary's cox wants to see if he can do that
0:13:48 > 0:13:51during a practice casualty rescue. It's a big ask.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54What we're going to do is rig the steering, Gaz.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I want you to command the lifeboat, as we're doing it, so you're going to be giving us orders.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03At the same time, we're going to have a casualty in the water and that casualty is going to be a fender.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Man overboard!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Doing this exercise with a crewmate in the sea
0:14:07 > 0:14:10would be much too dangerous.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Instead, the team will pick up a lifeboat fender...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16if Gary can get the boat close enough.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21The rookie shouts commands to crewmates
0:14:21 > 0:14:24who adjust the boat's rudders with ropes.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32If he gets this wrong, the lifeboat will veer out of control.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Gary's manoeuvring the boat perfectly.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50That's it, well done. Easy, eh?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Mission accomplished. The crew return to base.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Even though he's only just joined, Gary already feels part of the team.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01There's never, "You're the newbie," or anything like that.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03They always try to encourage you to do your best.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07They're all great, every one of them spends the time to teach you.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I take my hat off to him, you know. He's still to finish his probation,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13but what he's done so far, I'm very impressed with.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15The newcomer has also impressed
0:15:15 > 0:15:18while responding to a real life-and-death call out.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Summer, 2013, and local fisherman Peter Gray's boat
0:15:24 > 0:15:29suddenly started taking in water and sinking during a fishing trip.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33The last thing that I can remember is getting my life jacket
0:15:33 > 0:15:35and the boat starting to roll over.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Peter just had time to radio a May Day before abandoning ship
0:15:39 > 0:15:41off the Berwickshire coast.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Within minutes, the Dunbar lifeboat was scrambled,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47but there was no sign of the fisherman or his boat.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50You're fearing the worst when something like that happens
0:15:50 > 0:15:53because you don't know what you're going to see
0:15:53 > 0:15:55or what you're going to go to.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04As the crew tried in vain to find him,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Peter was struggling for survival in the freezing water.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I was starting to feel the effects of hypothermia,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13but at the same time, I was trying to swim ashore.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I was heading for the shore, but the tide wouldn't let me go ashore.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Suddenly, the crew spotted his submerged boat.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24But as there was no sign of Peter, they feared the worst.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It was certainly a shock cos you wondered where he was.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30At the time, I'd heard that there was nothing...
0:16:30 > 0:16:32No further communications were made from him.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35The lifeboat couldn't approach the stricken vessel.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37There were dangerous reefs close to the surface.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Crew member Alistair volunteered to swim across
0:16:44 > 0:16:46to search for Peter inside the boat.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Gary was charged with controlling the rope attached to his crewmate.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Alistair's life was literally in his hands.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00When we're putting someone in the water,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03the boat could have rolled over and sank
0:17:03 > 0:17:06and took Alistair with it.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09He was banging on the boat to see if there was anybody in.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12When I turned around and went, "Can't find anybody,"
0:17:12 > 0:17:15the whole boat, even from the distance I was,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17you could see everyone's face just drop.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Then suddenly, Gary spotted an object in the distance.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30It was like an orange buoy in the water.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33There was something definitely different about it.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36It was like there was something else attached to it.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38The crew hauled Alistair back on board,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42then set off towards the shape Gary had spotted.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51By this point, Peter had been in the icy sea for 30 minutes.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53It's amazing how cold the water is
0:17:53 > 0:17:55when you're in it for that length of time.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Of course, when we got to it, we realised it wasn't a buoy.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01It was a casualty in the water holding on to the debris
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- that came off the deck of the boat. - When the lifeboat got close,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Alistair swam to the exhausted fisherman.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Then another crewmate jumped in to help.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21They managed to grab a hold of me and they lifted me aboard.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27The big thing that gave me a fright was how white he was.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30If somebody's hypothermic, you heat them up too quick,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- you can actually kill them. - Your training does kick in.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Gary and his crewmates gradually warmed Peter up.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39His temperature slowly returned to normal.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42It was a good feeling, anyway, to know that...
0:18:42 > 0:18:44you've saved somebody's life, basically.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Definitely glad the lifeboat was there that day.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52The temperature of the water, it was a killer.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56In spotting the stricken fisherman in the distance,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58whilst holding the rope attached to his colleague,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Gary had proved his worth to the crew.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06What he'd done was good, he kept a visual on 360 around him and not
0:19:06 > 0:19:11just concentrated on that one thing, you know? Which is quite easily done.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14But the rookie insists the rescue was a team effort.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16He refuses to take any personal credit.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19We got him home at the end of the day.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20He was able to go home to his family and
0:19:20 > 0:19:25I think it was a pat on the back for everybody rather than just the one person.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Cheshire Constabulary makes more than 1,600 drug
0:19:31 > 0:19:33seizures each year.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Police Special Amber
0:19:34 > 0:19:38and senior colleague Richard are adding to that haul today.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42While a sniffer dog searches a suspected dealer's house,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45they ask him what they're likely to find.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Is there anything you need to tell us
0:19:46 > 0:19:50about? Anything upstairs, anywhere else in the house? Obviously there are drugs there.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- That's all your personal smoke there. - Yeah
0:19:54 > 0:19:58The suspect insists all the drugs are purely for personal use.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Police intelligence says otherwise.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Amber and Richard go to look for evidence of dealing.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Quite a nice place, isn't it?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11The sniffer dog has identified something suspicious.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Amber checks it out and discovers a large quantity of cash.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24And that's not all.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Oh, a couple of bags of white powder. - Yeah.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31As well as what looks like cocaine Amber finds another
0:20:31 > 0:20:32suspicious package.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37That might be either speed or ecstasy.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40The substance will be sent for forensic analysis.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Amber's also found drugs paraphernalia in the drawer.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Mirrors for taking it on and the razor for cutting it up.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Pipes to smoke drugs and kit used to grind them up are also present.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Cool, right get some bags.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It may have been hard work getting into the house
0:21:01 > 0:21:04but it was clearly worth the effort.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05When they were bashing the
0:21:05 > 0:21:08door down I was just... I've not seen
0:21:08 > 0:21:10anything like that before.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I was thinking "God if I was behind that door I'd be so scared."
0:21:13 > 0:21:16As well as the Class A drugs and cash,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Amber's found two mobile phones.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22These could hold vital information that will help police
0:21:22 > 0:21:24with their investigations.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I want to secure this phone basically.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30The suspect's wardrobe is full of expensive designer gear.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32He doesn't appear short of money.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34How many pairs of jeans has he got?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36He thinks he's Liam Gallagher.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Hugo Boss jacket. - Got quite a nice style, hasn't he?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- I think he thinks he's some kind of...- Amber, stop liking him.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46He's definitely going through the custody suite in his pyjamas though.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Time to take him in.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49See you shortly, all right?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53When they reach the custody suite,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56it's another first for the new Special.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Amber cautioned the suspect
0:21:58 > 0:22:02so she must report the grounds of the arrest to the custody sergeant.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Me.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Being concerned with the supply of controlled drugs.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Understood after caution.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Necessity is prompt
0:22:12 > 0:22:14and effective investigation.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Amber's report is impeccable.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Also found two iPhones and you found a Blackberry.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Formalities over, she locks up a suspect for the first time.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Richard is impressed by her work today.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Yeah, bang on, yeah. Perfect. Brilliant. Spot on.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38At the end of the day you've got to be
0:22:38 > 0:22:41like a sponge, you've got to soak up as much as you can
0:22:41 > 0:22:43and try remember for the next time she comes out.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Amber's made rapid progress as a Police Special.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52On her first drugs bust, she was full of nerves.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
0:22:56 > 0:22:58when questioned something which you later rely on in court.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Do you understand? Do you understand?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But today she's been assured and assertive.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence
0:23:08 > 0:23:09if you do not mention
0:23:09 > 0:23:11when questioned something which you later rely on in court.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Do you understand?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15On the arrest in the second drugs bust
0:23:15 > 0:23:19'I felt a lot more fluent and a lot more confident in the way'
0:23:19 > 0:23:20I spoke to him when I arrested him.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23'Compared to the first one I just remember being real shaky
0:23:23 > 0:23:26'and scared out of my wits really.'
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I just remember feeling like, "Oh, I did that really well,"
0:23:28 > 0:23:32at the end of it. Well, at least I hope I did.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Amber became a Special to help her decide
0:23:34 > 0:23:38whether to apply to join the police full-time.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Seven weeks in, she has no doubt where her ambitions lie.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45After the shifts I've done so far
0:23:45 > 0:23:46I know that I've enjoyed them
0:23:46 > 0:23:51so much that it's going to be what I'd love to do in the future
0:23:51 > 0:23:54and I'm really glad that I've enjoyed it so far
0:23:54 > 0:23:58because I couldn't imagine what I'd be doing if I didn't like it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Back in the West Midlands rookie paramedic Sam is nearing
0:24:06 > 0:24:09the end of his shift with fellow new recruit, Ash.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11It's the last call of the day
0:24:11 > 0:24:14and it could be their most challenging of all.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18We're going to a pregnancy in a swimming and fitness centre
0:24:18 > 0:24:20so fingers crossed it's not about to drop.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Sam puts his foot down.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30More information trickles through.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The patient is 32 years old and nine months pregnant.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The swimming pool manager meets them on arrival.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45All right, gents.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49The mum to be's waters have broken while she's in the bathroom.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53She's due to undergo a Caesarean section in two days' time
0:24:53 > 0:24:56but the baby doesn't want to wait.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I felt a bit of a gush and I thought it's not me wetting myself
0:24:59 > 0:25:01but the more I walked the more it leaked.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Yeah, OK. Do you feel you're able to walk?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Yeah, I think so.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Sam and Ash want to get the patient, Nicola, to the
0:25:08 > 0:25:12nearest maternity unit before she goes into labour.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Good luck. - Cheers.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Sam tries to put Nicola at her ease.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22So do you work here?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25No. I was going swimming on a swimming lesson.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Oh, all right.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29I thought I'd better go today because it would be my last
0:25:29 > 0:25:31one I'd be going to for a bit because I'll be having a C-section.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Do you know if it's a boy or a girl? - It's a boy.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- It's a boy. Have you got names yet? - Drew.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Drew.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Now she's settled comfortably, they can get a full medical history.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Has the pregnancy been fine?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46A little bit of high blood pressure now and again.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49And when your waters broke, it was just water?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- No like mucus-y type?- No. OK.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Nicola will be monitored en route for any signs of problems.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Nicola just said she suffers from
0:25:57 > 0:25:59high blood pressure during her pregnancy.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It's an early indicator of not so nice things
0:26:01 > 0:26:04but at the moment everything seems to be ticking
0:26:04 > 0:26:06over nicely. She looks in good health and she's
0:26:06 > 0:26:07not pushing so we like that.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11It's off to Maternity.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Sam goes as fast as he can - tonight he'd prefer not to play midwife.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19I've delivered
0:26:19 > 0:26:21two babies when I was a student
0:26:21 > 0:26:24but they're never a great job to go to
0:26:24 > 0:26:25because a lot of things can go wrong but
0:26:25 > 0:26:27it's always nice when you get there and
0:26:27 > 0:26:30they're not pushing, not contracting, you think,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32"Ah, brilliant we can relax"
0:26:32 > 0:26:35and have a little trip to hospital which is always a bit of a relief.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40They arrive at the nearest unit before the baby
0:26:40 > 0:26:42makes his appearance.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Your bump's not dropped at all has it?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Does it feel like it has?
0:26:46 > 0:26:47It's just a bit soft.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48I know it was hard but no.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57With Nicola safely delivered to the labour rooms,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Sam and Ash's shift is finally over.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04At the end of their first day working together,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07it's time to find out the two friends' verdicts.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Today has gone well with Ash.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11We had a good few patients and we've been
0:27:11 > 0:27:12able to help out a few people.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15We supported each other really well, good team work
0:27:15 > 0:27:17and we haven't fell out which is always a good thing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Sam's now a month into his fledgling career.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25All his training to get to this point was clearly worthwhile.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I've landed on my feet and I think I'm a very lucky 22-year-old man
0:27:28 > 0:27:32to actually be in a career that I want to do for the rest of my life.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Sam's patient Laura was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42She was discharged from hospital after treatment which
0:27:42 > 0:27:43improved her symptoms.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48The suspected drugs dealer Amber arrested was charged with
0:27:48 > 0:27:52possession with intent to supply controlled drugs.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54He's on police bail awaiting trial.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58And Nicola gave birth within minutes of Sam
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and Ash getting her to the hospital.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Baby Drew was 8 lbs and 15 oz.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Next time...
0:28:10 > 0:28:12A Friday-night fight.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15He's resisting arrest and attempting to bite one of the police officers.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Sarah races to help colleagues deal with a drunk.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Absolutely horrendous.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23A warehouse in flames.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24That's still smouldering.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27A rookie under pressure.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Come on, Hels, get in there.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34And Maya's toughest call yet.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36I feel really nervous.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39A tragic case for the new paramedic.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41It's really shocking. I can't believe it.