BBC One's Ambulance will air emotional scenes when it returns for its ninth series on Thursday, August 11, which is set in North East England. The first episode of the series sees paramedics, Alex and Kyle, called to help a man who hasn't eaten or drank anything for three days. The call was made by the man's social worker, who made an unannounced visit to the house.
The immobile man, who has been bed bound for four years, struggles to even talk when Alex and Kyle arrive at the scene. He musters up the strength to tell the paramedics that he "cannot swallow water". Whilst Kyle tends to him, Alex finds out more from his wife. The man's wife tells Alex: "About three or four days ago, he wasn't eating or drinking because he was lying flat and he couldn't be bothered." From here, she tells her that her husband never gets out of bed because he hurt his back in the bathroom four years ago.
Meanwhile, Kyle feeds the man some water and asks him when he last had a proper meal, to which he replies, "I couldn't tell you". This prompts Kyle to start crying, meaning he has to leave the room. In an interview, Kyle reveals: "Seeing people helpless does affect [me]," before explaining that he relates to the situation because his sister had multiple sclerosis (MS). After quickly composing himself, he returns to the man's side.
