Is there any limit to our fascination with the emergency services? TV bosses don’t think so.
We’re so bombarded with fly-on-the-wall series about paramedics, midwives, mountain rescuers, firefighters and detectives, I almost feel qualified to take blood pressure and interrogate suspects.
Of course, this is an illusion – I couldn’t park an ambulance, let alone treat a patient. Nonetheless, every week I hear about a new documentary following brave men and women on the front line.
