Saving Lives at Sea: Hidden Dangers
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Thursday, May 14 on BBC Two England (2)
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Hidden Dangers
Porthcawl's crew receive a call about a swimmer who's been swept out to sea in a rip current on the south-west coast of Wales. On the Cornish coast, the Sennen Cove and Penlee crews respond to reports of a 31,000 ton cargo ship that's about to run aground on the Wolf Rock lighthouse. The Chiswick crew race to rescue of a party boat that has lost engine power on the Thames
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Steven Mackintosh
(Narrator)
Sarah Spencer
(Executive producer)
Dave Mackay
(Series producer)
Phil Broadhurst
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Steven Mackintosh
(Narrator)
Born:
April 30, 1967
in
Cambridge
Best Known For:
Playing a drug-dealer in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Early-life:
Steven Mackintosh was born on April 30, 1967, in Cambridge. He caught the drama bug and got his first acting job at 13. When more roles started flooding in, he had to decide between going to drama school or carrying on with his conventional education. He decided to pursue acting.
Career:
Mackintosh made his TV debut in 1983 series Nanny, and went on to appear in Doctor Who, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4,The Bill, Care (for which he won a Royal Television Society Award), London Kills Me, The Buddha of Suburbia, Cadfael, Blue Juice, Prime Suspect, Undercover Heart and The Land Girls. He won Best Actor at the Brussels International Film Festival for his part in gender-bending comedy Different for Girls. Theatre roles have included Brighton Beach Memoirs and My Zinc Bed. His recent work includes Underworld: Evolution (and its second sequel), Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart, Criminal Justice, Mo, and Luther.
Quote:
'I'm not ambitious to be well-known, or for the accolades, but I am to do the stuff I like.'
Sarah Spencer
(Executive producer)
Dave Mackay
(Series producer)
Phil Broadhurst
(Director)
