Saving Lives at Sea: Windsurfer Caught in the Storm
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm, Wednesday, July 22 on BBC Two England (2)
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Windsurfer Caught in the Storm
With Storm Eunice, and its 100 mph winds, battering the south coast, the Portsmouth crew have to decide whether they can even launch to a windsurfer in trouble. Once they're on the water, the situation escalates when it's reported that the casualty doesn't have his diabetes medication with him. In Skerries, on the east coast of Ireland, a husband watches on as his wife struggles on her kayak. When the crew race to her rescue, they discover her in the water and close to exhaustion
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Steven Mackintosh
(Narrator)
James Bainbridge
(Director)
Olly Rose
(Director)
David Mackay
(Series producer)
Sarah Spencer
(Executive producer)
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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.'
James Bainbridge
(Director)
Olly Rose
(Director)
David Mackay
(Series producer)
Sarah Spencer
(Executive producer)
