Rockface
2002
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 14 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 50 min/episode
Rockface is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2003. It ran for two series: the first six episodes were broadcast from 13 March to 17 April 2002 on Wednesday nights; the second series of eight episodes ran from 25 May to 27 July 2003 on Sunday nights.
The series is set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, and centres around a mountain rescue team led by Dr Gordon Urquhart. The major rescues and incidents in the series were based on real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service.
Seasons
Season 1
In this first episode we are introduced to some of the major characters. The first rescue involves Jamie ending up balanced on the edge of one of the rocks whilst attempting to rescue a photographer who has fallen. Two brothers are out walking when one trips and hurts himself. He ruptures his spleen , but the team have a long time to wait for a helicopter to arrive. Douglas has to rescue a diabetic who is in danger of going into a coma. Caroline wants to join the rescue team, but the others are wary of her because her father has donated money to the mountain rescue service.
Season 2
This episode opens with Douglas doing exercises, he is obviously thinking about going back on rescues, though Helen is not so keen. The first rescue involves a hand gliding accident. The hand glider is caught on cables. The second rescue involves a couple who have been rambling, the man has fallen into the waterfall.
Network
BBC One
Keywords
scotlandrock climbingmountain rescuescottish highlands