
Episodes

1. Episode 1
17 Sept 2020 · 60 min
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save two paddleboarders being swept into a shipping lane, search for a missing fisherman and abandon a crewmate’s wedding when the pager calls.

2. Episode 2
24 Sept 2020 · 60 min
The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a stranded porpoise, a teenager trapped by the tide on a rocky outcrop and the crew of a fishing boat on fire.

3. Episode 3
6 Oct 2020 · 60 min
The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a paddleboarder being blown out to sea, a man overboard and two teenage girls trapped on a sandbank and at risk of drowning.

4. Episode 4
13 Oct 2020 · 60 min
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a sinking schooner and a walker with a broken leg, while cries for help in the early hours of the morning lead to an eerie night-time search.

5. Episode 5
20 Oct 2020 · 60 min
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a stricken fishing boat in a force-eight gale, a yacht trapped on a weir in Loch Ness and a puppy that has swallowed a fishing hook.

6. Episode 6
10 Nov 2020 · 60 min
The RNLI volunteers race against time to try and save three people in the water in the Bristol Channel, a father and son trapped against a cliff face and a badly injured sailor.

7. Episode 7
17 Nov 2020 · 60 min
The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a family trapped in their car, slowly being engulfed by the sea, two kayakers close to drowning, and a fossil hunter cut off by the tide.

8. Episode 8
24 Nov 2020 · 60 min
The RNLI volunteers face a search in one of the worst storms in living memory, race to save three people caught in a rip current and two men stuck on an oil rig's anchor chain.

9. Episode 9
7 Jan 2021 · 60 min
The RNLI volunteers search for a missing kitesurfer, race to rescue a father and daughter being swept out to sea and try to save all nine lives of a casualty in the Thames.

10. Episode 10
14 Jan 2021 · 60 min
The RNLI volunteers race to save a teenage paddleboarder being swept out to sea, a sinking cargo ship and a yacht being battered by an Atlantic storm.
Saving Lives at Sea Series 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in Saving Lives at Sea Series 5?
Series 5 of Saving Lives at Sea has 10 episodes, about 10 hours in total.
When did Saving Lives at Sea Series 5 come out?
Series 5 premiered on 17 Sept 2020.