Hero Squad

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. What will their RNLI mentor think of their performance, as they attempt to rescue a man overboard and his stranded yacht, far out at sea?

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. After just one day of training, the cadets have the chance to put their new skills to the test. Can they overcome their fear of enclosed spaces and deal with very challenging conditions, as they attempt to rescue two cavers who are trapped, deep in an underground cave in Derbyshire?

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. After just one day of training, the cadets have the chance to put their new skills to the test.

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. The Hero Squad cadets are back at the RNLI training school in Poole and this time it's all about speed and teamwork. How will these young recruits cope when their In-shore life boat capsizes and will they manage to locate and rescue two exhausted kayakers, before it's too late?

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. The six Hero Squad cadets find out that you need a good head for heights when you're working with HM Coastguards. They have to go over the edge of a cliff and learn how to direct a helicopter to a safe landing, when they're faced with the challenge of rescuing an unconscious casualty before the tide comes in.

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. It's all hands to the pump when the Hero Squad Cadets join forces with the Dorset Fire Service and learn the basics of fire rescue. Weighed down by their heavy breathing apparatus, the Cadets smash their way into a smoke-filled building to rescue a Hero Squad casualty.

Six children are transformed into Hero Squad Cadets and start a rigorous training programme alongside real-life, life savers. The cadets need the help of some four-legged canine rescuers as they scour a large area of Dartmoor, to find an injured walker. Good map reading skills and strong boots are essential as all the cadets try to impress their Mountain rescue mentor and be awarded Hero of the Day.

The cadets find out there's a lot more to being a lifeguard than looking cool in the uniform! This job requires teamwork, good communication and stamina, as they soon realise, when given the responsibility of patrolling a busy beach. Rav Wilding is on hand to make sure that they put their training to good use when they respond to an emergency call about an injured wind surfer.

There's no time for larking around as the Cadets find out for themselves, just how treacherous mud can be. It's a messy job and the cadets have a real struggle on their hands as they try to rescue a man trapped in the mud flats. Can they free him from his sticky situation, before hypothermia sets in? This is not a good time to forget how to tie a knot!