Call Red

Call Red is a British television action drama series created by J. C. Wilsher that premiered on 8 January 1996 on ITV.[2] The series follows the adventures of an Air Ambulance squad, captained by Phillip Tulloch (Michael Carter). The series draws upon a documentary-style feel, including hand-held camera work for helicopter-based scenes, and detailed outlines of the procedures carried out by the medics themselves.[3] Just a single series of seven episodes was produced. The complete series has been earmarked for release on DVD by Network Distributing, although no set date has been given for the release.[4]

Call Red
Intertitle
Genre	Action • Drama
Created by	J. C. Wilsher
Written by	Peter Jukes Michael Jenner Brian McGill Alan Whiting
Directed by	Peter Barber-Fleming Christopher King Ian Knox
Starring	Michael Carter Seamus Gubbins Allie Byrne Adam Levy Claire Benedict Maria McAteer Ken Drury Vincent Regan Kelle Spry Morgan Jones Charlie Caine
Opening theme	"Guardian Angel" by Marcella Detroit
Composers	Francis Haines Stephen W. Parsons
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Antony Root [1]
Producer	Gillian Gordon [1]
Production locations	London, England, UK
Cinematography	Peter Middleton
Editor	Martin Sharpe
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Thames Television Meridian Television
Distributor	Fremantle
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	8 January (1996-01-08) – 19 February 1996 (1996-02-19)

Early reception of the series was critical. Thomas Sutcliffe of The Independent said that the series is composed of "wooden acting" and "cardboard dialogue", and that "the wiser viewer will realise it shows no vital signs at all".[5] Jim White of The Independent stated that "all the characters were ludicrously gung-ho, self-important and convinced they were the only people capable of administering medical assistance; typical doctors then, but not much fun to spend sixty minutes with".[2]