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Heart of the Community

Episode 3 of 10

When reports come in of a kayaker who has failed to make it back to shore - where his wife is watching on helplessly - the Larne crew race to the rescue.

For almost 200 years, the UK and Ireland鈥檚 lifeboat stations have always been at the heart of their local communities.

In Larne, Northern Ireland, father and son duo Frank and Jack respond to reports of a kayaker who has failed to make it back to shore. On the south Devon coast, the Torbay crew race to the rescue of a dinghy that鈥檚 run aground on rocks in a perilous position.

In Cardigan, two capsized kayakers provide the crew with a stern test. And in Flint, north Wales, it was the people of the town that first raised the money for a lifeboat, in the late 1950s, before the RNLI set up a station there in 1966. Now, the current crew oversee the launch of the lifeboat to an unusual incident: the beaching of a fin whale.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Steven Mackintosh
Executive Producer Sarah Spencer
Series Producer David Mackay
Director Phil Broadhurst
Director Olly Rose
Production Company Blast! Films

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