Blues and Twos is a documentary series following the work of Britain's emergency services. It aired on ITV between 22 November 1993 and 5 March 1998 and was produced by Carlton Television and Zenith North.
Production.
Executive producer Ivan Rendall explains the idea behind the series: 
Above all, the idea was to show the reality of people whose working lives are spent in dangerous circumstances, and to do so without sanitising what they actually do (…) by making it real, the audience could see them for the very special kind of people they are.
A pilot episode was created in 1993, featuring the team from the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) as they responded to casualties in the aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing.
To capture the action up close, a solo cameraman accompanied the rescue teams. Cameras were also mounted on and inside vehicles, and workers wore body-mounted cameras, marking a first for this type of documentary.
Originally the programme had been commissioned by Carlton for transmission in the London area but the ITV network decided to air it nationally. The opening episode gained 12.25 million viewers, higher than anticipated. From there the first series of seven episodes was commissioned, covering the work of a variety of emergency services across the country.
Series Overview.
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Episodes.
Series 1 (1994).
Episodes aired on ITV on Thursdays at 20:30.
Series 2 (1996).
Episodes aired on ITV on Thursdays at 20:30.
Series 3 (1997).
Episodes aired on ITV on Mondays at 20:30.
Series 4 (1998).
Episodes aired on ITV on Thursdays at 20:30.
Awards and nominations.
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the BAFTA. They have been awarded annually since 1955.