Seen our helicopter on TV? Here’s what you need to know
Our helicopter features in an episode of national television drama, Casualty, on Saturday 18 April 2026. We know you may have questions, so we’ve pulled together some key information below.
Yes. The helicopter featured is our real air ambulance helicopter, known as Helimed 65. It’s an EC135 T2+. You can take a tour of Helimed 65 online.
Filming was part of a planned production which took place in summer 2025, well in advance of broadcast.
No. Patient care always comes first. Filming was carefully planned and scheduled so it did not impact our emergency service in any way. While filming took place, our crew continued responding to real emergencies by air and road as normal.
No. The production company covered all associated costs related to filming. This ensured there was no impact on funds used to deliver our emergency service.
No, filming took place in two locations: at Horfield playing field in Bristol and on the Bristol Royal Infirmary helideck after it closed at 19:00.
Yes, the Pilot was our Senior Base Pilot at the time, Captain Jim Green.
Opportunities like this help raise awareness of the lifesaving work air ambulance charities carry out every day, and help start conversations about the support needed to keep the service running.
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity provides the critical care and air ambulance service for 2.1 million people across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and parts of Wiltshire.
We are a charity and rely on public donations and support to keep our crew responding to patients when they need us most. We need to raise over £4 million a year to remain operational and we don’t receive any day-to-day funding from the Government or National Lottery.
