The Golden Hour is a four-part British television medical drama series, written and created by Andrew Rattenbury, first broadcast on 14 September 2005 on ITV.

[1] The series, which stars Richard Armitage, Navin Chowdhry, Zoe Telford and Ciarán McMenamin,[2] centres on the activities of a specialist medical unit, the HEMS — or Helicopter Emergency Medical Service — which is based in London and operated by the London Ambulance Service.

[3] The title of the series refers to the hour which is deemed the most critical for patients with extensive injuries or severe medical conditions.

The series was one of four commissions, alongside Vincent, Afterlife and All About George, made by then-head of drama at ITV, Nick Elliott, in an attempt to attract a younger demographic.

[4] Prior to filming, the lead actors trained with the real HEMS team from the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel; one of whom, Dr Gareth Davies, was a consultant for the series.