Episode 1
Follow the extraordinary stories of two George Cross recipients, Kim Hughes who rescued soldiers from a mine field and Stuart Archer who defused a Luftwaffe bomb.
Episode 2
Follow the stories of two George Cross recipients, James Beaton who foiled a kidnap attempt on Princess Anne and PC Gledhill who made an arrest despite being shot.
Episode 3
In Iraq Chris' tank is engulfed by flames after a friendly-fire catastrophe. Despite being shot he throws himself into the fire to drag out his injured friends.
Episode 4
Air stewardess Jane saves dozens of lives after a plane crash lands at Heathrow and a 15-year-old boy leaps into an inferno to save his two little brothers.