THE Accident & Emergency Department at Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital is once again the subject of a TV fly-on-the-wall series.

The eight-programme run on ITV West and ITV Westcountry starts on Wednesday, September 12.

Filmmaker Andrew Brown spent six months at Musgrove following staff and recording the stories of patients using the service.

Senior Nurse Nic Monteiro said: "Andrew films it as it is.

"Staff were very comfortable to be followed and talk about their work, and most patients were happy to talk about what had happened and the care they were receiving."

Mr Brown said: "It was a great experience for me to film in the department again and I'm grateful to the staff for their welcome and willingness to work with me.

"Although I always knew that an A&E department would be busy, and possibly difficult to deal with at times, I was surprised at how much it affected me and made me think.

"I am very proud of the programmes that we've made and think that they show the gritty reality of the modern NHS."

*Dave Ball, 37, was brought into Musgrove with chest pains.

He said: "I thought it was just indigestion, but Carole my fiancee insisted on calling an ambulance - I am only alive today because of her quick thinking.

"The staff assessed me, discovered that I had suffered a heart attack and very quickly got me the correct treatment.

"I am very grateful for the care I received."

Liam Warby was walking through Taunton when he noticed a group of youths in a nearby window with what he though was a toy gun.

Thinking nothing of it, he ignored them, moments later, he was shot in the jaw.

After being rushed to Musgrove he was stabilised and the staff considered the best way to remove the bullet.

He said: "They X-Rayed my neck and were able to tell me the exact type of bullet it was.

"I then saw the consultant and we decided that as it was not causing any great problems, we would leave the bullet in rather than go for a big operation.

"It feels a bit strange, but I guess I am lucky it didn't hit me any lower on my neck.

"The staff at Musgrove were great - friendly, never panicking and clearly experts in what they do."