Crisis Command: Could You Run The Country? is a test of confidence and the ability to prioritise and keep calm in a tense and rapidly evolving situation. Britain is facing a crisis; people's lives and the security of the nation are at stake and tough decisions must be made quickly. How would you get on making difficult, moral choices against time? Dramatising situations that Britain could one day face, Crisis Command: Could You Run The Country? gives three proven decision makers the chance to manage the country during a potential disaster. They have advice from Military, Emergency Services and Communications experts, but the final decisions are down to them alone. The team - acting as Ministers - will be confronted by dilemmas arising from the situation on the ground that will influence the fate of millions. Their objective is to work together to bring the crisis under control with as few casualties and as little economic impact as possible.
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The contestants (ministers) are put in a crisis command center and face an ultra-realistic simulation of a major crisis. In this particular scenario, there has been a massive explosion at Waterloo Station in London, causing chaos and numerous casualties. The ministers have to decide what do to.
The ministers are faced with the challenge of addressing a potential crisis, an outbreak of a suspicious illness in Liverpool. News reports indicate that 27 patients have been quarantined, with six others in intensive care. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, and health officials are concerned it could lead to an epidemic. The ministers have to decide what to do.
More extraordinary circumstances confront ordinary people. How will three members of the public cope with a simulated flood crisis? They'll receive military help from Air Marshall Sir Tim Garden, communications tips from former Conservative spin doctor Amanda Platell and advice on the emergency services from intelligence officer Charles Shoebridge - but, acting as government ministers, they make the ultimate decisions.
When a simulated hostage situation looms, can members of the public run the country? They are guided by Gavin Hewitt, with military advisor Sir Tim Garden, spin doctor Amanda Platell and former counter-terrorism expert Charles Shoebridge.
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