Chaplains: Angels of Mersey - Season 1

Chaplains are helping the family of a baby about to undergo serious open heart surgery. Meanwhile, James the university chaplain is at the Fresher's Fair and finds a novel way of encouraging students into church.

The new Street Pastor patrol team head for the city's nightlife district for the start of a frontline mission which aims to spread the word of God to Liverpool's clubbers. Meanwhile, the university rabbi is on a mission to recruit Jewish students into the faith.

The chaplains give support to a young mother whose eighteen-month-old son is seriously ill and about to undergo his tenth operation. Across the city at Liverpool University,Chaplain James Harding is busy providing much-needed support to homesick first-year students, and the street pastors are back on patrol, handing out flip flops and spiritual advice to clubbers, who appear to have more woes than just their sore feet.

The chaplains help Amanda, who rediscovered her faith when her daughter Sophie narrowly survived a serious heart condition. The university rabbi is working hard to keep Jewish students true to their faith by organising a kosher social event at the local bowling alley. Plus Adam, a convert to Islam who works out of the main mosque in the city, supports new Muslim converts as they embrace their new faith.

Bill Sanders, a chaplain but also a trained firefighter, goes on 999 calls. At Alder Hey Children's Hospital, chaplains support mother Zoe as she anxiously awaits the result of an operation on her son. And university chaplain James Harding introduces overseas students to Christmas traditions, including brussels sprouts.

Hayley Jones lost her ten month old son because of his heart defect. She's pregnant again and Hayley and the chaplains at Alder Hey Children's Hospital are praying that her new baby won't have the same problem.

We also travel to Goodison Park to meet chaplain Harry Ross. He says he has two loves - his love of God and his love of Everton Football Club.