MEMBERS of Bolton Mountain Rescue have been showing off their specialist skills to a TV crew.

A group of 33 members took part in a mock search operation at Rivington Pike as well as rescuing a TV presenter who had abseiled down Anglezarke quarry.

The crew from Scottish Children's BBC enlisted the help of the Bolton team for the third series of Against All Odds programme for youngsters shown during the summer holidays, but filmed throughout the winter.

The series is mostly filmed in Scotland, but the producer was keen to include Bolton Mountain Rescue as they work so closely with the other emergency services.

The Bolton rescuers will be seen in all six episodes of the latest series and have been filmed carrying out all sorts of exercises which will serve as linking shots between the main features on the major emergency service crews.

Presenter Jake Humphrey braved the torrential wind and rain to abseil down the side of the quarry, where the mountain rescue team regularly trains, before the Bolton rescuers winched him back to safety on a stretcher.

Some of the crew also took part in interviews with Jake about their work and the dangers involved as well as showing off their "sweeping" skills trooping across the moors in the same way they would if someone had been reported missing.

Bolton Mountain Rescue team leader Garry Rhodes said: "We are really honoured to have been asked to take part.

"I think the producer was interested in the fact that we are so closely integrated with the emergency services.

"We have all enjoyed it today even though we have had to do so many retakes in bad weather."

Producer Yvonne Gordon said: "The team in Bolton has been fantastic with us and a great help.

"We are aware of the fact they are constantly on call, so they could have to rush off and leave us at any moment, but they have been very patient."

The series includes reconstructions of dramatic rescues where a youngster has proved to be the hero of the day, simple first aid tips for children and the crew also go behind the scenes of programmes such as Casualty and Hollyoaks to reveal how they film major accidents.