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Crimewatch

TV series / 1984

Crimewatch

Episode directors Philippa Collie Cousins

★ 7.0/10Audience rating

Crimewatch is a long-running and high-profile British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public. The programme was originally broadcast once a month on BBC One, although in more recent years the programme has more usually been broadcast roughly once every two months. It was announced on 15 October 2008, that the BBC is to move the filming of shows …

The story

Crimewatch is a long-running and high-profile British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public. The programme was originally broadcast once a month on BBC One, although in more recent years the programme has more usually been broadcast roughly once every two months. It was announced on 15 October 2008, that the BBC is to move the filming of shows such as Crimewatch to studios in Cardiff.

The show was first broadcast on 7 June 1984, and is based on the German TV show Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst. It was first presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook. When Cook left in 1995, she was replaced by Jill Dando. After Dando's murder in April 1999, Fiona Bruce took over.

Kirsty Young, Matthew Amroliwala and Martin Bayfield currently front the show; following the departures of Ross and Bruce in 2007 and Rav Wilding on 15 December 2011.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1984 · 6 episodes Season details

June 7, 1984

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Season 2 Season 2 1985 · 9 episodes Season details

Jan. 21, 1985

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Season 3 Season 3 1986 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 30, 1986

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Season 4 Season 4 1987 · 9 episodes Season details

Jan. 29, 1987

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Season 5 Season 5 1988 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 12, 1988

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Season 6 Season 6 1989 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 12, 1989

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Season 7 Season 7 1990 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 18, 1990

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Season 8 Season 8 1991 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 17, 1991

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Season 9 Season 9 1992 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 23, 1992

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Season 10 Season 10 1993 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 21, 1993

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Season 11 Season 11 1994 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 20, 1994

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Season 12 Season 12 1995 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 19, 1995

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Season 13 Season 13 1996 · 1 episode Season details

Jan. 25, 1996

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Season 14 Season 14 1997 · 13 episodes Season details

Jan. 14, 1997

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Season 15 Season 15 1998 · 13 episodes Season details

Jan. 27, 1998

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Season 16 Season 16 1999 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 26, 1999

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Season 17 Season 17 2000 · 11 episodes Season details

Jan. 25, 2000

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Season 18 Season 18 2001 · 12 episodes Season details

Jan. 24, 2001

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Season 19 Season 19 2002 · 13 episodes Season details

Feb. 13, 2002

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Season 20 Season 20 2003 · 11 episodes Season details

Feb. 5, 2003

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Season 21 Season 21 2004 · 11 episodes Season details

Jan. 27, 2004

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Season 22 Season 22 2005 · 12 episodes Season details

Feb. 1, 2005

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Season 23 Season 23 2006 · 11 episodes Season details

Jan. 31, 2006

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Season 24 Season 24 2007 · 10 episodes Season details

Feb. 8, 2007

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Season 25 Season 25 2008 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 23, 2008

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Season 26 Season 26 2009 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 27, 2009

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Season 27 Season 27 2010 · 10 episodes Season details

Jan. 27, 2010

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Season 28 Season 28 2011 · 8 episodes Season details

Jan. 26, 2011

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Season 29 Season 29 2012 · 8 episodes Season details

Jan. 26, 2012

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Season 30 Season 30 2013 · 8 episodes Season details

Feb. 14, 2013

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Season 31 Season 31 2014 · 8 episodes Season details

Jan. 22, 2014

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Season 32 Season 32 2015 · 8 episodes Season details

Jan. 21, 2015

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Season 33 Season 33 2016 · 2 episodes Season details

Feb. 8, 2016

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Season 34 Season 34 2016 · 4 episodes Season details

Sept. 5, 2016

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Season 35 Season 35 2017 · 3 episodes Season details

Feb. 27, 2017

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Cast

Nick RossSelf - Host Sue CookSelf - Host Fiona BruceSelf - Host Kirsty YoungSelf - Host Matthew AmroliwalaSelf - Host · Self - Presenter Jill DandoSelf - Host Martin BayfieldSelf - Host Pattie ColdwellSelf - Host Jason MohammadSelf - Host Sonali ShahSelf - Host Jeremy VineSelf - Host Tina DaheleySelf - Host

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Sophie RaworthSelf - Host Rachel Ann CourtneyMarion Crofts Mark ChapmanDerek Duggan

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