Crimewatch deals with unsolved crimes which the police need help with either in the form of identification, information or to nudge the memories of potential witnesses. The crimes involved are frequently serious and frightening and come from all over the country. Some show just how cowardly some criminals can be in their brutal or just plain sadistic crimes against defenceless old people and children. The presenters of this programme have changed a number of times over the years, with one of the present being an ex-policeman who used to request help on the programme.
The programme always ends with one of the presenters wishing everyone a good night's sleep and not to have nightmares!moreless
Crimewatch UK
Thursday 9:00 PM on BBC
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Crimewatch UK is a BBC television appeal programme that helps police all over the UK solve cases with calls from viewers. The programme features various appeal request methods such as CCTV footage and reconstructions. In the 26 years, Crimewatch UK has been airing it has featured over 2500 cases and as a result of viewers calls providing information many arrests/convictions have been made. Nick Ross and Sue Cook originally presented the show, which began airing weekly in 1984. The pair continued presenting until 1995, when Sue left, replaced by Jill Dando. Jill herself became subject of the show, after been murdered in 1999. From here onwards, Fiona Bruce presented alongside Nick. In 2007 both Nick and Fiona left the show. From January 2008, the show began airing with a new look, presented by newsreader Kirsty Young, with Rav Wilding hosting segments of the show, as he has done since 2004, and the addition of a co-presenter in the form of Matthew Amroliwala. The show currently airs two episodes in the last week of each month, the first features the months cases and airs between 9pm and 10pm on BBC One. The second airs after the local news between 10.35pm and 10.45pm, and features updates on the cases featured in the earlier show.moreless
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Matthew Amroliwala
Presenter [Series 24-]
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Kirsty Young
Presenter [Series 24-]
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Rav Wilding
Presenter - Police Officer [Series 20-24]; Presenter [Series 24-]
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