Bizarre ER

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Bizarre ER
GenreDocumentary, Comedy, Reality
Narrated by Freema Agyeman
(series 1–3)
Sheridan Smith
(series 4)
John Barrowman
(series 5)
Tom Davis
(series 6)
Theme music composer Patrick Wolf
Opening theme"Accident & Emergency"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6 (5 in the UK, 1 in the U.S.)
No. of episodes40 (UK)
Production
Running time30 minutes (series 1–4, UK; series 5, USA)
60 minutes (series 6–, UK)
Production company Maverick Television
Original release
Network BBC Three (series 1–4)
TLC/Discovery (series 5)
E4 (series 6)
Release14 February 2008 (2008-02-14) 
16 May 2017 (2017-05-16)
Related
Bizarre Animal ER

Bizarre ER is a BBC Three, and later E4, television show that deals with hospital mishaps.

Contents

Series guide

Every episode shows a miraculous survival story and strange facts, like the woman who fell out of a plane at 35,000 ft and survived. Series 2 began airing on 21 April 2009 and consists of ten 30 minute episodes. Series 1 and 2 were filmed at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. [1]

Following the first five episodes, the show's animal counterpart Bizarre Animal ER, narrated by Kevin Bishop, aired for eight episodes on BBC Three in Bizarre ER's Tuesday slot. [2] Bizarre ER returned after for five more episodes.

Bizarre ER returned for a twelve-part third series from 10 May 2010 [3] and finished on 19 July 2010. [4] The series was filmed at the Northampton General Hospital.

The series returned for a ten-part fourth series on 28 March 2011, now narrated by Sheridan Smith. [5] Filming takes place at Northampton General Hospital as well as Bradford Royal Infirmary. The series also features bizarre operations that have happened around the world.

Series 5 is set in the US with John Barrowman as narrator, it started in March 2013 and ended in May 2013. Series 6 is set at several hospitals across the UK; locations include Dudley, Warwick, Basingstoke and the Isle of Wight.

International broadcast

Bizarre ER is now airing in the U.S. on the Discovery Life channel. [6] In Italy, it is broadcast by DMAX. [7]

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesNarratorCountry of broadcast
114 February 20083 April 20088 Freema Agyeman United Kingdom
221 April 200914 July 200910
310 May 201019 July 201012
428 March 201130 May 201110 Sheridan Smith
519 March 20137 May 20138 John Barrowman United States
614 March 201716 May 201710 Tom Davis United Kingdom

Series 1 (2008)

Overall no.Series no.EpisodeOriginal broadcast
11Episode One14 February 2008
22Episode Two21 February 2008
33Episode Three28 February 2008
44Episode Four6 March 2008
55Episode Five13 March 2008
66Episode Six20 March 2008
77Episode Seven27 March 2008
88Episode Eight3 April 2008

Series 2 (2009)

Overall no.Series no.EpisodeOriginal broadcast
91Episode One21 April 2009
102Episode Two28 April 2009
113Episode Three5 May 2009
124Episode Four12 May 2009
135Episode Five19 May 2009
146Episode Six16 June 2009
157Episode Seven23 June 2009
168Episode Eight30 June 2009
179Episode Nine7 July 2009
1810Episode Ten14 July 2009

Series 3 (2010)

Series no.Overall no.EpisodeOriginal broadcast
191Episode One10 May 2010
202Episode Two
213Episode Three17 May 2010
224Episode Four24 May 2010
235Episode Five31 May 2010
246Episode Six7 June 2010
257Episode Seven14 June 2010
268Episode Eight21 June 2010
279Episode Nine28 June 2010
2810Episode Ten5 July 2010
2911Episode Eleven12 July 2010
3012Episode Twelve19 July 2010

Series 4 (2011)

Series no.Overall no.EpisodeOriginal broadcast
311Episode One28 March 2011
322Episode Two4 April 2011
333Episode Three11 April 2011
344Episode Four18 April 2011
355Episode Five25 April 2011
366Episode Six2 May 2011
377Episode Seven9 May 2011
388Episode Eight16 May 2011
399Episode Nine23 May 2011
4010Episode Ten30 May 2011

Series 5 (2013)

Series no.Overall no.EpisodeOriginal broadcast
411Episode One19 March 2013
422Episode Two26 March 2013
433Episode Three2 April 2013
444Episode Four9 April 2013
455Episode Five16 April 2013
466Episode Six23 April 2013
477Episode Seven30 April 2013
488Episode Eight7 May 2013

Series 6 (2017)

Series no.Overall no.EpisodeOriginal broadcast
491Episode One14 March 2017
502Episode Two21 March 2017
513Episode Three28 March 2017
524Episode Four4 April 2017
535Episode Five11 April 2017
546Episode Six18 April 2017
557Episode Seven25 April 2017
568Episode Eight2 May 2017
579Episode Nine9 May 2017
5810Episode Ten16 May 2017

Bizarre Animal ER

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesNarratorCountry of broadcast
126 May 20095 November 20098 Kevin Bishop United Kingdom

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