Crimewatch Live

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Crimewatch Live
Crimewatch Live Title Card.png
Crimewatch Live title card (2021–present)
Also known asCrimewatch Daily
Crimewatch Roadshow
GenreFactual
Based on Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst
Presented by Phil Gayle
Jane Moore
Sophie Raworth
Rav Wilding
Ginny Buckley
Miriam O'Reilly
Dave Guest
Sian Lloyd
Jacqui Hames
Michelle Ackerley
Sonali Shah
Tina Daheley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3 (Daily)
12 (Roadshow)
5 (Live)
No. of episodes58 (Daily)
260 (Roadshow)
75 (Live) (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Camera setup Multiple-camera
Running time60 minutes (Daily)
45 minutes (Roadshow and Live)
Production companies BBC Studios
BBC Cymru Wales
Original release
Network BBC One
Release27 November 2000 (2000-11-27) 
present
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Crimewatch Live (previously known as Crimewatch Roadshow Live or simply Crimewatch Roadshow and originally as Crimewatch Daily) is a British television programme produced by BBC Studios Documentary Unit Cymru Wales, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving them. The programme is broadcast on BBC One. [1]

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History

2000–2001: Crimewatch Daily

First aired on 27 November 2000, Crimewatch Daily was the initial daily version of the original Crimewatch programme, [2] aired between 10:00 and 11:00am on weekday mornings, that appealed for help with unsolved cases not covered in the main programme. Broadcast from a specially designed studio at New Scotland Yard, [3] the series was presented by Phil Gayle and Jane Moore. [4] Two further series aired throughout 2001, before the final edition was broadcast on 7 December 2001. [5]

2009–2020: Crimewatch Roadshow

First broadcast on 1 June 2009, Crimewatch Roadshow was the second daily version of the BBC's Crimewatch programme, that was broadcast on weekdays from 9:15 to 10:00am. From 2009, the main Crimewatch programme did not broadcast in June, being instead replaced by twenty shows broadcast on a daily basis throughout the month. The Crimewatch Roadshow broadcast live from a different area of the country for each episode, often containing features on how the local police force helps to solve everyday crime. In October 2017, it was announced that following the cancellation of the main programme, it would now broadcast two series per year. [6]

12 series of the show have been broadcast. Rav Wilding has presented all 12 series, first appearing as a co-presenter alongside Sophie Raworth before being promoted to main anchor from the second series onwards. Ginny Buckley, Miriam O'Reilly, Dave Guest, Alice Bandhukvari, Nicola Rees, Sian Lloyd, Sonali Shah, Michelle Ackerley and Tina Daheley have all appeared as co-presenters throughout the series' run. During the fifth series, former Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames co-presented every Friday, updating viewers on success stories from years past.

2021: Crimewatch Live

First broadcast on 8 March 2021, Crimewatch Live is the third and current daily version of the BBC's Crimewatch programme, that broadcasts on weekday mornings originally from 11:00 to 11:45am before moving an hour earlier from September 2021. It is now filmed in BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House, Cardiff, with presenters Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley in the studio, and John Paul Davies reporting on scene. [1]

Show format

Broadcasting on weekday mornings, at various times over the years, it features approximately three or four cases per show with each case featuring reconstructions of the crime. It is one of the largest live factual studio productions. The films shown often feature interviews with senior detectives and/or relatives or friends of victims. [7] Key evidence is usually shown, such as E-FIT profiles of suspects and details of certain lines of enquiry.

Other features to the show include a "CCTV section", which showed crimes caught on CCTV with enhanced imagery of suspects. A "Wanted Faces" section was also featured: four close-up pictures of suspects police are trying to trace are shown on screen. This section also frequently involves information about suspects, including aliases. These four photos are shown upon the programme's closing credits, one of the few programmes in which the BBC do not 'show the credits in reduced size'.

Viewers can contact the show by phoning 08000 468 999, with the phone lines remaining open until 12:30pm on the morning of the programme. Viewers can also send text messages to 63399 24/7. [8] [9] Due to the high demand for cases to be shown on the programme, many other cases are added to the website. These are joined by reconstructions, CCTV footage and wanted faces that have been shown on previous programmes. All reconstructions, CCTV footage, faces and cases remain on the Crimewatch Live website until the criminals are caught or suspects convicted. [10] Each programme can be watched on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service for 24 hours (later increased to seven days) from broadcast.

Presenters

Crimewatch Daily

PresenterTenureAdditional information
Phil Gayle 2000–2001Main presenter of the original Crimewatch Daily series
Jane Moore 2000–2001Co-presenter of the original Crimewatch Daily series

Crimewatch Roadshow (Crimewatch Live since 2021)

PresenterTenureAdditional information
Rav Wilding 2009–presentPresenter of Crimewatch Roadshow for every series.
Sophie Raworth 2009Main presenter during the first series in June 2009.
Ginny Buckley 2010Co-presenter during the second series in 2010.
Miriam O'Reilly 2011Co-presenter during the third series in 2011.
Dave Guest 2012Co-presenter during the fourth series in 2012.
Sian Lloyd 2013–2015Second longest-serving co-presenter.
Sonali Shah 2015Co-presenter during third and final week of series 7 in June 2015.
Michelle Ackerley 2015–presentLongest-serving co-presenter, since June 2015.
John Paul Davies2020–2021Co-presenter for series 12, 13 and 14

Transmissions

Crimewatch Daily

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesMain presenter(s)Co-presenter(s)
127 November 20001 December 20005 Phil Gayle Jane Moore
229 January 20019 March 200129
35 November 20017 December 200124

Crimewatch Roadshow (Crimewatch Live since 2021)

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesMain presenter(s)Co-presenter(s)
11 June 200926 June 200920 [11] Sophie Raworth Rav Wilding
27 June 20102 July 201020 [11] Rav Wilding Ginny Buckley
36 June 20111 July 201120 [11] Miriam O'Reilly
411 June 20126 July 201220 [11] Dave Guest
510 June 20135 July 201320 [11] Sian Lloyd
Jacqui Hames (Episodes 5, 10, 15 & 20)
69 June 20144 July 201420 [11] Sian Lloyd
78 June 20153 July 201520 [11] Sian Lloyd (Episodes 1–10)
Michelle Ackerley (Episodes 11–15)
Sonali Shah (Episodes 16–20)
86 June 20161 July 201620 [11] Michelle Ackerley
912 June 20177 July 201720 [11] Michelle Ackerley (Episodes 1–15)
Tina Daheley (Episodes 16–20)
104 June 201829 June 201835 [11] Michelle Ackerley
4 March 201922 March 2019
119 September 201927 September 201930 [11]
9 March 202027 March 2020
127 September 202025 September 202015 [11] Michelle Ackerley
John Paul Davies [12] [13]
138 March 202126 March 202115 [13]
146 September 202124 September 202115 [13]
157 March 202225 March 202215 [13] Michelle Ackerley
163 October 202221 October 202215 [13]
176 March 202324 March 202315 [13]
182 October 202320 October 202315 [13]
194 March 202422 March 202415 [13]
2030 September 2024October 202415 [13]

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