The Dog Rescuers

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The Dog Rescuers
Genre Documentary
Presented by Alan Davies (2014-21)
Angellica Bell (2018)
Narrated by Russell Tovey (2013)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11
No. of episodes114
Production
Running time30 minutes (2013)
60 minutes (2014—21)
Production companiesMiddlechild and Motion Content Group
Original release
Network Channel 5 (2013–18)
5Select (2019–21)
Release8 October 2013 (2013-10-08) 
15 November 2021 (2021-11-15)

The Dog Rescuers, (sometimes known as The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies) is a British television programme that followed the work of animal charity RSPCA, specifically their work rescuing dogs. [1]

Contents

A total of six series and eight special episodes of the show were broadcast on Channel 5 from 8 October 2013 to 26 December 2019, the show moved to 5Select in 2019 with the first episode of the seventh series airing on 14 October 2019.

The first season of the show was originally narrated by Russel Tovey. From the second season on Alan Davies, the English stand-up comedian, hosted the show.

The show takes place in different parts of the UK, helping dogs who were neglected, abused, or abandoned. Throughout the documentary the audience will see the insides of a vet clinic and their process they do in order to help the dogs. Some of the types of professionals the audiences see within the documentary are vets, animal control, police officers, and or RSPCA Inspectors.

Transmissions

Series

SeriesSeries startSeries endEpisodesChannel
18 October 20133 December 201310 Channel 5
23 June 201419 August 201412
319 May 20154 August 201515
421 June 201627 September 201615
527 June 201719 September 201713
612 June 201814 August 20189
714 October 20199 December 20198 5Select
82 September 202012 October 20207
930 November 202021 December 20204
108 June 202127 July 20218
1111 October 202115 November 20216

Specials

SeriesOriginal air date
Christmas special24 December 2014
Puppy special27 October 2015
Christmas specials15 & 22 December 2015
Christmas special21 December 2016
Christmas specialDecember 2017
21 Dogs – The Big Rescue20 February 2018
Christmas special26 December 2018
Christmas Special19 December 2019
Christmas Special21 December 2020

The Kitten Rescuers/Jo Brand's Cats & Kittens

On 28 December 2016, Jo Brand presented a one-off episode entitled "The Kitten Rescuers" on Channel 5. In 2017, it was turned into a series renamed as "Jo Brand's Cats & Kittens" it began airing on 14 November 2017 for a six-episode run until 19 December 2017.

The Dog Rescuer | Pets & Vets

Under the Youtube account, "Pets & Vets" there is a section of "The Dog Rescuer" documentaries with Alan Davie. These are new episodes that are not found on streaming platforms. They consist of the same content as the television series with more recent release dates. The first release date was on 21 December 2022. The latest episode was released on 2 June 2022. The documentary continues to follow RSPCA inspectors as they work to try to help rescue dogs across the UK.

References

  1. "My5". www.channel5.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.