Crimewatch

Crimewatch (formerly Crimewatch UK) was a British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving the case. The programme was originally broadcast once a month on BBC One, although in the final years before axing it was usually broadcast roughly once every two months.

For other uses, see Crimewatch (disambiguation).

Crimewatch
Also known as	Crimewatch UK
Genre	Factual
Based on	Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst
Presented by	Nick Ross Sue Cook David Hatcher Helen Phelps Jacqui Hames Jill Dando Fiona Bruce Rav Wilding Kirsty Young Matthew Amroliwala Martin Bayfield Jason Mohammad Sophie Raworth Jeremy Vine Tina Daheley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	33
No. of episodes	322 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joe Mather
Production location(s)	Multiple location(s)
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV)
Original release	7 June 1984 (1984-06-07) – 20 March 2017 (2017-03-20)
Chronology
Followed by	Crimewatch Update
Related shows	Crime Limited Crimewatch Daily Crimewatch Roadshow
External links
Website

Crimewatch was first broadcast on 7 June 1984, and is based on the German TV show Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst (which translates as File Reference XY … Unsolved). Nick Ross and Sue Cook presented the show for the first eleven years, until Cook's departure in June 1995. Cook was replaced by Jill Dando. After Dando was murdered in April 1999, Ross hosted Crimewatch alone until January 2000 when Fiona Bruce subsequently joined the show.[1]

Kirsty Young and Matthew Amroliwala replaced Ross and Bruce following their departures in 2007. It was announced on 15 October 2008 that the BBC would move the production of shows such as Crimewatch to studios in Cardiff.[2] Young and Amroliwala remained as the lead presenters until 2015. Following a brief period with guest presenter Sophie Raworth in 2016, it was announced that the show would relaunch in September 2016 with a new weekly format. The new presenters were announced as Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley.[3] The new series began on 5 September 2016, with the final episode broadcast on 20 March 2017.

In October 2017, the BBC announced that the main Crimewatch series had been axed, citing declining viewership.[4] The daytime spin-off series Crimewatch Roadshow would continue to air, but will also air more episodes per year.[5]

History

The idea for the show came from the UK programme Police Five and the German Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst (File Reference XY … Unsolved).[6] Producers viewed the shows and rejected the overt reconstructions with music to build suspense in America's Most Wanted, and were also against the idea of filming the reconstruction from the perspective of the offender as in Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst (particularly for sexual assaults).[7] However, they favoured the idea of audience participation in the show.[7] Originally, Crimewatch UK (as it was then known) was due to run for only three programmes.[8] It was regarded as an experiment when it was first shown, partly because of doubts about whether the police would take part,[8] witnesses and victims would welcome the idea, could it actually lead to arrests, and could it be considered in prejudicing a jury. In over 25 years, 57 murderers, 53 rapists and sex offenders, 18 paedophiles, and others were captured as a direct result of Crimewatch appeals.

Show format

Former logo

Crimewatch used to be shown once a month on BBC One usually at 9pm, with a Crimewatch Update at 10.35 (following the BBC News at Ten). Since March 2011 the show aired less frequently, roughly once every two months.[9] It featured approximately three or four cases per show, with each case featuring reconstructions of the crime. It was one of the largest live factual studio productions. The films shown often feature interviews with senior detectives and/or relatives or friends of victims.[10] Key evidence is usually shown, such as E-FIT profiles of suspects and details of certain lines of enquiry.

Other features to the show included a "CCTV section", which showed crimes caught on CCTV with enhanced imagery of suspects. A "Wanted Faces" section was also featured: eight 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 eight 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 could contact Crimewatch by phoning 0500 600 600, with the phone lines remaining open until midnight the night following the programme. Viewers could also send text messages to 63399. Due to the high demand for cases to be shown on the programme, many other cases are added to the Crimewatch 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 website until the criminals are caught or suspects convicted. Crimewatch can be watched on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service for 24 hours from broadcast.

Crimewatch Update

Following the main programme, there was a 10–15 minute follow-up after the BBC News at Ten, with updates on calls and results from the earlier broadcast. This was removed when the show relaunched in September 2016.

Spin-offs

Crimewatch File

First aired on 10 August 1988, Crimewatch File is an hour-long programme devoted to the reconstruction and investigation of a single case including cases that the programme has previously helped to solve.[11] Presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook concurrently (with Jill Dando taking over from Cook in 1996), more than thirty editions aired until April 2000, when the final edition, fronted by Ross, was broadcast. Following this, in latter years of the main Crimewatch programme, episodes would regularly feature segments and reports in a very similar vein to Crimewatch File.

Crime Limited

First aired on 28 April 1992, Crime Limited was the first spin-off from Crimewatch, described by producers as "a new ten-part series that takes the cameras behind the scenes of crime."[12] Presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook, the series includes features and reports that Ross described as "[being unable to] form part of our appeal for information". Ross commented that, "Crime Limited gives us the chance to go into these stories. Some are exciting, some are reassuring and some are frankly funny. Some, we hope, will help to limit crime." Cook left Crime Limited after the first series, leaving Ross as the sole presenter for two further series, which aired in 1993 and 1994.

Crimewatch: Hot Property

First aired on 21 May 1997, Crimewatch: Hot Property was a one-off special presented by Jill Dando. The programme's aim was to help people find their stolen property that were recovered in police raids.[13]

Crimewatch Extra

First aired in late 1998,[14] Crimewatch Extra was a short-lived spin-off from the main programme, which would give updates and reports received on the cases featured in the previous month's programme. Broadcast on BBC Choice,[15] the series was presented by Emma Howard. Around ten episodes were broadcast, with the final episode airing on 25 August 1999.[16]

Crimewatch Solved

Beginning on 10 August 1999, a new yearly programme entitled Crimewatch: Solved was transmitted, showing cases previously featured on the programme that resulted in convictions.[17] Aside from 2002, a new edition was broadcast every year until 2010, when the thirteenth and final edition aired on 1 September 2010. Occasionally, episodes would review an entire high-profile case, such as an edition dedicated solely to the murder of Sarah Payne.

Crimewatch Daily

First aired on 27 November 2000, Crimewatch Daily was a daily version of the programme, 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,[18] the series was presented by Phil Gayle and Jane Moore.[19] Two further series aired throughout 2001, before the final edition was broadcast on 7 December 2001.[20]

Crimewatch Roadshow

First broadcast on 1 June 2009, Crimewatch Roadshow is a daily version of the programme, in a similar vein to its predecessor Crimewatch Daily, that broadcasts on weekdays from 9:15 to 10:00am. As of 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 broadcasts 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. To date, ten series of the show have been broadcast. Rav Wilding has presented all ten 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. In October 2017, it was announced that following the cancellation of the main programme, Crimewatch Roadshow would now broadcast two series per year.[5]

Involvement

Several police officers have appeared on the programme from the studio, including David Hatcher, Helen Phelps, Jeremy Paine, Jacqui Hames, Jonathan Morrison, Jane Corrigan, and Rav Wilding. For many years the programme also included antiques experts John Bly, Eric Knowles and Paul Hayes to help with 'treasure trove' details of recovered goods believed to have been stolen.[10]

Despite initial police concerns about involvement[8] (only three forces out of more than 40 agreed to participate initially), Crimewatch developed a special status with police and was credited with an expertise of its own, notably through Nick Ross' long experience with public appeals. Unlike the American equivalent, America's Most Wanted, Crimewatch itself usually appeals for unsolved cases inviting viewers to be armchair detectives. According to the producers, about a third of its cases are solved, half of those as a direct result of viewers' calls. Its successes have included some of Britain's most notorious crimes, including the kidnap of Stephanie Slater and murder of Julie Dart, the M25 rapist, the road-rage killing by Kenneth Noye, and the capture of two boys for the abduction and murder of James Bulger.

Over the years, Crimewatch has featured appeals from all 43 police forces in the country. 1 in 3 appeals leads to an arrest and 1 in 5 lead to a conviction. 4 or 5 requests to air appeals are received from police forces every day.

Ratings and public response

At its peak, Crimewatch was seen by 14 million viewers per week. However, by 2017, credited to competition from other programs, it had fallen to an average of 3 million.[5]

A study by the Broadcasting Standards Council found that Crimewatch increased the fear of crime in over half of its respondents, and a third said it made them feel "afraid".[21] However, according to John Sears, senior English lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University,[22][23] it provides a beneficial role, performing "a social function by helping to solve crime, and drawing on the collective responsibilities, experiences and knowledge of the viewing audience in order to do so."[24]

Presenters

Main show

Presenter	Year	Additional information
Nick Ross	1984–2007	The main anchor and longest-serving presenter of the series since its inception. His catchphrase, "Don't have nightmares, do sleep well" (which closed out each episode), became a household phrase and was often spoofed in numerous other TV shows. During his time on the show, he had three co-presenters: Sue Cook, Jill Dando and Fiona Bruce. From May 1999 until January 2000, Ross presented the show alone following the murder of Jill Dando. He left the programme in July 2007 to concentrate on other broadcasting projects.
Sue Cook	1984–1995	British broadcaster and author, and first co-presenter of the series. Unlike her successors, Cook acted more as a second main anchor, sometimes presenting a larger segment of the programme than Ross. Cook left the series in June 1995 to focus on other broadcasting projects.
Jill Dando	1995–1999	British broadcaster and newsreader. Second co-presenter of the series, appointed following Sue Cook's departure. The edition of Crimewatch broadcast on 20 April 1999 would be Dando's last; she was murdered six days later (26 April). Her murder was reconstructed on the May 1999 programme, where an appeal for witnesses was made. Calls made by viewers initially draw the police onto a new line of enquiry, in which they identified suspect Barry George, who was later convicted of the killing – but was acquitted in August 2008. No further appeals for information were ever made on the programme.
Fiona Bruce	2000–2007	British broadcaster and newsreader. Third co-presenter of the series, appointed in January 2000 following the murder of Jill Dando the previous year. Bruce co-hosted with Ross until his departure in July 2007, but left the show in December 2007 to host Antiques Roadshow.
Kirsty Young	2008–2015	Former newsreader for ITV and Channel Five who became the main anchor of the show in January 2008. Young departed the series in December 2015 after seven years.[25]
Matthew Amroliwala	2008–2015	British newsreader who became the show's fourth co-presenter, Amroliwala hosted both the "How they were caught" and "update" segments. He left the show in March 2015 to focus on his other role of international affairs correspondent for BBC News.
Martin Bayfield	2012–2016	Former rugby player and policeman turned sports commentator, who took over from Rav Wilding in January 2012 as the presenter of the "Caught on Camera" segment. Bayfield was the only remaining full-time presenter on the show when the BBC chose to reboot the format, and did not return.
Jason Mohammad	2015–2016	British rugby commentator and journalist, who initially took over from Amroliwala for two months on a temporary basis, before returning in October 2015 as a full-time presenter. Mohammad did not return to the show when the format was rebooted in September 2016.
Jeremy Vine	2016–2017	British newsreader, presenter and journalist who took over as main anchor as part of a new rebooted format in September 2016, which saw the programme travel across the country and broadcast from the scene of one of the main appeals featured in the episode.
Tina Daheley	2016–2017	British newsreader and former BBC Radio 1 journalist who took over as co-presenter in September 2016, taking over the roles of both Mohammad and Bayfield, presenting the "Caught on Camera", "How they were caught" and "update" segments.

Police officers

Presenter	Year	Additional information
Chief Supt. David Hatcher	1984–1999	At the time of his appointment a Chief Inspector, Hatcher presented the "Photocall" section for 15 years. The first and longest-serving police officer to feature on the programme, Hatcher retired from both the force and the programme in October 1999, having reached the rank of Chief Superintendent. During his time on the show, he had two co-presenters: PC Helen Phelps and DS Jacqui Hames.
PC Helen Phelps	1984–1990	Co-presenter of the "Photocall" section alongside David Hatcher for six years.
DS Jacqui Hames	1990–2005	Succeeded Helen Phelps as co-presenter of the 'Photocall' section alongside David Hatcher. Remained with the show for 16 years, before quitting in 2005. Co-presented the Friday episode of Crimewatch Roadshow in 2013.[26]
Rav Wilding	2004–2011	A Detective Constable at the time of joining the show in June 2004 on its 20th anniversary, Wilding host a segment entitled "Caught on Camera", which replaced the previously featured "Photocall" section. Wilding departed the main show in December 2011, but continues to present the Crimewatch Roadshow.

Stand-in presenters

Presenter	Year	Additional information
Pattie Coldwell	1988	Co-presented episode broadcast in April 1988 as Sue Cook was unavailable.
Sian Williams	2012 and 2015	Williams acted as main anchor in episodes broadcast in July 2012, May 2015 and October 2015, as Kirsty Young was unavailable.
Sonali Shah	2015	Presented four shows in the wake of Amroliwala's departure, before Jason Mohammad was appointed as a main presenter.
Sophie Raworth	2016	Took over as temporary main anchor following Kirsty Young's departure. She presented the first three shows of 2016, before the show was taken off-air and rebooted with Jeremy Vine as main anchor.

Crimewatch Roadshow

Presenter	Year	Additional information
Rav Wilding	2009–present	Presenter of Crimewatch Roadshow for every series.
Sophie Raworth	2009	Co-presenter during June 2009.
Ginny Buckley	2010	Co-presenter during June 2010.
Miriam O'Reilly	2011	Co-presenter of during June 2011.
Dave Guest	2012	Co-presenter of during June 2012.
Sian Lloyd	2013–2015	Longest-serving co-presenter.
Sonali Shah	2015	Co-presenter during final week of Crimewatch Roadshow in June 2015.
Michelle Ackerley	2015–present	Co-presenter since June 2015.

Featured cases

Victims

• The murder of Colette Aram, the first case to be featured on the show[27]
• The death of Helen Bailey
• The disappearance of Lee Boxell
• The murder of Sally Anne Bowman
• The murder of James Bulger
• The murder of Jill Dando
• The murder of Milly Dowler
• The murder of Daniel Handley
• The murder of Danielle Jones
• The murder of Rhys Jones
• The murder of Sophie Lancaster
• The murder of Stephen Lawrence
• The murder of Rachel Nickell
• The murder of Nisha Patel-Nasri
• The murder of Sarah Payne
• The death of Damilola Taylor
• The murder of Mark Tildesley
• The stabbing of Abigail Witchalls
• The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman
• The disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
• The disappearance of Claudia Lawrence
• The New Cross double murder
• The Joanna Yeates murder
• The disappearance and murder of Melanie Hall
• The murder of Elaine Doyle in Greenock
• The murders of the Sharkey family, whose house was deliberately set on fire in Helensburgh, Scotland.
• The disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Suspects and criminal offenders

• Sidney Cooke, suspected murderer of Mark Tildesley
• Antoni Imiela, the M25 rapist
• David John Callaghan – Slough – attacks girl on her way to school at waste land 1969
• David John Callaghan – Slough – attacks woman on her way to work via trading estate 1972
• Fred Lawlor, child abuser and murderer
• Fiona Mont, formerly Britain's Most Wanted Woman
• Kenneth Noye, murderer
• Michael Sams, rapist, kidnapper, extortionist and murderer
• Joel Smith, murderer
• Michael Stone, murderer
• Steve Wright, serial killer in the Ipswich serial murders
• Peter Tobin, a serial killer who murdered Vicky Hamilton, Dinah McNicol and Angelika Kluk
• Delroy Grant, 'The night stalker', burglar and serial rapist of elderly women.
• Bible John, a serial killer who murdered three young women in Glasgow, Scotland in the late 1960s
• 2011 England riots, a special edition aired on 18 August 2011 was aimed at identifying those who committed offences during that month's riots.[28][29]

Transmissions

Crimewatch

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes	Main presenter(s)	Co-presenter(s)
1	7 June 1984	20 December 1984	6[30]	Nick Ross	Sue Cook David Hatcher Helen Phelps (Absent for Episode 2 of Series 4)
2	21 January 1985	12 December 1985	9[30]
3	30 January 1986	18 December 1986	10[30]
4	29 January 1987	8 December 1987	10[30]
5	12 January 1988	8 December 1988	10[30]
6	12 January 1989	7 December 1989	11[30]
7	18 January 1990	6 December 1990	10[30]		Sue Cook David Hatcher (Absent for Episode 4) Helen Phelps (Episodes ?–?) Jacqui Hames (Episodes 4–10) Colin Fry (Episode 4)
8	17 January 1991	5 December 1991	10[30]		Sue Cook David Hatcher Jacqui Hames
9	23 January 1992	10 December 1992	10[30]
10	21 January 1993	9 December 1993	10[30]
11	20 January 1994	2 December 1994	10[30]
12	19 January 1995	13 December 1995	10[30]		Sue Cook (Episodes 1–6) Jill Dando (Episodes 7–10) David Hatcher Jacqui Hames
13	25 January 1996	10 December 1996	10[30]		Jill Dando David Hatcher Jacqui Hames
14	14 January 1997	16 December 1997	13[30]
15	27 January 1998	15 December 1998	13[30]
16	26 January 1999	14 December 1999	10[30]		Jill Dando (Episodes 1–4) David Hatcher (Episodes 1–8) Jacqui Hames
17	25 January 2000	13 December 2000	11[30]		Fiona Bruce Jacqui Hames
18	24 January 2001	20 December 2001	12[30]
19	13 February 2002	18 December 2002	13[30]
20	5 February 2003	17 December 2003	11[30]
21	27 January 2004	14 December 2004	11[30]		Fiona Bruce Jacqui Hames Rav Wilding (Episodes 6–11)
22	1 February 2005	20 December 2005	12[30]		Fiona Bruce Jacqui Hames (Episodes 1–?) Rav Wilding
23	31 January 2006	20 December 2006	11[30]		Fiona Bruce Rav Wilding
24	8 February 2007	20 December 2007	10[31]	Nick Ross (Episodes 1–6) Fiona Bruce (Episodes 7–10)	Fiona Bruce (Episodes 1–6) Rav Wilding
25	23 January 2008	15 December 2008	10[31]	Kirsty Young	Matthew Amroliwala Rav Wilding (Absent for Episodes 2 & 3 of Series 28)
26	27 January 2009	21 December 2009	10[31]
27	27 January 2010	14 December 2010	10[31]
28	26 January 2011	15 December 2011	8[31]
29	26 January 2012	21 November 2012	8[31]	Kirsty Young Sophie Raworth (Episode 2) Sian Williams (Episode 5)	Matthew Amroliwala Martin Bayfield (Episodes 2–8)
30	14 February 2013	28 November 2013	8[31]	Kirsty Young	Matthew Amroliwala Martin Bayfield
31	22 January 2014	4 December 2014	8[31]
32	21 January 2015	14 December 2015	8[31]	Kirsty Young (Episodes 1–2, 4–5, 7–8) Sian Williams (Episodes 3 & 6)	Martin Bayfield (Episodes 1–5, 7–8) Matthew Amroliwala (Episodes 1–2) Sonali Shah (Episodes 3–6) Jason Mohammad (Episodes 6–8)
33	8 February 2016	10 March 2016	2[31]	Sophie Raworth	Martin Bayfield Jason Mohammad
34	5 September 2016	26 September 2016	4[31]	Jeremy Vine	Tina Daheley
35	27 February 2017	20 March 2017	3[31]

Crimewatch Daily

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes	Main presenter(s)	Co-presenter(s)
1	27 November 2000	1 December 2000	5	Phil Gayle	Jane Moore
2	29 January 2001	9 March 2001	29
3	5 November 2001	7 December 2001	24

Crimewatch Roadshow

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes	Main presenter(s)	Co-presenter(s)
1	1 June 2009	26 June 2009	20[32]	Sophie Raworth	Rav Wilding
2	7 June 2010	2 July 2010	20[32]	Rav Wilding	Ginny Buckley
3	6 June 2011	1 July 2011	20[32]		Miriam O'Reilly
4	11 June 2012	6 July 2012	20[32]		Dave Guest
5	10 June 2013	5 July 2013	20[32]		Sian Lloyd Jacqui Hames (Episodes 5, 10, 15 & 20)
6	9 June 2014	4 July 2014	20[32]		Sian Lloyd
7	8 June 2015	3 July 2015	20[32]		Sian Lloyd (Episodes 1–10) Michelle Ackerley (Episodes 11–15) Sonali Shah (Episodes 16–20)
8	6 June 2016	1 July 2016	20[32]		Michelle Ackerley
9	12 June 2017	7 July 2017	20[32]		Michelle Ackerley (Episodes 1–15) Tina Daheley (Episodes 16–20)
10	4 June 2018	29 June 2018	35[32]		Michelle Ackerley
	4 March 2019	22 March 2019
11	9 September 2019	27 September 2019	30[32]
	9 March 2020	27 March 2020

Crimewatch File

Title	Airdate	Presenter(s)
Crimewatch File: Double Supergrass	10 August 1988[11]	Sue Cook
Crimewatch File: The Railway Murders	17 August 1988[33]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: The Murder of Police Sergeant Speed	12 October 1988[34]
Crimewatch File: The Shirley Banks Murder	16 August 1989[35]	Sue Cook
Crimewatch File: Operation Osprey	23 August 1989[36]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: The Red Connection	15 August 1990[37]
Crimewatch File: Murder Unearthed	22 August 1990[38]
Crimewatch File: Operation Trigger	24 July 1991[39]
Crimewatch File: A Party to Murder	5 September 1991[40]
Crimewatch File: A Chapter of Revelations	24 September 1992[41]
Crimewatch File: Without Consent	1 October 1992[42]	Sue Cook
Crimewatch File: Murder Without Motive	8 October 1992[43]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: A Murderer's Game	21 September 1993[44]
Crimewatch File: Double Identity	28 September 1993[45]	Sue Cook
Crimewatch File: Burden of Proof	1 March 1994[46]
Crimewatch File: In the Line of Fire	8 March 1994[47]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: Sorry, Sarah	29 March 1994[48]	Sue Cook
Crimewatch File: Death of a Gentleman	6 September 1994[49]
Crimewatch File: The Lost Boys (Part 1)	4 October 1994[50]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: The Lost Boys (Part 2)	11 October 1994[51]
Crimewatch File: Armed and Dangerous	28 February 1995[52]	Sue Cook
Crimewatch File: Scarred	10 October 1995[53]
Crimewatch File: Going Under	7 November 1995[54]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: The Iceman	17 September 1996[55]	Jill Dando
Crimewatch File: Daniel Handley — A Stolen Life	12 November 1996[56]
Crimewatch File: Manhunt	11 March 1998[57]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: Dreams of Gold	18 March 1998[58]	Jill Dando
Crimewatch File: Left for Dead	26 May 1998[59]
Crimewatch File: Murder Without Motive	13 October 1998[60]
Crimewatch File: Sorrow	27 October 1998[61]
Crimewatch File: Wanted	28 April 1999[62]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch File: The Hunter and the Hunted: DJ Rapist	4 April 2000[63]

Crimewatch Solved

Title	Airdate	Presenter(s)
Crimewatch: Solved	10 August 1999[17]	Nick Ross
Crimewatch: Solved 2	12 October 1999[64]
Crimewatch: Solved 3	23 August 2000[65]	Nick Ross Fiona Bruce
Crimewatch: Solved 4	15 August 2001[66]
Crimewatch: Solved 5	20 August 2003[67]
Crimewatch: Solved 6	1 September 2004[68]
Crimewatch: Solved 7	17 August 2005[69]
Crimewatch: Solved 8	23 August 2006[70]
Crimewatch: Solved 9	25 July 2007[71]	Tamzin Outhwaite
Crimewatch: Solved 10	6 August 2008[72]	Kirsty Young
Crimewatch: Solved 11	6 January 2009[73]
Crimewatch: Solved 12	18 August 2009[74]
Crimewatch: Solved 13	1 September 2010[75]	Matthew Amroliwala

Crimewatch Specials

Title	Airdate	Presenter(s)
Crimewatch: Hot Property	21 May 1997[13]	Jill Dando
Crimewatch: Cracking Crime: Don't Have Nightmares	18 September 2002[76]	Nick Ross Fiona Bruce Peter Snow
Crimewatch: Killer on Camera	12 March 2008[77]	Kirsty Young
Crimewatch: On the Streets 1	17 March 2008[78]
Crimewatch: The Killing of Sally Ann Bowman	8 April 2008[79]
Innocent: the Colin Stagg Story	18 December 2008[80]	N/A
Crimewatch: On the Streets 2	7 May 2009[81]	Kirsty Young
Crimewatch: On the Streets 3	11 August 2009[82]
Catch Me If You Can: Murderers	17 May 2011[83]	Philip Glenister
Taken: The Milly Dowler Story	30 June 2011[84]	Kirsty Young
Riots Caught on Camera	18 August 2011[85]	Rav Wilding
Catch Me If You Can: Armed Robbers	6 September 2011[86]	Philip Glenister
Caught in the Crossfire	23 August 2012[87]	Kirsty Young

Crimewatch Extra

Title	Airdate	Presenter(s)
Crimewatch Extra 1	8 February 1999[16]	Emma Howard[88]
Crimewatch Extra 2	9 March 1999[89]
Crimewatch Extra 3	6 April 1999[90]
Crimewatch Extra 4	6 May 1999[91]
Crimewatch Extra 5	2 June 1999[92]
Crimewatch Extra 6	30 June 1999[93]
Crimewatch Extra 7	28 July 1999[94]
Crimewatch Extra 8	25 August 1999[95]

Crime Limited

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes	Main presenter(s)	Co-presenter(s)
1	28 April 1992	30 June 1992	10[12]	Nick Ross	Sue Cook
2	8 July 1993	2 September 1993	9		N/A
Special	22 November 1993		1
3	5 July 1994	14 September 1994	8

See also

• America's Most Wanted, similar programme for the United States
• Fugitive Watch, similar programme for the United States
• Unsolved Mysteries, similar program for the United States
• India's Most Wanted inspired program in India
• Police Report, similar program in Hong Kong
• Linha Direta, similar program in Brazil
• Efterlyst, similar program in Sweden
• Crimecall, similar program in Ireland
• Crime Watch, similar program in Trinidad and Tobago[96]
• Police 5, similar program on ITV
• Crime Watch Daily, similar syndicated program hosted by Chris Hansen
• The Hunt with John Walsh, a similar program
• Crimewatch Singapore, a similar program

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External links

• Crimewatch at BBC Programmes
• Crimewatch Roadshow
• Crimewatch on IMDb