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.
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 Series Series start Series end Episodes Channel 1 8 October 2013 3 December 2013 10 Channel 5 2 3 June 2014 19 August 2014 12 3 19 May 2015 4 August 2015 15 4 21 June 2016 27 September 2016 15 5 27 June 2017 19 September 2017 13 6 12 June 2018 14 August 2018 9 7 14 October 2019 9 December 2019 8 5Select 82 September 202012 October 20207 930 November 202021 December 20204 108 June 202127 July 20218 1111 October 202115 November 20216
Specials Series Original air date Christmas special 24 December 2014 Puppy special 27 October 2015 Christmas specials 15 & 22 December 2015 Christmas special 21 December 2016 Christmas special December 2017 21 Dogs – The Big Rescue 20 February 2018 Christmas special 26 December 2018Christmas Special19 December 2019Christmas 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.
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Official website Official Twitter RSPCA's Official website RSPCA Donate