''Crimewatch Solved'' was a
BBC television
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series that was a spin-off from the BBC's ''
Crimewatch
''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is 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 or ...
''. The first episode aired on
BBC One
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in 1999 and was presented by
Nick Ross
Nicholas David Ross (born 7 August 1947) is a British radio and television presenter. During the 1980s and 1990s he was one of the most ubiquitous of British broadcasters but is best known for hosting the BBC TV programme ''Crimewatch'', whic ...
. The final episode aired in September 2010 and was presented by
Matthew Amroliwala
Matthew Amroliwala (born 1962) is a British television newsreader, who presents '' Global with Matthew Amroliwala'' on BBC World News each weekday at 1500 hrs GMT. He has also been an occasional relief presenter of the ''BBC News at One'' on BB ...
.
History
First aired on 10 August 1999, a new yearly programme called ''Crimewatch Solved'' was transmitted. It was the fourth
spin-off from the main ''
Crimewatch
''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is 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 or ...
'' programme. Originally presented by
Nick Ross
Nicholas David Ross (born 7 August 1947) is a British radio and television presenter. During the 1980s and 1990s he was one of the most ubiquitous of British broadcasters but is best known for hosting the BBC TV programme ''Crimewatch'', whic ...
, the series includes cases, features and reports of crimes which resulted in convictions.
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
Sarah Evelyn Isobel Payne (13 October 1991 – c. 1 July 2000), was the victim of a high-profile abduction and murder in West Sussex, England in July 2000.
Her disappearance and the subsequent investigation into her murder became a prominent c ...
.
Transmissions
See also
* ''
Crimewatch
''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is 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 or ...
''
References
External links
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1990s British crime television series
2000s British crime television series
2010s British crime television series
1999 British television series debuts
2010 British television series endings
BBC crime television shows
Solved
English-language television shows
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