Crimewatch Roadshow Live Renewed For Series 11 By BBC One!

BBC One Daytime’s Crimewatch Roadshow Live returns for new series

Each year we work closely with police forces, helping to crack down on crime by broadcasting appeals from across the UK.

Crimewatch Roadshow Live returns to BBC One Daytime from Monday 4 March (9.15am) for three weeks, appealing to the public to help crack the UK’s biggest unsolved cases – as well as tackling the everyday crimes which could affect any one of us.
Each weekday morning the programme will feature dramatic reconstructions of recent cases, with the aim of generating calls from viewers who might have crucial information to help police investigations.

In the studio, former detective Rav Wilding will reveal the latest crime-fighting gadgets and techniques, and ask the audience to identify crooks caught on CCTV. He’ll also highlight individuals sought by the police, in the daily ‘Wanted Faces’ gallery.

Roving reporter Michelle Ackerley is gearing up for three weeks of live shows on the road. She’ll travel the length and breadth of the UK, meeting detectives determined to solve crimes in their area. She’ll also go behind the scenes with police and emergency services, getting hands-on experience of the many ways they’re working to protect the public.

Michelle Ackerley says: “I’m really looking forward to working on this year’s series of Crimewatch Roadshow Live. Each year we work closely with police forces, helping to crack down on crime by broadcasting appeals from across the UK. Having the opportunity to go behind the scenes with some of the UK’s most respected emergency service teams is a real privilege. Once again we need the viewers’ help in order to solve important cases.”

The Roadshow kicks off the first week of the series in the North West, where fatal road accidents in Cheshire have doubled in the last year. The team follows Roads Policing officers’ new campaign to tackle the ‘fatal five’ causes of crashes: speeding, mobile phones, drink or drug driving, failing to wear a seatbelt, and careless driving.

There’s an exclusive in-depth interview with former professional boxer Michael Watson in which he relives his terrifying ordeal and describes his horrific injuries at the hands of ruthless car-jackers. The programme also hears from the north London detective who was able to link this attack to another similar case and finally bring Michael’s attackers to justice.

Crimewatch Roadshow Live also reveals how police in the West Midlands are dealing with an epidemic of violent car crime in their area, raiding the ‘chop shops’ where stolen cars are dismantled, fitted with new parts and sold on to unsuspecting owners. In Greater Manchester the team are on street patrol with officers and the drone unit to see the new tactics being used to tackle a significant rise in robbery and knife crime across the city.

Previous appeals on the programme have led to arrests for crimes including rape, drug offences, fraud, grievous bodily harm, kidnap, burglary and murder. Once again, the team in the studio will be standing by to take phone calls from the public and are hoping viewers can help catch even more criminals this year.

Crimewatch Roadshow is produced by BBC Studios for BBC One. The executive producer is Joe Mather and the series producer is Joanne Dunscombe. The BBC commissioner is Julie Shaw.