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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| genre = Documentary, Comedy, Reality
| show_name = Bizarre ER
| narrated = [[Freema Agyeman]] <br>(series 1–3)<br>[[Sheridan Smith]]<br>(series 4)<br>[[John Barrowman]] <br>(series 5)<br>[[Tom Davis (British actor)|Tom Davis]]<br>(series 6)
| genre = Documentary
| narrated = [[Freema Agyeman]] <br>(series 1–3)<br>[[Sheridan Smith]]<br>(series 4)<br>[[John Barrowman]] <br>(series 5)
| theme_music_composer = [[Patrick Wolf]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Patrick Wolf]]
| opentheme = "[[Accident & Emergency]]"
| opentheme = "[[Accident & Emergency]]"
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
| num_episodes = 40 (UK)
| num_episodes = 40 (UK)
| runtime = 30 minutes
| runtime = 30 minutes (series 1–4, UK; series 5, USA)<br />60 minutes (series 6–, UK)
| company = [[Maverick Television]]
| company = [[Maverick Television]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|2|14|df=yes}}
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|2|14|df=yes}}
| last_aired = present
| last_aired = {{end date|2017|5|16|df=yes}}
| related = ''Bizarre Animal ER''
| related = ''Bizarre Animal ER''
| num_series = 6 (5 in the UK, 1 in the U.S.)
| website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2pn1
| channel = [[BBC Three]] (series 1–4)<br>[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]/[[Discovery Communications|Discovery]] (series 5)<br>[[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] (series 6)
| num_series = 6 (5 in the UK, 1 in the U.S.)
| channel = [[BBC Three]] (series 1–4)<br>[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]/[[Discovery Communications|Discovery]] (series 5)<br>[[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] (series 6-)
}}
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'''''Bizarre ER''''' is a [[BBC Three]], and later [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]], television show that deals with hospital mishaps. It was narrated by [[Freema Agyeman]] from series one to three and by [[Sheridan Smith]] in series four.
'''''Bizarre ER''''' is a [[BBC Three]], and later [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]], television show that deals with hospital mishaps.

It was first broadcast on 14 February 2008, and came to an end on 30 May 2011. On 3 June 2016 it was announced that [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] had acquired the rights to the show and had commissioned a new ten-part series to air later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/news/a796510/bizarre-er-gets-poached-from-bbc-three-and-will-now-air-on-e4/|title=Bizarre ER moves from BBC Three to E4|date=3 June 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

The new series premiered on E4 on 14 March 2017.


==Series guide==
==Series guide==
Every episode shows a miraculous survival story and strange facts, like the woman who fell out of a plane at 35,000&nbsp;ft and survived. Series 2 began airing on 21 April 2009 and consists of ten 30 minute episodes. Series 1 and 2 were filmed at the [[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2pf0|title=Episode 1, Series 2, Bizarre ER - BBC Three|publisher=}}</ref>
Every episode shows a miraculous survival story and strange facts, like the woman who fell out of a plane at 35,000&nbsp;ft and survived. Series 2 began airing on 21 April 2009 and consists of ten 30 minute episodes. Series 1 and 2 were filmed at the [[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2pf0|title=Episode 1, Series 2, Bizarre ER – BBC Three}}</ref>


Following the first five episodes, the show's animal counterpart ''Bizarre Animal ER'', narrated by [[Kevin Bishop]], aired for eight episodes on BBC Three in Bizarre ER's Tuesday slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kpxfs|title=Episode 1, Bizarre Animal ER - BBC Three|publisher=BBC}}</ref> ''Bizarre ER'' returned after for five more episodes.
Following the first five episodes, the show's animal counterpart ''Bizarre Animal ER'', narrated by [[Kevin Bishop]], aired for eight episodes on BBC Three in Bizarre ER's Tuesday slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kpxfs|title=Episode 1, Bizarre Animal ER – BBC Three|publisher=BBC}}</ref> ''Bizarre ER'' returned after for five more episodes.


''Bizarre ER'' returned for a twelve-part third series from 10 May 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sf2rs|title=Episode 1, Series 3, Bizarre ER - BBC Three|publisher=}}</ref> and finished on 19 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4dhn|title=Episode 12, Series 3, Bizarre ER - BBC Three|publisher=BBC}}</ref> The series was filmed at the [[Northampton General Hospital]].
''Bizarre ER'' returned for a twelve-part third series from 10 May 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sf2rs|title=Episode 1, Series 3, Bizarre ER – BBC Three}}</ref> and finished on 19 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4dhn|title=Episode 12, Series 3, Bizarre ER – BBC Three|publisher=BBC}}</ref> The series was filmed at the [[Northampton General Hospital]].


The series returned for a ten-part fourth series on 28 March 2011, now narrated by [[Sheridan Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0101l54|title=Episode 1, Series 4, Bizarre ER - BBC Three|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Filming takes place at Northampton General Hospital as well as [[Bradford Royal Infirmary]]. The series also features bizarre operations that have happened around the world.
The series returned for a ten-part fourth series on 28 March 2011, now narrated by [[Sheridan Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0101l54|title=Episode 1, Series 4, Bizarre ER – BBC Three|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Filming takes place at Northampton General Hospital as well as [[Bradford Royal Infirmary]]. The series also features bizarre operations that have happened around the world.


Series 5 is set in the USA with [[John Barrowman]] as narrator, it started in March 2013 and ended in May 2013. Series 6 is set at several hospitals across the UK, locations include Dudley, Warwick, Basingstoke and the Isle of Wight <!--I know this because I saw it being filmed today-->
Series 5 is set in the US with [[John Barrowman]] as narrator, it started in March 2013 and ended in May 2013. Series 6 is set at several hospitals across the UK; locations include Dudley, Warwick, Basingstoke and the Isle of Wight. <!--I know this because I saw it being filmed today-->


==International broadcast==
==International broadcast==
''Bizarre ER'' is now airing in the U.S. on the [[Discovery Fit & Health]] channel.{{cn|date=January 2016}} In Italy, it is broadcast by DMAX.<ref>{{it}}[http://www.dmax.it/bizarre-er/ Bizarre E.R.], DMAX Italia</ref>
''Bizarre ER'' is now airing in the U.S. on the [[Discovery Life]] channel.<ref name="w218">{{cite web | title=Discovery Life | website=Spectrum On Demand | url=https://ondemand.spectrum.net/tv/discovery-life/7987500/bizarre-er/ | access-date=2024-07-26}}</ref> In Italy, it is broadcast by DMAX.<ref>{{in lang|it}}[http://www.dmax.it/bizarre-er/ Bizarre E.R.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217105741/http://www.dmax.it/bizarre-er/ |date=17 December 2015 }}, DMAX Italia</ref>


== Transmissions ==
== Transmissions ==
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! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes !! Narrator
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes !! Narrator !! Country of broadcast
|-
|-
| '''1''' || 14 February 2008 || 3 April 2008 || 8 || rowspan=3| [[Freema Agyeman]]
| '''1''' || 14 February 2008 || 3 April 2008 || 8 || rowspan=3| [[Freema Agyeman]] || rowspan=4| [[United Kingdom]]
|-
|-
| '''2''' || 21 April 2009 || 14 July 2009 || 10
| '''2''' || 21 April 2009 || 14 July 2009 || 10
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| '''4''' || 28 March 2011 || 30 May 2011 || 10 || [[Sheridan Smith]]
| '''4''' || 28 March 2011 || 30 May 2011 || 10 || [[Sheridan Smith]]
|-
|-
| '''5''' || March 2013 || May 2013 || 8 || [[John Barrowman]]
| '''5''' || 19 March 2013 || 7 May 2013 || 8 || [[John Barrowman]] || [[United States]]
|-
| '''6''' || 14 March 2017 || 16 May 2017 || 10 || [[Tom Davis (British actor)|Tom Davis]] || United Kingdom
|-
|}

=== Series 1 (2008) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Overall no. !! Series no. !! Episode !! Original broadcast
|-
| '''1''' || 1 || Episode One || 14 February 2008
|-
| '''2''' || 2 || Episode Two || 21 February 2008
|-
| '''3''' || 3 || Episode Three || 28 February 2008
|-
| '''4''' || 4 || Episode Four || 6 March 2008
|-
| '''5''' || 5 || Episode Five || 13 March 2008
|-
| '''6''' || 6 || Episode Six || 20 March 2008
|-
| '''7''' || 7 || Episode Seven || 27 March 2008
|-
| '''8''' || 8 || Episode Eight || 3 April 2008
|}

=== Series 2 (2009) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Overall no. !! Series no. !! Episode !! Original broadcast
|-
| '''9''' || 1 || Episode One || 21 April 2009
|-
| '''10''' || 2 || Episode Two || 28 April 2009
|-
| '''11''' || 3 || Episode Three || 5 May 2009
|-
| '''12''' || 4 || Episode Four || 12 May 2009
|-
| '''13''' || 5 || Episode Five || 19 May 2009
|-
| '''14''' || 6 || Episode Six || 16 June 2009
|-
| '''15''' || 7 || Episode Seven || 23 June 2009
|-
| '''16''' || 8 || Episode Eight || 30 June 2009
|-
| '''17''' || 9 || Episode Nine || 7 July 2009
|-
| '''18''' || 10 || Episode Ten || 14 July 2009
|}

=== Series 3 (2010) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series no. !! Overall no. !! Episode !! Original broadcast
|-
| '''19''' || 1 || Episode One || rowspan="2"| 10 May 2010
|-
| '''20''' || 2 || Episode Two
|-
| '''21''' || 3 || Episode Three || 17 May 2010
|-
| '''22''' || 4 || Episode Four || 24 May 2010
|-
| '''23''' || 5 || Episode Five || 31 May 2010
|-
| '''24''' || 6 || Episode Six || 7 June 2010
|-
| '''25''' || 7 || Episode Seven || 14 June 2010
|-
| '''26''' || 8 || Episode Eight || 21 June 2010
|-
| '''27''' || 9 || Episode Nine || 28 June 2010
|-
| '''28''' || 10 || Episode Ten || 5 July 2010
|-
| '''29''' || 11 || Episode Eleven || 12 July 2010
|-
| '''30''' || 12 || Episode Twelve || 19 July 2010
|-
|}

=== Series 4 (2011) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series no. !! Overall no. !! Episode !! Original broadcast
|-
| '''31''' || 1 || Episode One || 28 March 2011
|-
| '''32''' || 2 || Episode Two || 4 April 2011
|-
| '''33''' || 3 || Episode Three || 11 April 2011
|-
| '''34''' || 4 || Episode Four || 18 April 2011
|-
| '''35''' || 5 || Episode Five || 25 April 2011
|-
| '''36''' || 6 || Episode Six || 2 May 2011
|-
| '''37''' || 7 || Episode Seven || 9 May 2011
|-
| '''38''' || 8 || Episode Eight || 16 May 2011
|-
| '''39''' || 9 || Episode Nine || 23 May 2011
|-
| '''40''' || 10 || Episode Ten || 30 May 2011
|-
|}

=== Series 5 (2013) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series no. !! Overall no. !! Episode !! Original broadcast
|-
| '''41''' || 1 || Episode One || 19 March 2013
|-
| '''42''' || 2 || Episode Two || 26 March 2013
|-
| '''43''' || 3 || Episode Three || 2 April 2013
|-
| '''44''' || 4 || Episode Four || 9 April 2013
|-
| '''45''' || 5 || Episode Five || 16 April 2013
|-
| '''46''' || 6 || Episode Six || 23 April 2013
|-
| '''47''' || 7 || Episode Seven || 30 April 2013
|-
| '''48''' || 8 || Episode Eight || 7 May 2013
|-
|}

=== Series 6 (2017) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series no. !! Overall no. !! Episode !! Original broadcast
|-
| '''49''' || 1 || Episode One || 14 March 2017
|-
| '''50''' || 2 || Episode Two || 21 March 2017
|-
| '''51''' || 3 || Episode Three || 28 March 2017
|-
| '''52''' || 4 || Episode Four || 4 April 2017
|-
| '''53''' || 5 || Episode Five || 11 April 2017
|-
| '''54''' || 6 || Episode Six || 18 April 2017
|-
| '''55''' || 7 || Episode Seven || 25 April 2017
|-
| '''56''' || 8 || Episode Eight || 2 May 2017
|-
| '''57''' || 9 || Episode Nine || 9 May 2017
|-
|-
| '''6''' || 14 March 2017 || N/A || 10 || TBA
| '''58''' || 10 || Episode Ten || 16 May 2017
|-
|-
|}
|}
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! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes !! Narrator
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes !! Narrator !! Country of broadcast
|-
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| '''1''' || 26 May 2009 || 5 November 2009 || 8 || [[Kevin Bishop]]
| '''1''' || 26 May 2009 || 5 November 2009 || 8 || [[Kevin Bishop]] || [[United Kingdom]]
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 14 December 2024

Bizarre ER
GenreDocumentary, Comedy, Reality
Narrated byFreema Agyeman
(series 1–3)
Sheridan Smith
(series 4)
John Barrowman
(series 5)
Tom Davis
(series 6)
Theme music composerPatrick Wolf
Opening theme"Accident & Emergency"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6 (5 in the UK, 1 in the U.S.)
No. of episodes40 (UK)
Production
Running time30 minutes (series 1–4, UK; series 5, USA)
60 minutes (series 6–, UK)
Production companyMaverick Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Three (series 1–4)
TLC/Discovery (series 5)
E4 (series 6)
Release14 February 2008 (2008-02-14) –
16 May 2017 (2017-05-16)
Related
Bizarre Animal ER

Bizarre ER is a BBC Three, and later E4, television show that deals with hospital mishaps.

Series guide

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Every episode shows a miraculous survival story and strange facts, like the woman who fell out of a plane at 35,000 ft and survived. Series 2 began airing on 21 April 2009 and consists of ten 30 minute episodes. Series 1 and 2 were filmed at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.[1]

Following the first five episodes, the show's animal counterpart Bizarre Animal ER, narrated by Kevin Bishop, aired for eight episodes on BBC Three in Bizarre ER's Tuesday slot.[2] Bizarre ER returned after for five more episodes.

Bizarre ER returned for a twelve-part third series from 10 May 2010[3] and finished on 19 July 2010.[4] The series was filmed at the Northampton General Hospital.

The series returned for a ten-part fourth series on 28 March 2011, now narrated by Sheridan Smith.[5] Filming takes place at Northampton General Hospital as well as Bradford Royal Infirmary. The series also features bizarre operations that have happened around the world.

Series 5 is set in the US with John Barrowman as narrator, it started in March 2013 and ended in May 2013. Series 6 is set at several hospitals across the UK; locations include Dudley, Warwick, Basingstoke and the Isle of Wight.

International broadcast

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Bizarre ER is now airing in the U.S. on the Discovery Life channel.[6] In Italy, it is broadcast by DMAX.[7]

Transmissions

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Series Start date End date Episodes Narrator Country of broadcast
1 14 February 2008 3 April 2008 8 Freema Agyeman United Kingdom
2 21 April 2009 14 July 2009 10
3 10 May 2010 19 July 2010 12
4 28 March 2011 30 May 2011 10 Sheridan Smith
5 19 March 2013 7 May 2013 8 John Barrowman United States
6 14 March 2017 16 May 2017 10 Tom Davis United Kingdom

Series 1 (2008)

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Overall no. Series no. Episode Original broadcast
1 1 Episode One 14 February 2008
2 2 Episode Two 21 February 2008
3 3 Episode Three 28 February 2008
4 4 Episode Four 6 March 2008
5 5 Episode Five 13 March 2008
6 6 Episode Six 20 March 2008
7 7 Episode Seven 27 March 2008
8 8 Episode Eight 3 April 2008

Series 2 (2009)

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Overall no. Series no. Episode Original broadcast
9 1 Episode One 21 April 2009
10 2 Episode Two 28 April 2009
11 3 Episode Three 5 May 2009
12 4 Episode Four 12 May 2009
13 5 Episode Five 19 May 2009
14 6 Episode Six 16 June 2009
15 7 Episode Seven 23 June 2009
16 8 Episode Eight 30 June 2009
17 9 Episode Nine 7 July 2009
18 10 Episode Ten 14 July 2009

Series 3 (2010)

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Series no. Overall no. Episode Original broadcast
19 1 Episode One 10 May 2010
20 2 Episode Two
21 3 Episode Three 17 May 2010
22 4 Episode Four 24 May 2010
23 5 Episode Five 31 May 2010
24 6 Episode Six 7 June 2010
25 7 Episode Seven 14 June 2010
26 8 Episode Eight 21 June 2010
27 9 Episode Nine 28 June 2010
28 10 Episode Ten 5 July 2010
29 11 Episode Eleven 12 July 2010
30 12 Episode Twelve 19 July 2010

Series 4 (2011)

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Series no. Overall no. Episode Original broadcast
31 1 Episode One 28 March 2011
32 2 Episode Two 4 April 2011
33 3 Episode Three 11 April 2011
34 4 Episode Four 18 April 2011
35 5 Episode Five 25 April 2011
36 6 Episode Six 2 May 2011
37 7 Episode Seven 9 May 2011
38 8 Episode Eight 16 May 2011
39 9 Episode Nine 23 May 2011
40 10 Episode Ten 30 May 2011

Series 5 (2013)

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Series no. Overall no. Episode Original broadcast
41 1 Episode One 19 March 2013
42 2 Episode Two 26 March 2013
43 3 Episode Three 2 April 2013
44 4 Episode Four 9 April 2013
45 5 Episode Five 16 April 2013
46 6 Episode Six 23 April 2013
47 7 Episode Seven 30 April 2013
48 8 Episode Eight 7 May 2013

Series 6 (2017)

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Series no. Overall no. Episode Original broadcast
49 1 Episode One 14 March 2017
50 2 Episode Two 21 March 2017
51 3 Episode Three 28 March 2017
52 4 Episode Four 4 April 2017
53 5 Episode Five 11 April 2017
54 6 Episode Six 18 April 2017
55 7 Episode Seven 25 April 2017
56 8 Episode Eight 2 May 2017
57 9 Episode Nine 9 May 2017
58 10 Episode Ten 16 May 2017

Bizarre Animal ER

Series Start date End date Episodes Narrator Country of broadcast
1 26 May 2009 5 November 2009 8 Kevin Bishop United Kingdom

References

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  1. ^ "Episode 1, Series 2, Bizarre ER – BBC Three".
  2. ^ "Episode 1, Bizarre Animal ER – BBC Three". BBC.
  3. ^ "Episode 1, Series 3, Bizarre ER – BBC Three".
  4. ^ "Episode 12, Series 3, Bizarre ER – BBC Three". BBC.
  5. ^ "Episode 1, Series 4, Bizarre ER – BBC Three". BBC.
  6. ^ "Discovery Life". Spectrum On Demand. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ (in Italian)Bizarre E.R. Archived 17 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, DMAX Italia
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