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.
| The Dog Rescuers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Alan Davies (2014-) Angellica Bell (2018) |
| Narrated by | Russell Tovey (2013) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 74 (as at 17 August 2018) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (2013) 60 minutes (2014—) |
| Production companies | Middlechild and Motion Content Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 (2013–18) 5Select (2019–) |
| Release | 8 October 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| For the Love of 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
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 | TBA | TBA | 5Select |
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 2018 |
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.