''Bizarre ER'' is a

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...

, and later E4, television show that deals with hospital mishaps.

Series guide

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 The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a large National Health Service (NHS) academic teaching hospital in the Norwich Research Park on the western outskirts of Norwich, England. The university hospital replaced the former Norf ...

. Following the first five episodes, the show's animal counterpart ''Bizarre Animal ER'', narrated by

Kevin Bishop Kevin Brian Bishop (born 1980) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins (character), Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 rev ...

, aired for eight episodes on BBC Three in Bizarre ER's Tuesday slot. ''Bizarre ER'' returned after for five more episodes. ''Bizarre ER'' returned for a twelve-part third series from 10 May 2010 and finished on 19 July 2010. 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. 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

''Bizarre ER'' is now airing in the U.S. on the

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channel. In Italy, it is broadcast by DMAX.Bizarre E.R.
, DMAX Italia

Transmissions

Series 1 (2008)

Series 2 (2009)

Series 3 (2010)

Series 4 (2011)

Series 5 (2013)

Series 6 (2017)

Bizarre Animal ER

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 1223157 2000s British documentary television series 2010s British documentary television series 2008 British television series debuts 2017 British television series endings BBC Three original programming Documentary television series about emergency services 2000s British medical television series 2010s British medical television series E4 (TV channel) original programming Television series by All3Media British English-language television shows Television shows set in England Television shows set in Norfolk Television shows set in Northamptonshire