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Real Rescues is a British documentary broadcast on BBC One exploring the daily work of the emergency services aired from 2007 to 2013. Real Rescues was at the heart of the action with the emergency services of Hampshire including the police, fire, ambulance, coastguard and lifeboat crews. The majority of the footage was shot around Portsmouth and Fareham. In the later series, other counties from across the UK began to be featured. Other emergency services, such as mountain rescue and animal rescue, were also featured. The show was axed in 2013.
| Real Rescues | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Chris Hollins (2012) Louise Minchin (2009–2012) Nick Knowles (2007-2011, 2013) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 228 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kate Roberts Chris Riley |
| Running time | 28–58 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 15 October 2007 – 25 October 2013 |
The programme reran on W and CBS Reality until 2017.
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| Series | Start Date | End Date | Total Episodes | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Oct 2007 | 9 Nov 2007 | 20 x 58m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 2A | 29 Sep 2008 | 24 Oct 2008 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 2B* | 29 Apr 2008 | 9 Dec 2008 | 20 x 29m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 3 | 20 Apr 2009 | 15 May 2009 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 4 | 2 Nov 2009 | 27 Nov 2009 | 20 x 28m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 5A | 5 Jul 2010 | 16 Jul 2010 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 5B | 1 Jul 2009 | 22 Oct 2010 | 8 x 29m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 6 | 22 Nov 2010 | 17 Dec 2010 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 7 | 30 May 2011 | 24 Jun 2011 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin |
| 8 | 11 Jun 2012 | 6 Jul 2012 | 20 x 44m | Chris Hollins and Louise Minchin |
| 9 | 11 Mar 2013 | 5 Apr 2013 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles |
| 10 | 30 Sep 2013 | 25 Oct 2013 | 20 x 44m | Nick Knowles |
Series 2B contained edited versions of series 1 content.
Series 5B contained edited versions of series 3 content.
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