| Genre: | Documentary, Comedy, Reality |
| Narrated: | Freema Agyeman (series 1–3) Sheridan Smith (series 4) John Barrowman (series 5) Tom Davis (series 6) |
| Theme Music Composer: | Patrick Wolf |
| Opentheme: | "Accident & Emergency" |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 40 (UK) |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes (series 1–4, UK; series 5, USA) 60 minutes (series 6–, UK) |
| Company: | Maverick Television |
| Related: | Bizarre Animal ER |
| Num Series: | 6 (5 in the UK, 1 in the U.S.) |
| Channel: | BBC Three (series 1–4) TLC/Discovery (series 5) E4 (series 6) |
Bizarre ER is a BBC Three, and later E4, television show that deals with hospital mishaps.
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.
Bizarre ER is now airing in the U.S. on the Discovery Life channel.[6] In Italy, it is broadcast by DMAX.[7]
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes | Narrator | Country of broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February 2008 | 3 April 2008 | 8 | 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 | United States | |
| 6 | 14 March 2017 | 16 May 2017 | 10 | United Kingdom | |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 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 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