Crimecall
Encyclopedia
Crimecall is an Irish
television programme broadcast once a month on RTÉ
. It is based loosely on the format of the German
television programme Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst, and more closely on its British
derivative Crimewatch
, whose format it is almost identical to.
in an attempt to jog the memories of viewers who may be able to help. The general public are encouraged to phone in if they have any information that may help An Garda Síochána to solve the crimes featured. The show is presented by Gráinne Seoige
and Philip Boucher Hayes. Crimecall is independently produced in Dublin by Coco Television. Its highest ever ratings of 42% of audience share was in June 2007 for a programme which featured an interview with Kate and Gerry McCann, parents of missing British child Madeleine McCann.
The show is the second RTÉ adaption of Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst, the previous adaption being Crimeline which ran from 1992-2004. This version was even more closely modelled on Crimewatch UK and was presented by David Harvey
and Anne Doyle
and produced by Harvey's production company. Prior to Crimeline, RTÉ had produced its own format, Garda Patrol, a short weekly programme usually presented by a serving member of An Garda Siochana who appealed for help with solving crimes. It ran from 1967-1992.
Ireland
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television programme broadcast once a month on RTÉ
RTE
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. It is based loosely on the format of the German
Germany
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television programme Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst, and more closely on its British
United Kingdom
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derivative Crimewatch
Crimewatch
Crimewatch is a long-running and high-profile British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public. The programme is usually broadcast once a month on BBC One...
, whose format it is almost identical to.
Format
The show reconstructs recent unsolved crimes in IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in an attempt to jog the memories of viewers who may be able to help. The general public are encouraged to phone in if they have any information that may help An Garda Síochána to solve the crimes featured. The show is presented by Gráinne Seoige
Gráinne Seoige
Gráinne Seoige is an Irish television presenter, Gaeilgeoir, and "fashion icon",Gráinne Seoige is one of the few television presenters who has worked for all terrestrial channels in the Republic of Ireland at some point. She has worked as a news anchor on TG4, TV3 and Sky News Ireland...
and Philip Boucher Hayes. Crimecall is independently produced in Dublin by Coco Television. Its highest ever ratings of 42% of audience share was in June 2007 for a programme which featured an interview with Kate and Gerry McCann, parents of missing British child Madeleine McCann.
The show is the second RTÉ adaption of Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst, the previous adaption being Crimeline which ran from 1992-2004. This version was even more closely modelled on Crimewatch UK and was presented by David Harvey
David Harvey
David Harvey is the name of:*David Harvey *David Harvey , geographer and social theorist*David Harvey , American luthier...
and Anne Doyle
Anne Doyle
Anne Doyle is a newsreader for the Irish broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She currently presents RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock. She is "the most popular television newsreader for a generation" and is regarded as an icon....
and produced by Harvey's production company. Prior to Crimeline, RTÉ had produced its own format, Garda Patrol, a short weekly programme usually presented by a serving member of An Garda Siochana who appealed for help with solving crimes. It ran from 1967-1992.