Series synopsis
Bizarre ER is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Three on February 14, 2008. It ended on May 16, 2017. It stars Sheridan Smith, John Barrowman, Freema Agyeman and Tom Davis.
Series about eye-watering cases which come through the doors of British A&E departments.
Premise
Series about eye-watering cases which come through the doors of British A&E departments.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sheridan Smith as Narrator (voice)
- John Barrowman as Narrator (voice)
- Freema Agyeman as Narrator (voice)
- Tom Davis as Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 58 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 14, 2008 | April 3, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 21, 2009 | July 14, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 12 | May 10, 2010 | July 19, 2010 |
| Season 4 | 10 | March 27, 2011 | May 30, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 8 | March 19, 2013 | October 21, 2013 |
| Season 6 | 10 | March 13, 2017 | May 16, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Featuring a student who has trapped his testicles under a 60kg gearbox; a pole dancer who's fallen off her pole and on to her head; a golfer who's smashed the ball straight into his girlfriend's teeth; and a man who has fallen into an industrial cement mixer. |
February 14, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Features a fisherman whose tackle is put in danger when an anchor is swung into his groin; surgeons operating on a five-year-old to remove some life-threatening lego from his nose; and a boy who ended up with toes on his hands after a freak bouncy castle accident. |
February 21, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Featuring a man who has a slip with his scissors while undertaking some 'pubic topiary', an oil rig worker airlifted from the North Sea when he swallows a toothpick and a victim of 'frozen food injury'. Plus, bloodsucking leeches are stuffed into a woman's mouth to keep alive her transplanted tongue. |
February 28, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Series 2, Episode 1 A man whose nostrils are packed to bursting point with bandages and has to have the stuffing extracted, a housewife who has stitched up her husband's arm with a needle and thread and no anaesthetic, and a dog walker who has a finger pulled off after getting it caught in a lead. Plus, how surgeons saved a man impaled on a fence post. |
April 21, 2009 |
| 2 |
Series 2, Episode 2 A teenager who has literally shot himself in the foot; a walker bitten by an adder, Britain's only venomous snake; a woman left with her heel hanging off after trying to manoeuvre a boat with her foot; and a jogger struck by huge bolt of lightning conducted through the crucifix around his neck. |
April 28, 2009 |
| 3 |
Series 2, Episode 3 A man with bizarre ballooning lips; a frustrated farmer with an obliterated knee, courtesy of a runaway sheep; and a mechanic who has carved up his finger in a car fan belt. Plus, the stomach-churning story of a DIY enthusiast who nearly died after excavating his intestines with an angle grinder. |
May 5, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Featuring a man who accidentally barbecued his own buttocks; a builder impaled through the thigh on a metre-long metal pole; and a footballer wheeled in with his kneecap facing the wrong way. Plus, how surgeons successfully reattached a farmer's severed arm by first stitching it into his crotch, and medical professionals confess the most bizarre and outrageous cases they've ever been confronted with in casualty. |
May 10, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Featuring a driver run over by the breakdown man sent to repair his car; a schoolgirl injured playing Wii tennis; and a man whose testicles required treatment after being squashed in a motorbike crash. Plus, how surgeons rebuilt a sailor's shattered skull by peeling off his face. |
May 10, 2010 |
| 3 |
Series 3, Episode 3 Featuring a teenager who stepped on a red-hot four-inch nail; a woman injured after punching her partner in her sleep; and a lumberjack who sliced into his own arm with a chainsaw. Plus, how medics saved a woman impaled on razor-sharp railings. And medical professionals confess the most bizarre and outrageous cases they have ever been confronted with in casualty. |
May 17, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode One We meet a man who superglued a tiny top hat to his head; a patient who has been suffering with a nosebleed for a week; and a couple whose wedding day ended in surgery rather than matrimony after a bizarre motorbike accident. Plus, the Texan barber who survived a near-fatal attack by a swarm of more than 2,000 killer bees, and medical professionals confess the oddest and most outlandish cases they have been confrontred with in casualty. |
March 28, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode Two Featuring the American couple who nearly died from bubonic plague on a holiday to New York; a student who was struck dumb after she yawned so wide that she dislocated her jaw; and a model plane enthusiast whose hand was shredded by the propellers on one of his mini flying machines. Plus, a staff member ends up with a super-sized pout after a bizarre allergic reaction. |
April 4, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode Three Featuring a woman who was injured when her boyfriend dropped a turnip on her foot; a retail assistant whose eyelid was ripped in half when she smashed face-first into the end of a clothes rail; a man with a fly-fishing hook stuck in his nose; and a schoolboy who swallowed a pound coin. Plus, we head down under to meet the New Zealander who survived being crushed by a leaping, half-tonne dolphin. |
April 11, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode One | March 19, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode Two | March 26, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode Three | April 2, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode One A cyclist is injured by his own bicycle, a soldier takes a spill off a bouncy castle, and a man has a run-in with a lawnmower. Plus the story of a patient who was nearly killed... by a pigeon. |
March 14, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode Two Featuring a man who changed the blade of his angle grinder with the motor running, and a lady harbouring a creature in her earhole. Plus the story of a man who cheated death not once, but four times. |
March 21, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode Three A lady hooks a keyring through her finger, and an aspiring sailor loses a chunk from one of her appendages. Plus, re-living a car accident involving a woman and a fencepost. |
March 28, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Three |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 14, 2008 |
| Last aired | May 16, 2017 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday |