The Dog Rescuers

Documentary series with Alan Davies following the work of RSPCA officers. Viewers will follow the familiar faces of the RSPCA’s finest, as they continue their crusade against cruelty and neglect of dogs. The programme features dramatic rescues, inspirational rehabilitations and heart-warming rehomings, plus the four-legged heroes who work on our behalf, new ways to bond with man’s best friend, and the life of a rescue pup from birth, through walkies, and all the way to adulthood.

Documentary series with Alan Davies following the work of RSPCA officers. Viewers will follow the familiar faces of the RSPCA’s finest, as they continue their crusade against cruelty and neglect of dogs. The programme features dramatic rescues, inspirational rehabilitations and heart-warming rehomings, plus the four-legged heroes who work on our behalf, new ways to bond with man’s best friend, and the life of a rescue pup from birth, through walkies, and all the way to adulthood.

Documentary following RSPCA officers responding to reports of appalling treatment, atrocious living conditions and severe neglect of dogs.

In Greater Manchester, shockingly injured saluki Susie limps onto a petrol station forecourt and into Inspector Becky Goulding's life. In West Yorkshire, Inspector Sarah Bagley visits two dogs who are having a very bad hair day, taking the pair to be assessed and dematted by a local vet. Alan plays vet's assistant, meeting staffie cross Brandy, who is suffering with a skin condition that needs the hospital's urgent attention.

A vet in the West Midlands reports her concerns about a young dog that recently left surgery after the owners refused to let the vets properly treat their dog Lola. Meanwhile in Rotherham, Inspector Sara Jordan suspects that a chocolate Labrador may have accidentally eaten something toxic, and in south London, vet Alex Wade Smith has a helping hand on her ward rounds in the form of Alan Davies.

Inspector Herchy Boal receives an anonymous call about a labradoodle who is reportedly underweight, with infected ears and dirty matted fur. Meanwhile in south Yorkshire, the call centre receives an urgent report about a dog that is limp and unresponsive, and in the Wirral, Anthony Joynes is following up a horrifying case he attended the previous week.

At Putney Animal Hospital in London, Alan is acting as assistant for the day to vet Michael Lazarus, and their first case is a border collie in need of urgent medical attention. In the West Midlands, Inspector Herchy Boal has received a complaint of a dog apparently spending long periods of time home alone.

In Bedford, Inspector Justin Stubbs is called to the case of a mysterious accident when puppy Kia the Sharpei falls from the fourth floor of a building. Inspector Sarah Bagley investigates a shocking case of cruelty when she discovers American Bulldog Smiler has been left bloodied and fighting for its life.