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Crimewatch UK was first broadcast on 7 June 1984. Each month it appealed to the public for help with unsolved crimes, helped by factual reconstructions. Nick Ross, who presented the programme with Sue Cook, said "if you see anything tonight that jogs your memory please call us". Police officers and production staff were on hand to field calls, and the public were updated on any leads in a short programme later the same evening. After initial scepticism, police forces realised the value of the show in putting information before a large audience, and to date Crimewatch viewers have helped the police with nearly 5000 cases.