Former BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern has been announced as the new lead presenter of Crimewatch Live, marking her return to television after her Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch was axed last year.
McGovern will co-host the show alongside Rav Wilding when it returns to BBC daytime on Monday, October 6 for a three-week series. The programme will focus on unsolved cases across the UK, featuring reconstruction appeals, 'Wanted Faces' segments, and updates on crimes from previous series.
Crimewatch Live has a 40-year history, having aired over 700 programmes and featured more than 7,000 police appeals. It has helped bring criminals to justice in high-profile cases including the murders of James Bulger, Sarah Payne, and Lin and Megan Russell.
McGovern previously confirmed on Instagram that she is working on three new TV shows, including two for the BBC and a third for an unspecified channel. She described the Crimewatch role as 'a longstanding TV programme that’s been going nearly as long as I have been alive'.
