Everything you need to know about Pete Wicks’ new TV show

• Strictly fan favourite to host his own ‘dog-umentary’ launching 7 January on U&W, and U. 
• Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake was filmed earlier this year at Dogs Trust in Basildon. 
• The four-episode series follows the highs and lows of rescuing and rehoming dogs. 

Pete Wicks stars in his very own TV show which hit tv screens on Tuesday 7 January 9pm on UKTV channel, U&W, with the full series available to stream for free on U. The heartwarming ‘dog-u-mentary', called Pete Wicks: For Dogs Sake, and produced by BBC Studios Entertainment, follows Pete as he spends time at Dogs Trust in Basildon helping the charity to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome pooches.

Viewers will see Pete learn all about the running of Dogs Trust rehoming centres and watch him get involved in helping to weigh newborn puppies, witness life-saving surgery and even make the all-important ‘tea round’ for the hard-working staff and volunteers. As well as Basildon, Pete visits the charity’s centres in Harefield West London, Leeds and Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Pete, who is an Ambassador for Dogs Trust, has supported the charity for many years and got his first rescue dog in 2008 when he was 19. He also adopted his dog Eric from Dogs Trust in Basildon in 2016.

Pete Wicks said: “I’ve wanted to make a show like this for about ten years now. Dogs are central to my life, and I am incredibly passionate about animal welfare, so I am happy it’s filmed, edited and ready to put out to the world. It’s hard for me to even call it a job because it hasn’t been a job at all, it’s just something that I really love. I hope the viewers get a real insight to the life and stories of these wonderful dogs, and the heroes and volunteers who care for them day in day out.”

Owen Sharp, CEO of Dogs Trust said: “We are so excited to have worked on this show with Pete and we can’t wait to watch it in the new year. Pete really does go above and beyond to champion the work of Dogs Trust and makes sure more people know about the hard work that goes on behind the scenes of the charity’s rehoming centres. We have no doubt that this fantastic TV show will result in more people rehoming the dogs in our care and we cannot thank Pete, UKTV and BBC Studios enough.”

Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake started Tuesday 7th Jan at 9pm, all episodes will be available to stream for free on U.