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6.4/10 TV Created by Peter Salmon Original language(s) English Final episode date 17 September 2003 Number of episodes 103 | 7.7/10 IMDb Genre Docudrama Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 25 June 1992 Network BBC One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of series 12
3 (Compilation)
5 (Lifesavers)
1 (International) No. of episodes 103
14 (Compilation)
41 (Lifesavers)
6 (International)
20 (Specials) Presented by Michael Buerk, Juliet Morris, Donna Bernard Cast Michael Buerk, Juliet Morris, Donna Bernard Similar Countryside 999, 999: What's Your Emergency?, Traffic Cops, Brit Cops, You Have Been Watching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
999 is a British docudrama television series presented by Michael Buerk, that premiered on 25 June 1992 on BBC One and ran until 17 September 2003. The series got its name from the emergency telephone number used in the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Countryside 999 series 2 episode 5
- History
- Original series
- 999 Lifesavers
- Specials
- Tie in publication
- References
A number of specials and spin-off shows were also aired, including five series of 999 Lifesavers (1994–98) hosted by Buerk and Juliet Morris (later Donna Bernard), and 999 International in 1997.
Countryside 999 series 2 episode 5
History
In the first series, each episode included two reconstructions of real emergencies, using actors and occasionally Buerk himself, as well as some of the real people involved in the emergency. By the second series, episodes of 999 included more reconstructions. While recreating an accident for an episode in 1993, veteran stuntman Tip Tipping was killed in a parachuting accident. In 2002, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.
Original series
Note: Series 4 and 8 were compilation series. Series 2 was a revised repeat.
Unknown series:
999 Lifesavers
Note: Series 4 was a compilation series.
Specials
(*) Postponed from 18 September 1997