Dial 999 (TV series)

Dial 999 is a British television series that ran for one series of 39 episodes from 1958 to 1959.[1][2]

The series was a co-production between ITV contractor ABC Weekend TV, and American television producer Ziv Television Programs.

Synopsis

Named after the emergency telephone number for the United Kingdom, Dial 999 stars Robert Beatty as Canadian Mountie Mike Maguire, and follows his work fighting crime alongside London's police. Beatty was essentially reprising his role in the 1946 film Appointment with Crime, in which he played Detective Inspector Rogers, a Canadian police officer attached to Scotland Yard. The show contrasted Beatty's muscular brand of policing with that of his British colleagues, but failed to sell to North American markets.

Cast
  • Robert Beatty – Detective Inspector Michael McGuire
  • Duncan Lamont – Detective Inspecto Winter
  • John Witty – Detective Sargeant West

Each episode had a different supporting cast. Notable actors who appeared include Michael Balfour, Adrienne Corri, Vera Day, William Hartnell, Arthur Lowe, Patrick Magee, Sidney Tafler, Patrick Troughton.

Episodes
EpisodeTitleDirector
1The Killing JobAlvin Rakoff
2Special EditionBernard Knowles
3Illegal EntryTerence Fisher
4The Great Gold RobberyTerence Fisher
5Thames DivisionAlvin Rakoff
6Missing PersonsBernard Knowles
7HoneymoonBernard Knowles
8Commando CrookTerence Fisher
977 BusTerence Fisher
10Night MailBernard Knowles
11EscapeBernard Knowles
12The Big FishDon Chaffey
13Special BranchTerence Fisher
14The Mechanical WatchmanBernard Knowles
15Ghost SquadTerence Fisher
1650,000 HandsTerence Fisher
17Fashions in CrimeTerence Fisher
18Rolling RacketeersBernard Knowles
1924 Hours a DayAlvin Rakoff
20Hunter, HuntedRobert Lynn
21A Mined AreaRobert Lynn
22The Barge BurglarsRobert Lynn
23Old Soldiers Sometimes DieBernard Knowles
24ExtraditionBernard Knowles
25Gun RuleBernard Knowles
26Key WitnessBernard Knowles
27Down to the SeaBernard Knowles
28The Exception to the RuleBernard Knowles
29Deadly BlackmailBernard Knowles
30Payroll JobRobert Lynn
31The Motorbike BanditsRobert Lynn
32Living LootBernard Knowles
33An Inside JobBernard Knowles
34Picture PuzzleRobert Lynn
35Rat TrapRobert Lynn
36Heads or TailsCharles Saunders
37Radio ActiveRobert Lynn
38Robbery with ViolenceAlvin Rakoff
39Death RideBernard Knowles

Production

Dial 999 was filmed at Elstree Studios, and on location in London. The programme credits acknowledge the cooperation of the Metropolitan Police.

Home media

In 2021, Network DVD released all epsodes of the series on DVD in a five disc set.

References
  1. "Dial 999". IMDB. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. Palmer, Scott (2022). Dial 999: The Series. Cypress Hills Press. ISBN 9781087992662.
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