999: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

999 is a British docudrama television series presented by Michael Buerk, that premiered on June 25th 1992 on BBC One and ran until September 17th 2003. The series got its name from the emergency telephone number used in the United Kingdom.

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.

Series details

• Title: 999
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1992-06-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-09-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7981
• TVDB ID: 370451

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Buerk — Presenter
• Juliet Morris — Presenter
• Donna Bernard — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-06-25; final listed air date 1992-08-06.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-02-12; final listed air date 1993-04-20.
• Season 3: premiered 1993-04-27; final listed air date 1993-06-08.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-06-15; final listed air date 1993-07-06.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-04-08; final listed air date 1994-06-10.
• Season 6: premiered 1995-04-07; final listed air date 1995-06-16.
• Season 7: premiered 1996-04-12; final listed air date 1996-06-14.
• Season 8: premiered 1996-06-21; final listed air date 1996-07-05.
• Season 9: premiered 1997-05-08; final listed air date 1997-06-12.
• Season 10: premiered 1998-04-07; final listed air date 1998-06-16.
• Season 11: premiered 1999-04-27; final listed air date 1999-11-17.
• Season 12: premiered 2000-04-05; final listed air date 2000-09-27.
• Season 13: premiered 2001-05-29; final listed air date 2001-09-10.
• Season 14: premiered 2002-10-28; final listed air date 2003-01-27.
• Season 15: premiered 2003-04-15; final listed air date 2003-09-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from 999 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.