Inferno 999: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Every hour of every day, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is on the front line – on call to deal with fires, emergencies and accidents. The largest fire service in the UK outside of London, the Manchester brigade responds to over 52,000 incidents a year. There is no such thing as an average day for its crews, with no incident or fire ever the same. Inferno 999 goes to the heart of perilous firefighting situations as it follows the daily lives of Manchester's fire crews.

This series gains unique access to the work of these dedicated men and women with the help of pioneering camera technology. Firefighters are rigged with cameras housed in heat-resistant casing to allow an unprecedented view of their death-defying exploits. With the help of these powerful images, the series reveals the hazardous conditions and extreme pressures fire officers face, recording the frightening reality of their working lives.

Series details

• Title: Inferno 999
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2007-09-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-10-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28822

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-09-03; final listed air date 2007-10-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Inferno 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.