Dial 999 (TV series)

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Dial 999
Starring Robert Beatty
Duncan Lamont
John Witty
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes39
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network ITV
Release8 June 1958 (1958-06-08) –
11 July 1959 (1959-07-11)

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

Contents

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

Each episode had a different supporting cast. Notable actors who appeared include Michael Balfour, Adrienne Corri, Vera Day, William Hartnell (who had appeared in Appointment with Crime), Arthur Lowe, Patrick Magee, Sidney Tafler, Patrick Troughton and Sam Kydd

Episodes

EpisodeTitleWriterDirector
1"The Killing Job" Ted Willis Alvin Rakoff
2"Special Edition" Tony O'Grady Bernard Knowles
3"Illegal Entry" Brock Williams Terence Fisher
4"The Great Gold Robbery"Peter HolidayTerence Fisher
5"Thames Division"Brock WilliamsAlvin Rakoff
6"Missing Persons" Ken Taylor Bernard Knowles
7"Honeymoon"Neville Dasey and Ken TaylorBernard Knowles
8"Commando Crook"Gil WinfieldTerence Fisher
9"77 Bus"E.J. MasonTerence Fisher
10"Night Mail" Jack Pulman Bernard Knowles
11"Escape"Gilbert WinfieldBernard Knowles
12"The Big Fish"Peter Holiday Don Chaffey
13"Special Branch"Jack RockTerence Fisher
14"The Mechanical Watchman"Ken TaylorBernard Knowles
15"Ghost Squad"Neville Dasey and Peter Yeldham Terence Fisher
16"50,000 Hands" Ian Greaves Terence Fisher
17"Fashions in Crime"Ken TaylorTerence Fisher
18"Rolling Racketeers"Tony O'GradyBernard Knowles
19"24 Hours a Day" Edward J. Mason Alvin Rakoff
20"Hunter, Hunted"Gilbert Winfield Robert Lynn
21"A Mined Area"Tony O'GradyRobert Lynn
22"The Barge Burglars"Paul M. JackRobert Lynn
23"Old Soldiers Sometimes Die"Neville DaseyBernard Knowles
24"Extradition"Neville Dasey and Peter YeldhamBernard Knowles
25"Gun Rule"Peter YeldhamBernard Knowles
26"Key Witness"Tony O'GradyBernard Knowles
27"Down to the Sea"Ken TaylorBernard Knowles
28"The Exception to the Rule"Tony O'GradyBernard Knowles
29"Deadly Blackmail"Paul M. JackBernard Knowles
30"Payroll Job"Gilbert WinfieldRobert Lynn
31"The Motorbike Bandits"B.P. RoyleRobert Lynn
32"Living Loot"Edward J. MasonBernard Knowles
33"An Inside Job"Gil WinfieldBernard Knowles
34"Picture Puzzle"Peter YeldhamRobert Lynn
35"Rat Trap"Frank WhiteRobert Lynn
36"Heads or Tails"Neville Dasey Charles Saunders
37"Radio Active"Tony O'GradyRobert Lynn
38"Robbery with Violence"Peter YeldhamAlvin Rakoff
39"Death Ride" Philip Monroe Bernard 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 the episodes of the series on DVD in a five disc set.

See also

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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