999 Lifesavers
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| Genre | Docudrama |
| Created by | Peter Salmon |
| Presented by |
Michael Buerk Juliet Morris Donna Bernard |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 12 3 (Compilation) 5 (Lifesavers) 1 (International) |
| No. of episodes | 103 14 (Compilation) 41 (Lifesavers) 6 (International) 20 (Specials) |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 25 June 1992 – 17 September 2003 |
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. The series was a British adaption of the American TV series Rescue 911 which premiered in 1989.
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.
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.
Note: Series 4 and 8 were compilation series. Series 2 was a revised repeat.
Unknown series:
Note: Series 4 was a compilation series.
(*) Postponed from 18 September 1997
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