Dial 999 (TV series)

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

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 Inspector 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 (who had appeared in Appointment with Crime), Arthur Lowe, Patrick Magee, Sidney Tafler, and Patrick Troughton.

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.