999
Specials
Recreations of dramatic rescues, where people cheat death through either sheer luck or outstanding bravery.
Hvor man kan se 999 • Specials
32 episoder
- The Point of No ReturnE1
The Point of No ReturnMichael Buerk tells the story of how five soldiers became trapped in a remote part of the Malaysian jungle when an expedition went badly wrong. A major rescue operation by the British and Malaysian Armed Forces was put into action and the plight of the missing men captured the world's imagination. - Series 1 Compilation (1)E4
Series 1 Compilation (1)Reviewing some of the real-life stories of heroism and bravery from the last series of 999, reconstructed by the emergency services, actors and the people involved. Tonight's programme includes: a gas explosion that buries a woman under a block of flats, and a runaway motorboat off the coast of Devon. - Series 1 Compilation (2)E5
Series 1 Compilation (2)Revised versions of real-life stories of heroism and bravery from the last series, reconstructed by the emergency services, actors and the people involved. Tonight: a 4-month-old baby who's nearly washed out to sea; a trainee pilot who has to be "talked down" after the sudden death of his instructor; and a woman who jumps from her burning home carrying a baby in her arms. Plus tips on how to protect your home from fire. - Series 1 Compilation (3)E6
Series 1 Compilation (3)More highlights of last year's series, reconstructed with the emergency services, actors and the people involved in the original rescues. This week: how a Sunday-afternoon stroll turned into a desperate struggle against time and tide. Two potholers get into trouble while negotiating the "black hole" 500 feet beneath the Mendip Hills. Two men on a fishing trip are at the centre of a massive search and rescue operation in the Bristol Channel. And how a Somerset farmer fought his way back to health after a tractor accident left him with a broken back. - Series 1 Compilation (4)E7
Series 1 Compilation (4)More highlights of last year's series, reconstructed with the emergency services, actors and the people involved in the original rescues. This week: the 6-year-old boy who toppled into the gorilla pit at Jersey Zoo who was saved by one of the keepers and a local ambulance man. A rescue 500 feet beneath the North Sea when a diver's face mask shattered and the bizarre accident that left a motorist impaled on a 40 foot scaffolding pole. - No Excuses
E9No ExcusesA special Christmas edition looking at lives which have been affected by drinking and driving. As well as reconstructing often tragic incidents which could have been avoided, the team goes on the road with police officers as they deal with the the first festive drunks of the season. - Series 2 Compilation (1)E10
Series 2 Compilation (1)Reviewing some of the real-life stories of heroism and bravery from the second series of 999. Tonight, a car carrying a father and son careers off a road and into a river; a man is stranded 100 foot up on a radio mast; and helicopter pilots brave hurricane-force winds and 40 foot waves to reach 51 workers marooned on a sinking North Sea oil rig. - Series 3 Compilation (1)E12
Series 3 Compilation (1)Another chance to see some of the reconstructions of real-life rescue stories from last year's series. Tonight, a 12-year-old girl fights for her life after an accident at a holiday centre; two men badly injured aftera lorry ran over them as they were replacing old gas mains in a hole in the road; a helicopter pilot who rescued a climber with a broken neck; and a man stung more than 100 times by a swarm of bees. - Series 3 Compilation (3)E14
Series 3 Compilation (3)Another chance to see some of the reconstructions of real-life rescue stories from last year's series. Tonight: the race to free a lorry driver from his crashed cab; how a skier survived a night in freezing conditions by building snow hole, and practical tips on how to stay alive if your car gets stuck in snow; and another chance to watch the dramatic video of the rescue of a solo yachtsman in the Isles of Scilly. - Operation CoathangerE16
Operation CoathangerThe first of three dramatic reconstructions is of the remarkable story of how a surgeon performed emergency surgery to save a woman's life during a flight from Hong Kong to London. He succeeded without the aid of surgical instruments and while his patient was still conscious. - Sea of FireE17
Sea of FireA dramatic reconstruction of a Greek tanker ship on fire and drifting out of control towards the oil fields of the North Sea. RAF helicopter winchman Mel Ward is the crew's only hope for survival, but halfway through the rescue his helicopter suffers critical damage and his colleagues are forced to abandon him on the blazing tanker to save themselves. Featuring news pictures from the time of the rescue. - International Rescue (1)E19
International Rescue (1)The first of two 999 specials which combines real-life video footage with dramatic reconstruction. The first rescue, from New Zealand, shows a petrol tanker crashing into a car and trapping a young girl beneath a terrifying inferno. In the second, from the Falkland Islands, the crew of a fishing boat face a sea of fire, and in the third, from Las Vegas, a fire crew discover a jeep in flood water with a lifeless body trapped inside. - International Rescue (2)E20
International Rescue (2)The second of two 999 specials which combines real-life video footage with dramatic reconstruction. How a helicopter pilot in Minneapolis risked his life to rescue two people from a raging weir; the first assignment for Melbourne's High Angle Rescue Team; and how a British aid team acted as good Samaritans in the mountains of China. - Series 4 Compilation (1)E21
Series 4 Compilation (1)Another chance to see some of the most exciting rescue stories previously featured in 999, including the couple trapped inside their burning car in the tiger enclosure of a safari park and the ambulanceman with a fear of heights who had to abseil 60 feet down to help an injured caver. - Series 4 Compilation (2)E22
Series 4 Compilation (2)Another chance to see some dramatic reconstructions of real-life rescues. Tonight's compilation includes the policeman who was impaled on railings, threatening to delay the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the first time in its history; the terrifying underwater emergency that left a diver fighting for her life in a recompression chamber; and the paragliding accident which saw an enthusiast tumbling feet down sheer chalk cliffs. - Series 4 Compilation (3)E23
Series 4 Compilation (3)Tonight's compilation includes the struggle to free two men trapped in their sinking powerboat after a spectacular crash off the coast of Guernsey; the first aider who risked his own life to help a colleague who was buried alive in an enclosed silo full of acidic dust at a power station; a man who was left fighting for his life after an unusual agricultural accident in Northern Ireland; and a couple's holiday in Pembrokeshire that turned to horror when the husband fell over a cliff. - Series 4 Compilation (4)E24
Series 4 Compilation (4)Tonight's compilation includes a bizarre flying accident which left two brothers each convinced that the other was dead; dramatic news pictures of the complex rescue of three canoeists stranded on a rock in the middle of the River Conwy in North Wales; a man who came back from the dead after open heart surgery in the street; and the family whose canal boat caught fire. - Escape from ParadiseE26
Escape from ParadiseMichael Buerk presents the dramatic true story of a three-man Hollywood film crew who found themselves fighting for their lives in the crater of an active Hawaiian volcano. The group were over the Pu'u O'o-Kilauea volcano, filming an aerial sequence for the thriller Sliver, when their helicopter developed engine trouble, forcing the pilot to crash-land on the floor of the crater just inches away from a pool of molten lava. For the first time, National Park Rangers had the task of rescuing people trapped inside a live volcano, not knowing if they were alive or dead. - Diana's LegacyE29
Diana's LegacyThe campaign work by Diana, Princess of Wales highlighted the human cost of landmines, and has led to the British Government announcing a ban on the use of landmines by UK armed forces. Tonight reconstructs the rescue of an American aid worker following an explosion in Africa, and tells the story of a 14-year-old boy who survived stepping on two landmines. - Series 6 Compilation (1)E30
Series 6 Compilation (1)A compilation of some of the best stories from the last run of the series. Three men swim for their lives through shark infested waters after their boat breaks up ten miles off Belize; the freak accident that leaves a 78-year-old man speared through the head by a snooker cue; the Scottish policeman trapped inside a blazing tent and the safety drill that becomes a real life rescue when a scaffolderfalls from a bridge in the middle of the River Severn. - The New Year StormsE34
The New Year StormsMichael Buerk presents the dramatic stories behind the violent storms that welcomed in the New Year of 1998. A Devon couple are hit by a ten-ton tree as it falls on to their moving car, and a rescue helicopter battles into 60mph headwinds to save an Irish fishing trawler. - The Easter FloodsE35
The Easter FloodsFive people died and an estimated £400-million-worth of damage was caused when some of the worst floods in living memory hit Britain last Easter. This special uses video footage from eye-witnesses and the emergency services to relive three terrifying days when torrential rains battered the heart of England. Reconstructions include the story of a mother and her toddler sons who had to be plucked to safety from a roof.