Dial 999

  

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Dial 999Motor Bike Bandits. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Neil McCarthy & Michael Ely. Maguire investigates a series of 'spaceman' robberies where a thief will suddenly appear outside an upstairs window. [S]Fri, Sept 15, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Key Witness. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Raymond Adamson & Richard Bebb. Maguire quickly starts investigating after a resident witnesses a body being dumped in a waste ground. [S]Fri, Sept 8, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Inside Job. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Lloyd Lamble & Marne Maitland. After a crook is caught smuggling counterfeiting plates into the country, Maguire sees an opportunity to catch the whole gang. [S]Fri, Aug 25, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Payroll Job. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Joss Ambler & Alan Browning. Maguire investigates after a bank bus is used to steal payroll. His task becomes complicated when crook double-crosses crook. [S]Fri, Aug 18, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Living Loot. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, June Ashley & Gerald Case. Two criminals plot to extract a large sum of money through kidnap - but apparently without committing a crime! [S]Fri, Aug 11, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Rat Trap. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Thomas Gallagher & Sydney Tafler. An outbreak of organised violence mystifies the police. Maguire is assigned the case when DS Hadley is murdered. [S]Fri, Aug 4, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Barge Burglars. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Harry Fowler & Richard Bebb. A gang carries out hold-ups at premises along the Regent's Canal, using a tourist barge to escape, leaving no clues. [S]Fri, Jul 28, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Mined Area. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Bill Owen & Hugh Moxey. Freddy Haldane was sentenced for stealing £20,000, but the money was not recovered. He is released and Maguire is put on his trail. [S]Fri, Jul 14, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Rolling Racketeers. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Bruno Barnabe & Bill Edwards. Maguire disguises himself as a tramp to track down an organised gang of car thieves operating in Hertfordshire. [S]Fri, Jul 7, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Honeymoon. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Bruce & Yvonne Buckingham. A honeymooning couple have their insurance policy stolen. Maguire must act fast to prevent their valuables being taken. [S]Fri, Jun 30, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Extradition. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Phil Brown and Robert Shaw. Maguire must serve a warrant to an American gangster seeking sanctuary in England to ensure he is sent back to the US. [S]Fri, Jun 23, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Hunter Hunted. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Victor Baring & Larry Cross. After an international criminal commits murder in Britain, Maguire is assigned the task of capturing him with no support. [S]Fri, Jun 16, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Mechanical Watchman. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Howlett & Peter Allenby. Maguire catches a fur coat thief in the act; however, the other members of the gang remain unknown. [S]Fri, Jun 2, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Exception to the Rule. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Paul Whitsun-Jones & Clive Cazes. In accordance to the rules, police officers are unarmed; an exception to the rule is essential in this case. [S]Fri, May 26, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Special Branch. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Martin Benson & Richard Bebb. A team of assassins plan to kill an American atomic scientist on his arrival in London. [S]Fri, May 19, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Heads or Tails. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Richard Bebb & Raf De La Torre. Released from prison after serving eight years, Bill Weldon sets out to kill the three men who testified against him. [S]Fri, May 12, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Gun Rule. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Witty & Peter Illing. Maguire asks for his men to be armed whilst investigating an attempted murder, but his request is denied. [S]Fri, May 5, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 99977 Bus. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Cawdron & Ivan Craig. Police are baffled by robberies known as 'the Red Rose series'; Maguire and his partner suspect a seemingly innocent jeweller. [S]Fri, Apr 28, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Commando Crook. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Richard Bird & Arthur Goullet. Maguire investigates a series of robberies; however, his prime suspect is a crook everyone believes has gone straight. [S]Fri, Apr 14, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Old Soldiers Sometimes Die. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, A.J. Brown & Ray Cooney. After a tourist is conned in London, Maguire goes undercover as an American tourist to catch the perpetrators. [S]Fri, Apr 7, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Fashions in crime. 1958. Stars Rober Beatty, Gerald Case & Olga Dickie. A top designer claims his work is being plagiarised. Maguire believes the complaint does not warrant immediate attention. [S]Fri, Mar 31, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999The Great Gold Robbery. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Peter Allenby & John Howlett. Thieves target the Edinburgh to London mail train; the only clue Maguire finds is a footprint by the railway track. [S]Fri, Mar 24, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Special Edition. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Richard Bennet & Donald Bisset. A gang of career criminals believe they have the perfect alibi when they carry out a payroll robbery in Fleet Street. [S]Fri, Mar 17, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Illegal Entry. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Walter Gotell & Adrienne Corri. Maguire gains insight into a recent wave of robberies after a man is arrested for skulking around on the roof of a shop. [S]Fri, Mar 10, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Missing Person. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Barbara Steele & Vera Day. Maguire must adopt unusual tactics when the bodies of three girls are found in the Thames, with no obvious reason why. [S]Fri, Mar 3, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Death Ride. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Patrick Barr & Humphrey Heathcote. A man is suspected of murdering his wife; Maguire starts investigating, which motivates someone to try to run him over. [S]Fri, Feb 24, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Robbery With Violence. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Rietty & Therese Burton. Maguire struggles to find leads when investigating an armed raid on a pawn-shop where a passer-by was killed. [S]Fri, Feb 17, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 99924 Hours. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Arden & Joy Owen. In Piccadilly, Maguire spots Caldwell, a criminal he once arrested in Canada; he has a hunch that he is up to no good and follows him. [S]Fri, Feb 10, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Escape. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Jack Lambert & Harry Towmb. Following a tip-off, Bill Killian is caught opening a safe. His brother helps him escape but the police are hot on their trail. [S]Fri, Feb 3, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999The Big Fish. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Howlett & Richard Bebb. The success of a rank outsider at a race meeting nets certain people a small fortune to suspicion. [S]Fri, Jan 27, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Thames Division. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Patrick Troughton & Delphi Lawrence. Carson is found murdered in his cabin. The discovery of heroin in one of his shoes alerts Scotland Yard. [S]Fri, Jan 20, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999The Killing Job. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, William Hartnell and Sydney Tafler. Joss Crawford, boss of London's underworld, gives thug Mick Colletta one hour to leave town. [S]Fri, Jan 13, 8:30 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Ghost Squad. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Russell Napier & Douglas Wilmer. Maguire is sent to the London docks as a part of the 'Ghost Squad' to investigate a number of thieves operating there. [S]Tue, Jul 12, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Extradition. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Phil Brown and Robert Shaw. Maguire must serve a warrant to an American gangster seeking sanctuary in England to ensure he is sent back to the US.Tue, Mar 29, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Gun Rule. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Witty & Peter Illing. Maguire asks for his men to be armed whilst investigating an attempted murder, but his request is denied.Tue, Feb 8, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 99977 Bus. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Cawdron & Ivan Craig. Police are baffled by robberies known as 'the Red Rose series'; Maguire and his partner suspect a seemingly innocent jeweller.Tue, Feb 1, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Night Mail. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Marianne Benet & Victor Brooks. Maguire works with the railway police to track down a gang that has stolen mail from a London to Glasgow train.Tue, Jan 25, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Death Ride. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Patrick Barr & Humphrey Heathcote. A man is suspected of murdering his wife; Maguire starts investigating, which motivates someone to try to run him over.Tue, Nov 30, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Robbery With Violence. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Rietty & Therese Burton. Maguire struggles to find leads when investigating an armed raid on a pawn-shop where a passer-by was shot and killed.Tue, Nov 23, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 99924 Hours. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Arden & A.J. Brown. In Piccadilly, Maguire spots Caldwell, a criminal he once arrested in Canada; he has a hunch that he is up to no good and follows him.Tue, Nov 16, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins
Dial 999Escape. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Howlett & Richard Bebb. Following a tip-off, Bill Killian is caught opening a safe. His brother helps him escape but the police are hot on their trail.Tue, Nov 9, 6:00 pmTalkingPictures TV30 mins