Being trapped underwater in a cave in the dark is my worst nightmare! That boy aged 11 must have been so scared - I almost couldn't watch it, even though I knew it had a happy ending 😮.
I thought the beginning with the women talking about Buckingham palace and lunch was part of the show, i was waiting for her to say she suddenly collapsed or something.
I remember this episode. Now that I'm old enough to understand David Hancock's situation, seeing how he could be as happy as he seemed in this 999 episode, he is a true inspiration to come back from the place he felt trapped in and broken so many barriers to get there. I hope his want well after this episode of 999.
I watched this for the nostalgia, and just came away with a real sense of despair, because I can guarantee you this sort of altruistic behaviour from strangers would definitely not happen today. That bus driver who drove the guy to the hospital? Nowadays, you'd get people saying, "Not my problem, mate. I'm going to be late on my schedule if I do that. Probably get in trouble with the bus company." He drove him right to the hospital and the ambulance crews were there instantly with a stretcher. Nowadays? That'd take about two hours, because of the Tory cuts to the NHS meaning they're stretched to the absolute limit.
Might be a bit of an odd thing to say but i love the background music in the hypothermia first aid part of this episode, does anyone know if there's somewhere you can listen to it in full? Find it really peaceful and calming ahaha
If the show was continuing some time in the last decade, I would be on it when my school taxi had an accident and slid off into a deep snowbank in December 2010!. From Joe. X
I remember watching this as a kid. Never forgot it. Absolutely terrifying. Thanks for posting it!
Being trapped underwater in a cave in the dark is my worst nightmare! That boy aged 11 must have been so scared - I almost couldn't watch it, even though I knew it had a happy ending 😮.
Like a Thunderbirds 1960s episode.
I thought the beginning with the women talking about Buckingham palace and lunch was part of the show, i was waiting for her to say she suddenly collapsed or something.
So glad I read this comment. It gave me the heads up to skip forward 😂
Oh dear god this is one of the episodes that i remember most
This was a great program.
From 1992-2003. From Joe. X
When I was a kid, I thought Michael Buerk, Prince Charles, Charlie from Casualty and our next door neighbour Graham were all the same person.
funny what we think when where kids x
@@AndreaFarrell-qf2nqDifferent personalities.
I remember this episode. Now that I'm old enough to understand David Hancock's situation, seeing how he could be as happy as he seemed in this 999 episode, he is a true inspiration to come back from the place he felt trapped in and broken so many barriers to get there. I hope his want well after this episode of 999.
999 was a BBC tv series.
bring back 999
Blues and twos was a similar show on ITV from 1993-1997.
My conclusion from watching this now is that I’m old AF
I watched this for the nostalgia, and just came away with a real sense of despair, because I can guarantee you this sort of altruistic behaviour from strangers would definitely not happen today.
That bus driver who drove the guy to the hospital?
Nowadays, you'd get people saying, "Not my problem, mate. I'm going to be late on my schedule if I do that. Probably get in trouble with the bus company."
He drove him right to the hospital and the ambulance crews were there instantly with a stretcher. Nowadays? That'd take about two hours, because of the Tory cuts to the NHS meaning they're stretched to the absolute limit.
The intro used to scare the shit out of me as a kid.
Broadcast Tuesday 1st June 1993
2nd year of 11 years for the show. From Joe. X
Wow I remember watching this. Damn I’m old!
I was in the scouts for a bit, but there is no way I would have wanted to do this.
This was summer of 1993
Might be a bit of an odd thing to say but i love the background music in the hypothermia first aid part of this episode, does anyone know if there's somewhere you can listen to it in full? Find it really peaceful and calming ahaha
If the show was continuing some time in the last decade, I would be on it when my school taxi had an accident and slid off into a deep snowbank in December 2010!. From Joe. X
Michael Buerk was host of the show for 11 years. He was 46 in series 1.
Is that boy still alive today too tell the story
Yes, the young man you hear narrating IS the actual boy.
Wow documentaries were a lot different then eh, more factual and a lot less emotion and crying
No crappy effects