Police Rescue


Police Rescue is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by ABC and Southern Star Xanadu in association with the BBC.
Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pilot episode as well as a feature film in 1994, starring Zoe Carides.
The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes. The show was very well received for the first four series, however a decline in ratings by the commencement of the 1996 series saw the cancellation of the show, following an almost epitaph in the final three episodes.
Police Rescue was shown in the United Kingdom first on BBC1 and later on Sky One, in the Czech Republic as Záchranáři on TV Nova, in South Africa as "Noodroep", in parts of Italy as Polizia Squadra Soccorso on T9, in France on TF1 as Sydney Police, in Germany on VOX as Police Rescue – Gefährlicher Einsatz, in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark on the United Kingdom-based TV3, and in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ.

Cast

Main

Actor/actressCharacterRankTenureEpisodes
Gary SweetSteve "Mickey" McClintockSergeant1989–199601–61 + Pilot Episode & Feature Film
Sonia ToddGeorgia RattraySenior Constable/Sergeant1989-199601–61 + Pilot Episode & Feature Film
Tim McKenziePeter "Ridgy" RidgewaySenior Sergeant1989-199001-13 + Pilot Episode
John ClaytonBill AdamsInspector1989–199601–61 + Pilot Episode & Feature Film
Marshall NapierFred "Frog" CatteauSergeant1989–199201-19 + Pilot Episode
Peter BrowneTrevor "Sootie" ColedaleConstable1989–199001-14 + Pilot Episode
Doug ScroopePercy "Ptomaine" WarrenConstable1989-199301-32 + Pilot Episode
Steve BastoniYiannis "Angel" AngelopoulosConstable/Senior Constable1990-199601-61 + Feature Film
Steve BisleyKevin "Nipper" HarrisSenior Sergeant1992-199514-29
Belinda CotterillSharyn Elliott1992–1994, 199614-39, 53-61 + Feature Film
Tammy MacIntoshKathy OrlandConstable1992-199514-52 + Feature Film
Jeremy CallaghanBrian MorleyConstable1992-199519-52 + Feature Film
Ada NicodemouAnastasia Skouras1994-199540-52
Frank HoldenGlenn "Spider" WebbSenior Sergeant1994-199632-61
Zoe CaridesLorrie "Flash" GordonConstable1994Feature Film Only
Salvatore CocoJoe CardilloConstable199653-61
Leah PurcellTracy DavisConstable199653-61

Recurring minor cast

Actor/actressCharacterRankTenureEpisodes
Kerry ArmstrongDes McClintock1990-1991
Deborah KennedyBronwyn Catteau1990-1992
Debbie ByrneMaria Mellick1990-1992
Harold HopkinsTony Fuller 1990-1992
Gia CaridesHelena Angelopoulos1992-1993
Lani John TupuDavid Goldberg1992
Daniel RigneyConstable LohmeierConstable1993

Episodes

Pilot movie

In mid-1989, Southern Star Xanadu broadcast the pilot episode of Police Rescue via the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The 90-minute telemovie established the background of the protagonist of the series, Sergeant "Mickey" McClintock. Several issues were raised in the pilot, such as women's discrimination, sexism and street violence. The plot evolved around the entrance of the first woman member to the Police Rescue Squad, Constable Georgia Rattray and then the search for a missing boy in Sydney's sewer system.
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Season 1 (1991)

The telemovie was well received and spawned the series of Police Rescue, which carried on shortly after the pilot.
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Season 2 (1992)

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Season 3 (1993)

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Season (1994)

Season 4 (1995)

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Season 5 (1996)

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Home Media

Between 1993-1994 Village Roadshow Released Selected Episodes on VHS.
In 1994 CIC-TAFT Video Released Police Rescue on VHS.
The First Police Rescue DVD Release was in November 2006 With Season One Released. The Following year Warner Vision Released Seasons 2 and 2 in April 2007 and In July 2007 the Final Seasons 4 and 5 were Released.
The Second Police Rescue DVD Release was in November 2017 with Via Vision Entertainment Re-Releasing Police Rescue as a Complete Boxset
As Of 27 May 2019 - Police Rescue: The Movie is still not available on DVD.
As Of 21 July 2019 - Police Rescue: In Action is still not available on DVD.
In July 2019, the Seven Network released the complete first season and second season of Police Rescue via video on demand on 7plus.

VHS Releases

DVD Releases

Online Streaming

Police Rescue is currently streaming on multiple streaming around the world.
7 plus Australia - Streaming Police Rescue Seasons 01-05.
10 play Australia - Streaming Police Rescue Season 01-05.
Amazon Prime - Streaming Police Rescue Seasons 01-05.
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Police Rescue StreamingEpisodes 137 plus
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Amazon prime 		Currently Streaming
Police Rescue StreamingEpisodes 137 plus
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Amazon prime 		Currently Streaming
Police Rescue StreamingEpisodes 137 plus
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Police Rescue StreamingEpisodes 097 plus
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Police Rescue: The MovieStreamingFilmN/ANot Available
Police Rescue: In ActionStreamingSpecialN/ANot Available

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