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Police Rescue

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First Aired:February 14, 1991
Seasons:5 seasons
Episodes:61
Status:Ended

Police Rescue was an Australian television series 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.

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Cast

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Steve 'Mickey' McClintock

Steve Bastoni

Steve Bastoni

Yiannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos

Sonia Todd

Sonia Todd

Georgia Rattray

John Clayton

John Clayton

Inspector Bill Adams

Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell

Const. Tracey Davis

Salvatore Coco

Salvatore Coco

Const. Joe Cardillo

Seasons

Mates

E1Mates

50m

Feb 14, 1991

A highly successful businessman who threatens suicide makes Mickey realise how lucky he really is.

Angel After Hours

E2Angel After Hours

50m

Feb 14, 1991

A police psychiatrist rides with Mickey and Angel while Angel tries to cope with the return of his alcoholic and abusive father.

L.P.G.

E3L.P.G.

50m

Feb 21, 1991

A liquidified petroleum gasoline tanker crashes with another truck, endangering a suburb and a nearby gas factory.

The Cosmic Lightbeam

E4The Cosmic Lightbeam

50m

Feb 28, 1991

After Mickey and Angel have an argument, they are trapped in a collapsed mine that served as a munitions storage dump during WWII.

Mad Dog

E5Mad Dog

50m

Mar 7, 1991

Rescue is called in to provide security at a prison while the staff is on strike. Angel tries to help an old friend he finds incarcerated in the prison while Rescue later participates in the search for an escaped prisoner.

Saturday Night

E6Saturday Night

50m

Mar 14, 1991

Rescue holds a party for Inspector Adam's birthday. Ridgy encounters difficulities when he goes fishing.

Reunion With Snake

E7Reunion With Snake

50m

Mar 21, 1991

Sootie and Angel work to free a man trapped under a house by a gas explosion. The rescue is complicated by the presence of a potentially poisonous snake.

Raid

E8Raid

50m

Mar 28, 1991

In an attempt to gather evidence against a money launderer, SOG asks Rescue to lead the penetration against his secure estate.

One for Dad

E9One for Dad

50m

Apr 11, 1991

Rescue participates in the search for a child lost in the wilderness. Working on her rescue, Frog and Mickey spend the night in a swamp.

Hostage

E10Hostage

50m

Apr 18, 1991

Bank robber hold two women hostage in a house; outside, Mickey and Georgia struggle to free a pregnant woman in labor from a car.

Up a Tree

E11Up a Tree

50m

Apr 25, 1991

A young environmentalist holds a sit-in on a treetop to protest the building of a high-speed road through the wilderness and Mickey balks when politicians try to use Rescue to evict her. Georgia and Mickey rescue a puppy. Mickey attempts to strengthen his bond with his son, Sam.

Saving the Princess

E12Saving the Princess

50m

May 2, 1991

A worker and two runaways in demolished building; meanwhile, an injured man is trapped in theatre scaffolding while a play continues beneath him. Sootie is attracted to the new cleaning lady.

By the Book

E13By the Book

50m

May 16, 1991

Mickey temporarily runs the squad. Georgia is put on restricted duties at the station after she decides to give priority to the rescue of a criminal trapped in a wrecked police car.

The Right Stuff

E1The Right Stuff

50m

Sep 3, 1992

A police officer-cum-football star transfers into Rescue. The retired Inspector who helped create the Rescue squad is helping write a history of the service, which creates political difficulties for Adams.

Off the Track

E2Off the Track

50m

Sep 10, 1992

The squad responds to a train crash. Mickey works in the compartment where a critically injured man hides his injuries to encourage the other passengers.

The Hard Way

E3The Hard Way

50m

Sep 17, 1992

Georgia becomes increasingly suspicious of the circumstances surrounding an apparently straightforward car crash. A homeowner finds a runaway camping on public land and tries to have Rescue run him off.

The Big Canary

E4The Big Canary

50m

Sep 24, 1992

Mickey is assigned to protect a whistleblower prior to her testimony in a court case.

Judgement Day

E5Judgement Day

50m

Oct 1, 1992

Frog must appear before a coronial inquest after he disregards proper procedure to lead the team into an unstable partially collapsed building in an attempt to rescue a trapped child. The effort nearly costs Georgia her life and the child ultimately dies in hospital, initiating a fierce debate amongst the squad. Frog and Kathy respond to a home where a man has murdered his wife and three children. Finding the husband with a gun in his hands, Frog passively stands by waiting for him to finish the job by taking his own life. Frog descends into a ravine to rescue an injured boy.

Stakeout

E6Stakeout

50m

Oct 15, 1992

The squad welcomes a new member, Constable Brian Morley. With the of Sydney excited over the Grand Final football match, Mickey, Georgia, and Brian attend an MVA which is complicated by unknown hazardous chemicals, a Drug Squad surveillance operation, and a man trapped in a truck who cheerfully refuses to be rescued. Angel and Kathy respond to the scene of a party where a drunken reveller has fallen into an abandoned underground shelter.

Sugar

E7Sugar

50m

Oct 22, 1992

Kathy refuses to deal with her emotions when tragedy strikes her family. After Mickey scales an apartment building to rescue a woman locked out on her balcony, he, Georgia and Kathy attend the scene of a fatal car accident caused by a drunk driver. Angel has to deal with his brother Con, who is getting into increasing trouble. Kathy descends in to a silo to rescue a worker buried up to his chest in sugar.

With a Vengeance

E8With a Vengeance

50m

Oct 29, 1992

After two youths crash a stolen plane in the National Park requiring rescue, Mickey finds himself being sued for negligence by the owner of the plane — the father of one of the kids. With a legal battle looming, Mickey receives help from the one man he would least expect it from.

Reasons to Live

E9Reasons to Live

50m

Nov 5, 1992

The squad is called on to save an artist who is obsessed with his wife's "affairs" and who has decided to kill both himself and his family. Mickey agrees to be Angel's best man but their close relationship becomes an obstacle for Angel in his relationship with Helena. A groom learns the benefits of a ball and chain while suspended from a bridge.

From This Day Forward

E10From This Day Forward

50m

Nov 12, 1992

Nipper voices his doubts that Brian will ever become an intergrated member of the squad. He also has to deal with harrassment from a recently released criminal he arrested years ago who bears a grudge. Angel and Helena tie the knot.

Angel's Devils

E11Angel's Devils

50m

Nov 19, 1992

Angel becomes convinced that Helena is having an affair and begins losing control, both at home and at work. Inspector Adams finds a pamphlet on unplanned pregnancy as well as a pregnancy test in Sharyn's desk. Teenage lovers threaten to jump off the Harbour Bridge. Georgia and David discuss having children.

The Real Meaning

E12The Real Meaning

50m

Nov 26, 1992

Mickey and ambulance officer Tricia Mellick receive public accolades and media attention after being involved in a high profile rescue. Georgia questions her future with the police after she has a close call on a rescue. Mickey finally admits to himself his feelings about Georgia just as she decides to make a commitment to David.

Heartbeat

E13Heartbeat

50m

Dec 3, 1992

Tensions between Mickey and Georgia build as her marriage to David draws near. Mickey and Angel rescue a superhero from a tight situation. The squad is called out to help rescuea group of archeologists who have been trapped in a flooding cave system. During the search, Mickey is swept away in the rising flood waters.

Lifeline

E1Lifeline

50m

Jun 10, 1993

When Inspectors Adams answers a telephone call from a little girl, it turns out to be much more than he bargained for.

Wild Goose Chase

E2Wild Goose Chase

50m

Jun 17, 1993

A hysterical woman insists that her husband is lost and injured in the woods. When the police learn that he had been threatening to leave her, they call off the search.

On a Roll

E3On a Roll

50m

Jun 24, 1993

Angel and Mickey protect a bookie. Angel discovers the temptation of easy money when he gets some tips on picking winning racehorses.

Prodigal Daughter

E4Prodigal Daughter

50m

Jul 4, 1993

Newly promoted Georgia is seconded to a policy task force; among the items on their agenda: the end of the Rescue Squad.

The Loaded Boy

E5The Loaded Boy

50m

Jul 8, 1993

During a rescue, Angel and Kathy are accidently contaminated with radiation poisoning. While they deal with the after-effects, the squad searches for a radioactive tin picked up by a small boy.

Good Buddy

E6Good Buddy

50m

Jul 15, 1993

Brian is duped by an old friend of Nipper's.

Rush Hour

E7Rush Hour

50m

Jul 22, 1993

A senile woman and then two children become lost in train tunnels during rush hour; stopped commuters trapped in the trains are subject to panic.

Speeding

E8Speeding

50m

Jul 29, 1993

Mickey is concerned when three friends of Luke's die of drug-related problems. Angel gives Mickey advice on raising children.

Lift Sixteen

E9Lift Sixteen

50m

Aug 5, 1993

After an earthquake, Nipper is trapped in a lift with four other people. The rescue is complicated when the counterweight breaks free and endangers the lift.

Whirlwind

E10Whirlwind

50m

Aug 19, 1993

Kathy is swept up by a hang-glider pilot who turns out to live life too close to the edge. Brian confesses his crush to Kathy.

Cold Snap

E11Cold Snap

50m

Aug 26, 1993

Feeling under-appreciated, Angel decides to leave Rescue. Mickey rescues some people from a stuck ferris wheel. Mickey and Georgia are called to rescue a pair of climbers from a cliff.

Double Illusion

E12Double Illusion

50m

Sep 2, 1993

Angel and Mickey rescue a man being chased by two police officers. When the man turns up dead 43 minutes later, they suspect the cops.

The Last to Know

E13The Last to Know

50m

Sep 9, 1993

Mickey father suffers a heart attack. Mickey negotiates with bank robbers to free hostages during a bank robbery.

On the Outer

E1On the Outer

50m

Apr 27, 1995

Brian bonds with a traumatised woman after they are both trapped in a collapsed parking structure. There's conflict at the base when Brian decides he can no longer take the morbid on the job humour of Angel and Mickey and considers his future in Rescue.

Conduct Endangering Life

E2Conduct Endangering Life

50m

May 4, 1995

Nipper find's his Police shirt somewhat pink because his daughter put her red top in the wash at the last minute. Nipper walks around work with his jumper on despite the warm weather. Later on that day Rescue gets a call about a siege at a bank in Chatswood, one cop dead and at least ten hostages. The gunman is desperate for drugs. A young unexperienced journalist crosses the press line and begins snooping around. Nipper's three daughters ring him at work, as mum hasn't picked them up from ballet. The kid's end up at the rescue head quarters. Mickey is given the task of taking the gunman in some methadone, the hostage there to collect in Nippers wife Michelle. When Nipper is told he heads straight to the scene but doesn't tell the children. It is revealed that the gunman has a TV inside the bank as the young reporter reveals in a special bulletin against a news blackout that a Police Rescue officer's wife is one of the hostages after he overheard a conversation by Rescue squad members.

Wrong Side of the Road

E3Wrong Side of the Road

50m

May 11, 1995

Mickey and Nipper help the survivors of a bus crash. Mickey is determined to prove the bus driver is not at fault and Nipper decides to foster a boy orphaned in the crash.

Something's Got to Give

E4Something's Got to Give

50m

May 18, 1995

In search of a change, Georgia applies for Nipper's job. To Georgia's surprise she doesn't get it. Instead someone from head office gets the job. Sergeant Webb arrives in Rescue and quickly lays down the law with a series of new rules and procedures. As he sstruggles to earn the respect of the squad, Webb must deal with personal demons and professional problems. Angel shows signs of stress, both on and off the job. A series of high platform rescues change the squad and offers Webb a change at redemption.

Guardian Angel

E5Guardian Angel

50m

May 25, 1995

After a young boy helps Angel in the rescue of a mechanic at closed Luna Park, he befriends Angel and tries to fix Angel up with his mother. Brian is concerned about an elderly man who is apparently seeking attention with a series of apparant nuisance calls. Mickey tries to help Angel sort out his life after his breakup with Helena.

Double Jeopardy

E6Double Jeopardy

50m

Jun 1, 1995

A natural gas explosion leaves three people trapped two stories under ground. The squad tries to provide rescue but with time running out, a second gas explosion traps them as well. With a rapidly diminishing air supply and cyanide gas leaking into the cellar, Mickey, unwilling to abandon the trapped workers, disobeys an order from Inspector Adams to leave the scene.

Crossing the Line

E7Crossing the Line

50m

Jun 8, 1995

After the rooftop rescue of a child left alone by a single mother, Georgia decides to give the drug addicted woman a second chance and doesn't report the violation to community services. When the mother disappears and is later picked up for theft, the children hide out in a train yard. A driver sues Angel for the damage incurred to his car during a rescue.

Damage Control

E8Damage Control

50m

Jun 15, 1995

Kathy comforts a dying man. After he is given tranquilizers to deal with his pain, he mistakes Kathy for his wife and she must then pass on his last messages to his wife. Georgia revives a drowned swimmer who remains in a coma. Kathy comes to the aid of a pregnant woman trapped in an elevator.

Public Mischief

E9Public Mischief

50m

Jun 22, 1995

Called to prevent two suicides, the squad helps arrest a woman and her brother who are BASE jumpers. Later, Mickey, who is intrigued by the pair, tries skydiving with them. A man asks Georgia for a copy of her accident report about an incident at an unsafe factory.

Breaking Strain

E10Breaking Strain

50m

Jun 29, 1995

Angel tries to help his friend, a towie, who is suspected of taking money from a bookmaker after he's involved in an accident. Angel rescues a young girl after a fall at an oil depot.

The Sharp End

E11The Sharp End

50m

Jul 6, 1995

There's an explosion in a building that's being prepared for demolishing. When Rescue arrives, one of the workers is already dead and the other two are trapped and badly wounded.

Rescue Me

E12Rescue Me

50m

Jul 13, 1995

Georgia tries to help the daughter of an old friend deal with her brother's death. Angel learns more about his father after his death.

Wild Card

E13Wild Card

50m

Jul 20, 1995

When Mickey is forced to shoot one of two brothers involved in a violent robbery of a videostore, he becomes the target of the surviving brother who is looking for revenge. When his threats turn into actions and the lives of the squad are put in danger and Mickey is taken off active duty. Angel and Georgia grow closer after he asks her to be his date to a cousin's wedding.

The Ultimate

E1The Ultimate

50m

Sep 20, 1996

Three new recruits have joined Rescue, but only two can stay, a situation that creates some tension between the three as they compete for the two open spots. Mickey faces a new set of domestic challenges when his sons move in with him.

Nobby's Place

E2Nobby's Place

50m

Sep 27, 1996

Mickey tries to get a stubborn old fisherman to stop fishing in a dangerous location; later, Mickey sees a physchiatrist after he suffers a panic attack during a rescue. At school, Tracey helps Luke stands up to the school bullies.

The Getting of Wisdom

E3The Getting of Wisdom

50m

Oct 4, 1996

Several members of the squad, especially Angel, are having trouble with new Rescue member Joe whose risk taking and care-free attitude has placed his career in jeopardy. Inspector Adams says he will have to work on his attitude if he wants to stay part of the squad. Bill contemplates retirement after the death of a close friend. Joe's involvement with troubled rescue subject gives him his greatest challenge when she becomes suicidal.

The River

E4The River

50m

Oct 11, 1996

A plane with a father and son crashes in the mountains. A search party is organised but the search is further complicated when Angel becomes lost as well.

The Ship

E5The Ship

50m

Oct 18, 1996

There has been an explosion on a ship and several men are trapped. The job of rescuing the injured crewmen is made more difficult when the squad finds evidence of a bomb and find themselves hampered by the threat of additional explosions and a man who is not what he seems.

Flash the Descent

E6Flash the Descent

50m

Oct 25, 1996

A brother and sister are climbing a dangerous rock face. When the brother falls, the sister takes on all his weight. Georgia and a local expert climber work to rescue them. Joe and Mickey are diverted to another rescue at the site of a leadership course for corporate workers. Sharyn's coworkers help her celebrate her 21st birthday.

The Holliman Kid

E7The Holliman Kid

50m

Nov 1, 1996

Not long after the Holliman family has won three million dollars in the lottery, their daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom prompting Sydney's entire police service to be mobilised to search for a kidnapped child. Georgia is faced with an important decision.

Tomorrow Never Knows

E8Tomorrow Never Knows

50m

Nov 8, 1996

After a heroic rescue from the top of Centrepoint Tower, Angel and Tracey arrive at the scene of a car accident to find his brother Con injured and his other brother Paulie dead. The driver of the other car is drunk and cops a beating from Angel. When Internal Affairs gets involved, Tracey and Angel are questioned about the incident but when the man dies in hospital, Angel is arrested and charged with manslaughter.

The Only Constant

E9The Only Constant

50m

Nov 22, 1996

Several members of the squad are rethinking their future. Will they stay or leave Rescue? How will it all end? Mickey has the dirty task of rescuing a man from a chimney. Angel is given a sendoff after he is dismissed from the Police Service. The squad races an oncoming storm in their attempt to rescue two children lost in a vast system of stormwater tunnels. Georgia and Alex accept the reality of their relationship. Georgia is farwelled as she transfers out of Rescue to join a youth crime task force. Surrounded by change, Mickey reconsiders his own future at Rescue and resigns.

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Police Rescue was an Australian television series 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.

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