Police Rescue is an Australian television series which aired on ABC between 1991 and 1996.
Apart from the 61 Episodes, there was a 90 Minute Pilot Episode (Screened originally in 1989) 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 Seasons, however a decline in ratings by the commencement of the 1996 Season saw the cancellation of the show, following an almost epitaph in the final 3 episodes.
This show was shown in the United Kingdom and aired on the BBC, in Ireland on RTE and in France on TF1 (titled Sydney Police).
ian Morley: You're the real hero, aren't you? orgia Rattray: Rescue doesn't work that way. If you want to be a hero, join Special Operationa and shoot somebody.
Constable Laurie Gordon transfers from the Drugs Squad to Sydney's elite Police Rescue squad after her partner and lover is killed when a raid goes wrong. When allegations of corruption follow her to Rescue, Gordon must fight to regain the vital trust of the squad and Sgt. 'Mickey' McClintock. This trust is tested when a gunman takes a teacher and kids hostage at a child care centre, and the Rescue Squad is called in to assist. Based on the Australian ABC-TV series. Written by Alexander Lum
