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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

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(first screened in 1989) as well as a feature film in 1994, starring

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. The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in

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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

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in the final three episodes. ''Police Rescue'' was shown in the United Kingdom first on BBC1 and later on

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, in the

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as ''Záchranáři'' on TV Nova, in South Africa as "Noodroep" (dubbed in Afrikaans), 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

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on the United Kingdom-based

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Cast

Main

Recurring minor cast

Episodes

Pilot movie

In mid-1989, Southern Star Xanadu broadcast the pilot episode of ''Police Rescue'' via the

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. 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.Ed. Scott Murray, "Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995", Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p130.

Season 1 (1991)

The telemovie was well received and spawned the series of ''Police Rescue'', which carried on shortly after the pilot.

Season 2 (1992)

Season 3 (1993)

Feature Film and TV Special (1994)

Season 4 (1995)

Season 5 (1996)

Home Media

Between 1993-1994 Village Roadshow Released Selected Episodes on VHS. In 1994 CIC-TAFT Video Released Police Rescue (The Movie) 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 (Seasons 1-5 + Pilot Movie) As Of 27 May 2019 - Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) 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

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released the complete first season and second season of ''Police Rescue'' via

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VHS Releases

DVD Releases

Online Streaming

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Police Rescue Collectables

References

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External links

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