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| Rescue: Special Ops | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Medical drama Police drama |
| Written by | Sarah Smith Dave Warner Michaeley O'Brien Chris Hawkshaw John Ridley Liz Doran |
| Directed by | Peter Andrikidis Geoff Bennett Ian Barry Garth Maxwell |
| Starring | Les Hill Libby Tanner Peter Phelps Daniel Amalm Gigi Edgley Andrew Lees Katherine Hicks |
| Opening theme | "Get a Little Dirty" by The Ironweed Project |
| Ending theme | "Get a Little Dirty" by The Ironweed Project |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Julie McGauran Sarah Smith |
| Production location | New South Wales |
| Running time | 42 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production company | Southern Star Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 2 August 2009 – 5 September 2011 |
Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Group with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.
The series focuses on a team of experienced professional paramedics who specialise in rescue operations. It premiered on Sunday 2 August 2009, and the season finale of the first season aired on Sunday 25 October. A second season screened from 28 June 2010. The third and final season consisting of 22 episodes screened from 30 May 2011. The Nine Network has confirmed it will not be renewing Rescue: Special Ops for a fourth season.[1]
Synopsis
Rescue: Special Ops follows the work of a team of experienced paramedics involved in complex search and rescue operations.
The job brings them face to face with life and death situations every day but just like anyone else, they juggle life, love and career. Brothers Dean Gallagher and Chase Gallagher are competitive alpha males who are part of the Special Ops team.[2]
Cast and characters
Regular cast
- Libby Tanner as Michelle LeTourneau (Station Manager)
- Peter Phelps as Vince Marchello (Station Coordinator)
- Les Hill as Dean Gallagher (Unit Leader)
- Gigi Edgley as Lara Knight (Unit Officer)
- Daniel Amalm as Jordan Zwitkowski (Unit Officer)
- Katherine Hicks as Heidi Wilson (Unit Officer)
- Andrew Lees as Chase Gallagher (Unit Officer)
- Luke McKenzie as Lachie Gallagher (Unit Officer) (Season 3)
Recurring cast
- Wil Traval as Hamish McIntyre
- Tim McCunn as Ian Johnson
- Jessica Napier as Nicole (Season 1)
- Simmone Jade Mackinnon as Fiona Charlton (Season 1)
- Gary Sweet as Shane Gallagher (Season 1)
- Martin Dingle-Wall as Jake Hudson (Season 1)
- Luke Pegler as Gary 'Bingo' Bing (Season 2)
- Vanessa Gray as Renae Daltry (Season 2)
- Todd Lasance as Cam (Season 3)
- Lincoln Lewis as Sam Marcello (Season 2)
- Annabelle Stephenson as Freya Morley
- Craig McLachlan as Hayden Bradley
- Petra Yared as Zoe Hulme
Guests
- Adam Demos as Gilligan (2 episodes)
- Alex Dimitriades as Guy Hewitt (1 episode)
- Alin Sumarwata as Brooke Henley (1 episode)
- Amy Mathews as Claire Newell (2 episodes)
- Anna McGahan as Tegan Reid (1 episode)
- Anthony Hayes as Jack Weston (1 episode)
- Ashleigh Cummings as Britney (1 episode)
- Brian Rooney as Jim Jones (1 episode)
- Bridie Carter as Stephanie Rouse (1 episode)
- Clayton D. Moss as Motorcyclist (1 episode)
- Damian de Montemas as Jim Tucker (1 episode)
- Dan Ewing as Jack Gardener (1 episode)
- Daniel Henshall as Trevor Slezack (1 episode)
- Danny Adcock as Graham Starkey (1 episode)
- Danny Roberts as Graham Cooper (1 episode)
- David Field as Sidney Carter (1 episode)
- David Harris
- Dieter Brummer as Nathan Pearl (1 episode)
- Eamon Farren as Arrow (1 episode)
- Felicity Price as Wendy Schmidt (1 episode)
- Gabrielle Scollay as Kate Marchello
- Georgina Haig as Emma Griffiths (3 episodes)
- Geraldine Hakewill as Shona Lankford (1 episode)
- Gyton Grantley as Willo (1 episode)
- Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Tamsyn Taylor (1 episode)
- Isabelle Cornish as Lily Regan (1 episode)
- James Mackay as Saxon Blake (1 episode)
- Jessica Tovey as Caitlin Kelly (1 episode)
- John McNeill
- Jonny Pasvolsky as Karl Stevenson (1 episode)
- Krew Boylan as Greta (1 episode)
- Laura Brent as Katrina Whitney (1 episode)
- Luke Arnold as Rick Jones (2 episodes)
- Madeleine West as Annika Ehrenberg
- Martin Sacks as Charles Howard (1 episode)
- Michael Dorman as Will Pike (1 episode)
- Paul Tassone as Glen Collins (1 episode)
- Ria Vandervis as Jasmin (1 episode)
- Sarah Aubrey as Silva
- Shareena Clanton as Prisoner 1 (1 episode)
- Simon Burke as Warren Thompson (1 episode)
- Stephen Hunter as Kenny Whaley
Reception
| Season | Episodes | Series Timeslot |
Series Premiere |
Series Final |
Peak Audience |
Average Audience |
Average Nightly Rank |
Average Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | Sunday 8:30pm | 2 August | 25 October | 1,227,000 | 1,005,000 | #10 | #40 |
| 2010 | 13 | Monday 8:30pm | 28 June | 20 September | 1,148,000 | 966,846 | #13 | #42 |
| 2011 | 22 | Monday 8:30pm | 30 May[3] | 5 September | 919,000 | 772,545 | #15 | #50 |
Series one
| # | Title | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Blue Mountains" | 2 August 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.142 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | "Thrillseekers" | 9 August 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.155 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | "Fire in the Cross" | 16 August 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.227 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | "Deathbed Confessional" | 23 August 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.877 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | "Ferry Disaster" | 30 August 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.916 | 12 | 51 |
| 6 | "Building Site Conspiracy" | 6 September 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.915 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | "Luna Park" | 13 September 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.998 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | "ATM Bandits" | 20 September 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.903 | 12 | 57 |
| 9 | "Rave" | 27 September 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.942 | 12 | 45 |
| 10 | "Eco-warriors" | 4 October 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.879 | 10 | |
| 11 | "Bride in the Balloon" | 11 October 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.027 | 11 | 43 |
| 12 | "Episode Twelve" | 18 October 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.021 | 11 | 40 |
| 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | 25 October 2009 | Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.058 | 7 | 36 |
| Series average | 1.005 | 10 | 40 | |||
Series two
| # | Title | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enemy Mine" | 28 June 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.968[4] | 13[5] | 41[4] |
| 2 | "A Day in the Death of Dean Gallagher" | 5 July 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.085[6] | 8[7] | 27[6] |
| 3 | "Locked In" | 12 July 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.148 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | "Jordan's Choice" | 19 July 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.910 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | "Shock Jock" | 26 July 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.017 | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | "Thicker than Water" | 2 August 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.988 | 13 | 41 |
| 7 | "Find My Baby" | 9 August 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.057 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | "Street Legal" | 16 August 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.977 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | "Out of the Ashes" | 23 August 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.942 | 18 | 52 |
| 10 | "Rock Stars" | 30 August 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.833 | 19 | 63 |
| 11 | "Off The Rails" | 6 September 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.848 | 17 | 52 |
| 12 | "One for the Money" | 13 September 2010 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.850 | 16 | 56 |
| 13 | "Crazy Love" | 20 September 2010[note 1] | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.946 | ||
| Series average | 0.967 | 13 | 42 | |||
Series three
| # | Title | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ambushed" | 30 May 2011 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.805[9] | 17[10] | 47[9] |
| 2 | "Fearless" | 30 May 2011 | Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.667[9] | 17[10] | 65[9] |
| 3 | "True Romance" | 6 June 2011 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.744[11] | 15[12] | 52[11] |
| 4 | "Secrets and Lies" | 6 June 2011 | Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.726[11] | 17[12] | 54[11] |
| 5 | "Him or Me" | 13 June 2011 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.673[13] | 21[14] | 61[13] |
| 6 | "Demon Days" | 13 June 2011 | Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.598[13] | 26[14] | 82[13] |
| 7 | "Man in the Machine" | 20 June 2011 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.680[15] | 19[16] | 60[15] |
| 8 | "The Game" | 20 June 2011 | Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.666[15] | 20[16] | 64[15] |
| 9 | "It's Not The Fall That Kills You" | 27 June 2011 | Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.835[17] | 13[18] | 40[17] |