Rescue: Special Ops

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.

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.

Cast

Regular

Libby Tanner as Michelle LeTourneau
Peter Phelps as Vince Marchello
Les Hill as Dean Gallagher
Gigi Edgley as Lara Knight
Daniel Amalm as Jordan Zwitkowski
Katherine Hicks as Heidi Wilson
Andrew Lees as Chase Gallagher
Luke McKenzie as Lachie Gallagher

Recurring

Annabelle Stephenson as Freya Morley
Craig McLachlan as Hayden Bradley
Gary Sweet as Shane Gallagher
Georgina Haig as Emma Griffiths
Jessica Napier as Nicole
Luke Pegler as Gary 'Bingo' Bing
Madeleine West as Annika Ehrenberg
Martin Dingle-Wall as Jake Hudson
Myles Pollard as Steve 'Mack' McIntyre
Petra Yared as Zoe Hulme
Peter Overton as News Reporter
Simmone Jade Mackinnon as Fiona Charlton
Tim McCunn as Det. Ian Johnson
Todd Lasance as Cam
Vanessa Gray as Renae Daltry
Wil Traval as Hamish McIntyre

Reception

Season three

Note: Nightly rank for episodes 1 and 2, and 20 and 21 are combined.

Home media

The Universal Studios DVD Releases of Rescue Special Ops are now out of print and no longer available. Via Vision Entertainment/Madman Entertainment will release "Rescue Special Ops: The Complete Collection" on 26 August 2020.

DVD name	Format	Ep #	Discs/Tapes	Region 4	Special features	Distributors
Rescue Special Ops	DVD	13	4	29 September 2010	Behind The Scenes	Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops	DVD	13	4	2 March 2011	-	Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops	DVD	22	6	8 December 2011	-	Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops	DVD	48	14	11 April 2012	-	Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops	DVD	48	14	26 August 2020	Behind The Scenes	Via Vision Entertainment