Police Rescue is an Australian television 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.^[1]

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Police Rescue
Also known as	Police Rescue – Gefährlicher Einsatz (Germany), "Noodroep" (Afrikaans – South Africa), Polizia Squadra Soccorso (Italy) Sydney Police (France) Záchranáři (Czech Republic)
Written by	Christopher Lee Debra Oswald Philip Cornford
Directed by	Peter Fisk (1989–1993) Michael Carson (1991–1993) Scott Hartford-Davis (1995–1996)
Starring	Gary Sweet Sonia Todd Steve Bastoni John Clayton Tammy MacIntosh Belinda Cotterill Jeremy Callaghan Doug Scroope Steve Bisley Frank Holden Marshall Napier Tim McKenzie Peter Browne Ada Nicodemou Salvatore Coco Leah Purcell
Composers	Martin Armiger Garry Hardman
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	61 + pilot
Production
Executive producers	Penny Chapman Kim Williams Errol Sullivan
Producers	John Edwards Sandra Levy
Production locations	New South Wales, Australia
Cinematography	Steve Arnold Russell Bacon Stephen Windon
Editor	Various
Running time	50 minutes 90 minutes (pilot)
Production companies	Australian Broadcasting Corporation British Broadcasting Corporation Southern Star Xanadu
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	15 March 1989 (1989-03-15) – 22 November 1996 (1996-11-22)

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Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pilot episode (first screened 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 series, however a decline in ratings by the commencement of the 1996 series saw the cancellation of the show, following an almost epitaph in the final three episodes.

Police Rescue was shown in the United Kingdom first on BBC1 and later on Sky One, in the Czech Republic 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 Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark on the United Kingdom-based TV3, and in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ.

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 13 Nov 2023 - Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) is still not available on DVD.

As Of 13 Nov 2023 - Police Rescue: In Action is still not available on DVD.

In July 2019, the Seven Network released the complete first season and second season of Police Rescue via video on demand on 7plus.^[3]

Police Rescue is currently streaming on multiple streaming around the world.

7plus Australia - Streaming Police Rescue Seasons 01-05.

10Play Australia - Streaming Police Rescue Season 01-05.

Amazon Prime - Streaming Police Rescue Seasons 01-05.