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The Best Episodes of Police Rescue

Every episode of Police Rescue ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Police Rescue!

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Police Rescue was an Australian television series 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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 10 - Hostage
    9.7/10(16 votes)

    S1:E10

    Bank robber hold two women hostage in a house; outside, Mickey and Georgia struggle to free a pregnant woman in labor from a car.

    Director:Geoffrey Nottage
    Writer:Phillip Cornford

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  2. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 8 - Raid
    9.5/10(18 votes)

    S1:E8

    In an attempt to gather evidence against a money launderer, SOG asks Rescue to lead the penetration against his secure estate.

    Director:Riccardo Pellizzeri
    Writer:Steve Wright

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  3. Police Rescue Season 2 Episode 2 - Off the Track
    9.4/10(11 votes)

    S2:E2

    The squad responds to a train crash. Mickey works in the compartment where a critically injured man hides his injuries to encourage the other passengers.

    Director:Geoffrey Nottage
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  4. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 9 - One for Dad
    9.2/10(15 votes)

    S1:E9

    Rescue participates in the search for a child lost in the wilderness. Working on her rescue, Frog and Mickey spend the night in a swamp.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writer:Christopher Lee

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  5. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 13 - By the Book
    9.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E13

    Mickey temporarily runs the squad. Georgia is put on restricted duties at the station after she decides to give priority to the rescue of a criminal trapped in a wrecked police car.

    Director:Peter Fisk
    Writer:Peter Schreck

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  6. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 5 - Mad Dog
    9.0/10(17 votes)

    S1:E5

    Rescue is called in to provide security at a prison while the staff is on strike. Angel tries to help an old friend he finds incarcerated in the prison while Rescue later participates in the search for an escaped prisoner.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Peter Schreck

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  7. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 7 - Reunion With Snake
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    S1:E7

    Sootie and Angel work to free a man trapped under a house by a gas explosion. The rescue is complicated by the presence of a potentially poisonous snake.

    Director:Mike Smith
    Writer:John Lonie

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  8. Police Rescue Season 2 Episode 5 - Judgement Day
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    S2:E5

    Frog must appear before a coronial inquest after he disregards proper procedure to lead the team into an unstable partially collapsed building in an attempt to rescue a trapped child. The effort nearly costs Georgia her life and the child ultimately dies in hospital, initiating a fierce debate amongst the squad. Frog and Kathy respond to a home where a man has murdered his wife and three children. Finding the husband with a gun in his hands, Frog passively stands by waiting for him to finish the job by taking his own life. Frog descends into a ravine to rescue an injured boy.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Christopher Lee

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  9. Police Rescue Season 4 Episode 13 - Wild Card
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S4:E13

    When Mickey is forced to shoot one of two brothers involved in a violent robbery of a videostore, he becomes the target of the surviving brother who is looking for revenge. When his threats turn into actions and the lives of the squad are put in danger and Mickey is taken off active duty. Angel and Georgia grow closer after he asks her to be his date to a cousin's wedding.

    Director:Scott Hartford-Davis
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  10. Police Rescue Season 3 Episode 9 - Lift Sixteen
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S3:E9

    After an earthquake, Nipper is trapped in a lift with four other people. The rescue is complicated when the counterweight breaks free and endangers the lift.

    Director:Peter Fisk
    Writer:Phillip Cornford

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  11. Police Rescue Season 3 Episode 11 - Cold Snap
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    S3:E11

    Feeling under-appreciated, Angel decides to leave Rescue. Mickey rescues some people from a stuck ferris wheel. Mickey and Georgia are called to rescue a pair of climbers from a cliff.

    Director:Paul Harmon
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  12. Police Rescue Season 2 Episode 13 - Heartbeat
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    S2:E13

    Tensions between Mickey and Georgia build as her marriage to David draws near. Mickey and Angel rescue a superhero from a tight situation. The squad is called out to help rescuea group of archeologists who have been trapped in a flooding cave system. During the search, Mickey is swept away in the rising flood waters.

    Director:Peter Fisk
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  13. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 4 - The Cosmic Lightbeam
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S1:E4

    After Mickey and Angel have an argument, they are trapped in a collapsed mine that served as a munitions storage dump during WWII.

    Director:Graham Thorburn
    Writer:Christopher Lee

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  14. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 6 - Saturday Night
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S1:E6

    Rescue holds a party for Inspector Adam's birthday. Ridgy encounters difficulities when he goes fishing.

    Director:Karl Zwicky
    Writer:Steve Wright

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  15. Police Rescue Season 3 Episode 10 - Whirlwind
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S3:E10

    Kathy is swept up by a hang-glider pilot who turns out to live life too close to the edge. Brian confesses his crush to Kathy.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  16. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 11 - Up a Tree
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    S1:E11

    A young environmentalist holds a sit-in on a treetop to protest the building of a high-speed road through the wilderness and Mickey balks when politicians try to use Rescue to evict her. Georgia and Mickey rescue a puppy. Mickey attempts to strengthen his bond with his son, Sam.

    Director:Riccardo Pellizzeri
    Writer:Christopher Lee

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  17. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 12 - Saving the Princess
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S1:E12

    A worker and two runaways in demolished building; meanwhile, an injured man is trapped in theatre scaffolding while a play continues beneath him. Sootie is attracted to the new cleaning lady.

    Director:Lynn Hegarty
    Writer:Steve Wright

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  18. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 3 - L.P.G.
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S1:E3

    A liquidified petroleum gasoline tanker crashes with another truck, endangering a suburb and a nearby gas factory.

    Director:Ann Turner
    Writer:Phillip Cornford

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  19. Police Rescue Season 3 Episode 1 - Lifeline
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    S3:E1

    When Inspectors Adams answers a telephone call from a little girl, it turns out to be much more than he bargained for.

    Director:Paul Harmon
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  20. Police Rescue Season 3 Episode 13 - The Last to Know
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S3:E13

    Mickey father suffers a heart attack. Mickey negotiates with bank robbers to free hostages during a bank robbery.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Christopher Lee

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  21. Police Rescue Season 4 Episode 1 - On the Outer
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S4:E1

    Brian bonds with a traumatised woman after they are both trapped in a collapsed parking structure. There's conflict at the base when Brian decides he can no longer take the morbid on the job humour of Angel and Mickey and considers his future in Rescue.

    Director:Ken Cameron
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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  22. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 1 - Mates
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    S1:E1

    A highly successful businessman who threatens suicide makes Mickey realise how lucky he really is.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Peter Schreck

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  23. Police Rescue Season 1 Episode 2 - Angel After Hours
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E2

    A police psychiatrist rides with Mickey and Angel while Angel tries to cope with the return of his alcoholic and abusive father.

    Director:Michael Jenkins
    Writer:Peter Schreck

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  24. Police Rescue Season 2 Episode 1 - The Right Stuff
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    S2:E1

    A police officer-cum-football star transfers into Rescue. The retired Inspector who helped create the Rescue squad is helping write a history of the service, which creates political difficulties for Adams.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Phillip Cornford

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  25. Police Rescue Season 2 Episode 7 - Sugar
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    S2:E7

    Kathy refuses to deal with her emotions when tragedy strikes her family. After Mickey scales an apartment building to rescue a woman locked out on her balcony, he, Georgia and Kathy attend the scene of a fatal car accident caused by a drunk driver. Angel has to deal with his brother Con, who is getting into increasing trouble. Kathy descends in to a silo to rescue a worker buried up to his chest in sugar.

    Director:Michael Carson
    Writer:Debra Oswald

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hostage" is the best rated episode of "Police Rescue". It scored 9.7/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Geoffrey Nottage and written by Phillip Cornford, it aired on 4/18/1991. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Raid".