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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!

Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work...
Genres:Action & AdventureDrama
Network:ABC TV

Best Episodes Summary

"Raid" is the best rated episode of "Police Rescue". It scored 9.2/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri and written by Steve Wright, it aired on 3/28/1991. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mad Dog".

  • Raid
    9.2/1018 votes
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    #1 - Raid

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/28/1991

    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

  • Mad Dog
    8.8/1017 votes
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    #2 - Mad Dog

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/1991

    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

  • Hostage
    8.6/1016 votes
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    #3 - Hostage

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/18/1991

    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

  • Reunion With Snake
    8.0/1012 votes
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    #4 - Reunion With Snake

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/21/1991

    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

  • One for Dad
    8.0/1013 votes
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    #5 - One for Dad

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/1991

    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

  • The Cosmic Lightbeam
    7.9/1018 votes
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    #6 - The Cosmic Lightbeam

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/1991

    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

  • Off the Track
    7.9/1010 votes
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    #7 - Off the Track

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1992

    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

  • L.P.G.
    7.8/1017 votes
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    #8 - L.P.G.

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/1991

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

    Director: Ann Turner

    Writer: Phillip Cornford

  • Judgement Day
    7.8/1011 votes
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    #9 - Judgement Day

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/1992

    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

  • Mates
    7.7/1017 votes
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    #10 - Mates

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/1991

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

    Director: Michael Carson

    Writer: Peter Schreck

  • Saturday Night
    7.7/1017 votes
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    #11 - Saturday Night

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/1991

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

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Steve Wright

  • By the Book
    7.7/1013 votes
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    #12 - By the Book

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/16/1991

    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

  • Angel After Hours
    7.6/1015 votes
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    #13 - Angel After Hours

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/1991

    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

  • The Right Stuff
    7.5/1017 votes
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    #14 - The Right Stuff

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1992

    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

  • Lift Sixteen
    7.5/109 votes
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    #15 - Lift Sixteen

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/1993

    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

  • Up a Tree
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #16 - Up a Tree

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/25/1991

    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

  • Cold Snap
    7.4/1010 votes
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    #17 - Cold Snap

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/26/1993

    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

  • Heartbeat
    7.3/1010 votes
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    #18 - Heartbeat

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/1992

    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

  • Wild Card
    7.2/107 votes
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    #19 - Wild Card

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 7/20/1995

    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

  • The Ultimate
    7.2/108 votes
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    #20 - The Ultimate

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1996

    Three new recruits have joined Rescue, but only two can stay, a situation that creates some tension between the three as they compete for the two open spots. Mickey faces a new set of domestic challenges when his sons move in with him.

    Director: Steve Mann

    Writer: Phillip Cornford

  • Saving the Princess
    7.1/1010 votes
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    #21 - Saving the Princess

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/1991

    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

  • Whirlwind
    7.1/1010 votes
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    #22 - Whirlwind

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/19/1993

    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

  • Lifeline
    7.0/108 votes
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    #23 - Lifeline

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/1993

    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

  • On the Outer
    7.0/1012 votes
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    #24 - On the Outer

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/27/1995

    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

  • Nobby's Place
    7.0/107 votes
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    #25 - Nobby's Place

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1996

    Mickey tries to get a stubborn old fisherman to stop fishing in a dangerous location; later, Mickey sees a physchiatrist after he suffers a panic attack during a rescue. At school, Tracey helps Luke stands up to the school bullies.

    Director: Scott Hartford-Davis

    Writer: Christopher Lee