9.2/1018 votesLoading...#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
8.8/1017 votesLoading...#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
8.6/1016 votesLoading...#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
8.0/1012 votesLoading...#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
8.0/1013 votesLoading...#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
7.9/1018 votesLoading...#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
7.9/1010 votesLoading...#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
7.8/1017 votesLoading...#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
7.8/1011 votesLoading...#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
7.7/1017 votesLoading...#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
7.7/1017 votesLoading...#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
7.7/1013 votesLoading...#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
7.6/1015 votesLoading...#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
7.5/1017 votesLoading...#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
7.5/109 votesLoading...#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
7.4/1011 votesLoading...#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
7.4/1010 votesLoading...#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
7.3/1010 votesLoading...#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
7.2/107 votesLoading...#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
7.2/108 votesLoading...#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
7.1/1010 votesLoading...#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
7.1/1010 votesLoading...#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
7.0/108 votesLoading...#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
7.0/1012 votesLoading...#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
7.0/107 votesLoading...#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
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...
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Top Episode Ratings 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".