7.7/1017 votes#1 - 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
7.6/1015 votes#2 - 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
7.8/1017 votes#3 - 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
7.9/1018 votes#4 - 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
8.8/1017 votes#5 - 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
7.7/1017 votes#6 - 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
8.0/1012 votes#7 - 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
9.2/1018 votes#8 - 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
8.0/1013 votes#9 - 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
8.6/1016 votes#10 - 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
7.4/1011 votes#11 - 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
7.1/1010 votes#12 - 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
7.7/1013 votes#13 - 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
The Best Episodes of Police Rescue Season 1
Every episode of Police Rescue Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Police Rescue Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mates" is the best rated episode of "Police Rescue" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Michael Carson and written by Peter Schreck, it aired on 2/14/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Angel After Hours".