Rescue: Special Ops | |
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Genre |
Drama Medical drama Police drama |
Written by | Sarah Smith Dave Warner Michaeley O'Brien Chris Hawkshaw John Ridley Liz Doran |
Directed by | Peter Andrikidis Geoff Bennett Ian Barry Garth Maxwell |
Starring |
Les Hill Libby Tanner Peter Phelps Daniel Amalm Gigi Edgley Andrew Lees Katherine Hicks |
Opening theme | "Get a Little Dirty" by The Ironweed Project |
Ending theme | "Get a Little Dirty" by The Ironweed Project |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Julie McGauran Sarah Smith |
Location(s) | New South Wales |
Running time | 42 minutes (without commercials) |
Production company(s) | Southern Star Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 2 August 2009 – 5 September 2011 |
External links | |
Website |
Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Group with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.
The series focuses on a team of experienced professional paramedics who specialise in rescue operations. It premiered on Sunday 2 August 2009, and the season finale of the first season aired on Sunday 25 October. A second season screened from 28 June 2010. The third and final season consisting of 22 episodes screened from 30 May 2011. The Nine Network has confirmed it will not be renewing Rescue: Special Ops for a fourth season.
Rescue: Special Ops follows the work of a team of experienced paramedics involved in complex search and rescue operations.
The job brings them face to face with life and death situations every day but just like anyone else, they juggle life, love and career. Brothers Dean Gallagher and Chase Gallagher are competitive alpha males who are part of the Special Ops team.