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Rush (2008 TV series)

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Rush
GenrePolice procedural
Created byJohn Edwards
Christopher Lee
StarringRodger Corser
Callan Mulvey
Claire van der Boom
Josef Ber
Nicole da Silva
Ashley Zukerman
Jolene Anderson
Kevin Hofbauer
Antony Starr
Samuel Johnson
Catherine McClements
ComposerStephen Rae
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes70 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationsMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
EditorRodrigo Balart
Running time45 minutes
Production companySouthern Star Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) –
17 November 2011 (2011-11-17)

Rush is an Australian television police drama that first screened on Network Ten in September 2008.[1] Set in Melbourne, Victoria, it focuses on the members of a Police Tactical Response team. It is produced by John Edwards and Mimi Butler for Endemol Australia, which was branded as the Southern Star Group during production of the series.

In late October 2011, text phrasing on the cover art of Entertainment One's DVD release of the fourth series first indicated Rush would not return for another series, meaning series four would be its last.[2] Soon after, the production company, known at the time as the Southern Star Group confirmed with TV Tonight that a fifth series had not been commissioned. Network Ten did not issue any press releases stating the wrapping up of Rush. Executive Producer of Drama and Production at Network Ten, Rick Maier, issued a statement on the show's official Facebook page: "While we don't discount a return series, it is not on the cards at this stage – but we do intend to finish season four with a bang, literally."[3]

Plot

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Rush follows the lives of members of the prestigious Tactical Response team (TR), which is based on the real life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team, a highly mobile unit that fills the operational gap between general duties police and the SWAT-like Special Operations Group. The team is seen responding to violent incidents such as carjackings, suicides and armed offences.

Most of the episodes involve at least one main plot, with one or two smaller subplots throughout each episode. In some cases, they will focus on one plot, while the personal lives tend to fall into the form of smaller subplots that span over a number of episodes. Usually the team is divided into two, one team per case, with the team taking the minor subplot meeting up with the major team at some stage throughout the episode. The usual six-person team is split between two vehicles known as TR01 and TR02.

In series four, the composition of the plot was revamped with only one large and extensive arc featured throughout the 13 episodes, as opposed to the story-line structure of prior series.[4]

Production

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The pilot for Rush, originally titled Rapid Response, was filmed in 2004 and based on an earlier Police Rescue script.[5] The pilot featured several characters and cast who did not return for the series, including Matthew Le Nevez, Libby Tanner and Corinne Grant. The series was initially rejected but years later was picked up for production when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike affected Ten's imported shows.[6]

Sergeant Dominic "Dom" Wales, played by Josef Ber, was originally scripted to be killed in the first season, however during production Van der Boom asked to be released. Her US working visa had been approved and being a "Residency Visa", required her to move to the US. As such, the character of Grace was killed off instead.[7] Jolene Anderson joined the cast for the second series, from 16 July 2009.[8][9] The series is filmed in Victoria in both regional and metropolitan areas.

A third season of Rush was announced by Channel Ten on 25 September 2009. It premiered in the time-slot of 8:30pm on 22 July 2010.[10]

A thirteen-episode fourth season was confirmed by Channel Ten's Executive Producer of Drama and Production, Rick Maier on 12 November 2010. He stated "Rush continues to deliver great stories, great stunts and some of the best performances on TV".[11] Filming for the fourth season began on 6 May 2011.[12]

Cast

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First series characters (from left to right): Leon Broznic, Dominic Wales, Grace Barry, Brendan Joshua, Lawson Blake, Stella Dagostino, Michael Sandrelli and Kerry Vincent

Main cast

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Actor/actress Character Rank Past rank/s Tenure Episodes
Rodger Corser Lawson Blake Senior Sergeant 2008–2011 01–70
Callan Mulvey Brendan 'Josh' Joshua Sergeant 2008–2011 01–70
Claire van der Boom Grace Barry Senior Constable 2008 01–11
Josef Ber Dominic 'Dom' Wales Sergeant 2008–2010 01–51
Nicole da Silva Stella Dagostino Senior Constable Constable 2008–2011 01–70
Ashley Zukerman Michael Sandrelli Senior Constable Constable 2008–2011 01-65
Samuel Johnson Leon Broznic Intelligence Officer 2008–2011 01-70
Catherine McClements Kerry Vincent Superintendent Inspector 2008–2011 01-70
Jolene Anderson Shannon Henry Sergeant Senior Constable 2009–2011 14–70
Luke Arnold Elliot Ryan Constable 2009 34–35
Kevin Hofbauer Christian Tapu Constable 2010–2011 36–70
Antony Starr Charlie Lewis Senior Sergeant 2011 58–70

Recurring

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  • Camille Keenan as Audrey Khoo; police intelligence officer (Season 3, 15 episodes)
  • Jane Allsop as Tash Button; love interest of Brendan Joshua (Season 3–4, 12 episodes)
  • Emily Wheaton as Amber Cushing; niece and assistant of Leon Broznic (Season 4, 9 episodes)
  • Elena Mandalis as Anna Vargis; police minister (Season 4, 8 episodes)
  • Asher Keddie as Jacinta Burns; journalist and love interest of Lawson Blake (Season 2, 7 episodes)
  • Ella-Rose Shenman as Minka Button; daughter of Tash Button (Season 3–4, 6 episodes)
  • Todd MacDonald as Connor Barry; husband of Grace Barry (Season 1, 6 episodes)
  • Nathaniel Dean as Andrew Kronin; career criminal and nemesis of Lawson Blake (Season 2–3, 5 episodes)
  • Paul Ireland as Boyd Kemper; brother of hit-and-run victim and love interest of Kerry Vincent (Season 2, 5 episodes)
  • Ian Meadows as James Vincent; drug addict and son of Kerry Vincent (Season 3–4, 5 episodes)
  • Maia Thomas as Sandrine Wales; wife of Dominic Wales (Season 1–2, 4 episodes)
  • Kate Jenkinson as Nina Wise; love interest of Leon Broznic (Season 1–2, 4 episodes)
  • Peter Hardy as Doug Rainey; head of a notorious crime family (Season 4, 4 episodes)
  • Malcolm Kennard as Col Rainey; son of Doug Rainey (Season 4, 3 episodes)
  • Mark Leonard Winter as Liam Rainey; son of Doug Rainey and brother of Col Rainey (Season 4, 3 episodes)
  • Nikki Shiels as Cleo Temple; journalist and love interest of Stella Dagostino (Season 4, 3 episodes)
  • Zed Ledden as Brian Marshall (Season 1–2, 3 episodes)

Guests

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Episodes

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Main article: List of Rush episodes
Series Episodes Originally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 13 2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) 25 November 2008 (2008-11-25)
2 22 16 July 2009 (2009-07-16) 26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)
3 22 22 July 2010 (2010-07-22) 16 December 2010 (2010-12-16)
4 13 1 September 2011 (2011-09-01) 17 November 2011 (2011-11-17)

Home media

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Home media

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Title Format Date released # of episodes # of discs Special features Distributors
Season 01 DVD 30 July 2009[14] 13 4 Behind the scenes Hopscotch Entertainment
Season 02: Volume One DVD 3 December 2009[15] 12 3 None Hopscotch Entertainment
Season 02: Volume Two DVD 1 April 2010[16] 10 3 None Hopscotch Entertainment
Season 03: Volume One DVD 2 December 2010[17] 12 3 None Hopscotch Entertainment
Season 03: Volume Two DVD 3 March 2011[18] 10 3 None Hopscotch Entertainment
Season 04 DVD 15 December 2011[19] 13 3 None Hopscotch Entertainment
The Complete Series 1–4 DVD 5 December 2012 70 19 Behind the scenes (Series 1 only) Hopscotch Entertainment
The Complete Collection DVD 4 August 2021 70 19 Behind the scenes (Series 1 only) Via Vision Entertainment

Online Streaming

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Original Broadcast on Tenplay (2008-2012)

Re-Release Broadcast On Tenplay (2019–Present)

Title Format Episodes # Release date Streaming Status Web Extras Distributors
Rush: The Complete Season 01 Streaming 13 September - November 2008

6 September 2019 (Re-Release)

Expired 2012

Current

Behind The Scenes (Webisodes)

Rush Premiere Party (Ten News Video)

Photo Gallery

Tenplay
Rush: The Complete Season 02 Streaming 22 July - November 2009

6 September 2019 (Re-Release)

Expired 2012

Current

Behind The Scenes (Webisodes)

Photo Gallery

Tenplay
Rush: The Complete Season 03 Streaming 22 July - December 2010

6 September 2019 (Re-Release)

Expired 2012

Current

Behind The Scenes (Webisodes)

Photo Gallery

Tenplay
Rush: The Complete Season 04 Streaming 13 September - November 2011

6 September 2019 (Re-Release)

Expired 2012

Current

Behind The Scenes (Webisodes)

Photo Gallery

Tenplay

Note: The Rush Web Extras were NOT add back with The Re-Release on 10play.

Awards and achievements

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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2011 Logie Awards Most Popular Actor Callan Mulvey Nominated
Most Outstanding Actress Catherine McClements Nominated
Most Outstanding Drama Rush Nominated
Most Popular Drama Rush Nominated
Screen Music Awards Best Music in a drama series or serial Stephen Rae (for episode 3.16) Nominated
2010 AFI Awards Best Television Drama Series Rush – John Edwards and Mimi Butler Won
2009 AWGIE Awards Television Series John O'Brien and Christopher Lee (for episode 1.04) Won
Logie Awards Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent Ashley Zukerman Nominated
Most Outstanding Actor Callan Mulvey Nominated
Most Outstanding Actress Claire van der Boom Nominated
Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie Rush Nominated
2008 AFI Awards Best Television Drama Series Rush – John Edwards and Mimi Butler Nominated
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Callan Mulvey Nominated

International broadcasters

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Country Channel Year Dubbed or Subtitled?
 India FOX Crime 2009 – Dubbed
 Ireland RTÉ One 2009 –
 Norway TV2 2009 – Subtitled
 Czech Republic AXN 2009 – Dubbed
 Serbia AXN 2009 – Subtitled
 Slovakia AXN 2009 – Subtitled
 Hungary AXN 2009 – Dubbed
 Poland AXN, TV4 2009 – Voice-over
 Belgium vtm 2009 – Subtitled
 Hong Kong FOX Crime 2009 – Subtitled
 South Africa MNET 2009 –
 Saudi Arabia & the Arab World MBC 4
 2009 – Subtitled
MBC Action Subtitled
 Romania AXN 2009 – Subtitled
 Portugal AXN 2009 (Pilot)
2010 (Regular broadcast) –		 Subtitled
 Tuvalu Television Tuvalu 2010 –
 Spain Nitro
Cuatro		 2010 Dubbed
 New Zealand TV One 2010 –
 Italy IPTV di Telecom Italia 2010 – Dubbed
Rai Premium 2012 –
 Estonia Fox Crime 2010 – Subtitled
 Finland YLE TV2 2010 – Subtitled
 Bulgaria AXN 2011 – Dubbed
 Israel IBA 3 2011 – Subtitled
 Philippines GMA News TV 2012 – Dubbed
 Taiwan PTS Main Channel
HiHD		 2012 – Subtitled
 Iran IRIB 1 2013 – Subtitled
 United States Hulu, Tubi TV 2013 Entire series available for streaming on Tubi TV
 France Numéro 23 2014 – Both
 Germany AXN 2015 – Dubbed
 United Kingdom Alibi 2019 – Series 1–4 shown consecutively, daily, at 5:00pm from 4 February 2019 to 15 May 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Knox, David (20 August 2008). "Airdate: Rush". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  2. ^ Knox, David (31 October 2011). "Rush …. "axed" via DVD". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ Knox, David (9 November 2011). "TEN: Rush will end "with a bang."". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. ^ "About the show". ten.com.au. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  5. ^ Knox, David. Rush – First Review, TV Tonight, 28 August 2008.
  6. ^ Knox, David (23 August 2008). "Police Rescue DNA in Rush". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. ^ Lynch, Sean. "Interview – Claire van der Boom". Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  8. ^ Knox, David (22 December 2008). "Jolene Anderson to join Rush". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  9. ^ Knox, David (12 June 2009). "Jolene Set To Rush". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  10. ^ AndrewB (3 July 2010). "Season return of Rush..." Throng. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  11. ^ Knox, David (12 November 2010). "Renewed: Rush". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  12. ^ "In Production". Film Victoria.
  13. ^ "Actress profile: Salme Geransar". Writers Cafe. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Rush (2008) - Series 1 (4 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  15. ^ "Rush (2008) - Series 2: Volume 1 (3 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  16. ^ "Rush (2008) - Series 2: Volume 2 (3 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  17. ^ "Rush (2008) - Series 3: Volume 1 (3 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Buy Rush (2008) - Series 3: Volume 2 (3 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Rush (2008) - Series 4". www.ezydvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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