Rush (2008 TV series)

Rush
Genre	Police Drama
Created by	John Edwards Christopher Lee
Starring	Rodger Corser Callan Mulvey Claire van der Boom Josef Ber Nicole da Silva Ashley Zukerman Jolene Anderson Kevin Hofbauer Antony Starr with Samuel Johnson and Catherine McClements
Composer	Stephen Rae
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	70 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Editor	Rodrigo Balart
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Endemol Australia (Then branded as Southern Star Group)
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	2 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. Set in Melbourne, Victoria, it focuses on the members of a Police Tactical Response team. It is produced by John Edwards and 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. 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, instead then Executive Producer of Drama and Production at Network Ten, Rick Maier, issued a statement on the shows 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.”

Plot

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. Rush focuses on the TR officers, their intelligence officer, Leon Broznic and Superindendent Kerry Vincent, head of the TR administration. It explores both the working and personal lives of the team.

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.

Production

The pilot for Rush, originally titled Rapid Response, was filmed in 2004 and based on an earlier Police Rescue script. 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.

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. Jolene Anderson joined the cast for the second series, from 16 July 2009. 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.

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". Filming for the fourth season began on 6 May 2011.

Cast

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

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 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
Kevin Hofbauer	Christian Tapu	Constable		2010–2011	36-70
Antony Starr	Charlie Lewis	Senior Sergeant		2011	58-70

Special Guest Cast

Actor/Actress	Character	Season	Episodes
Asher Keddie	Jacinta Burns	2	7

Guest cast

Actor/Actress	Character	Season	Episodes
Todd MacDonald	Connor Barry	1	6
Kate Jenkinson	Nina Wise	1,2	4
Maia Thomas	Sandrine Wales	1,2	4
Zed Ledden	Brian Marshall	1,2	3
Adam Zwar	Martin 'Marty' Gero	1,2	2
Paul Ireland	Boyd Kemper	2	5
Luke Arnold	Constable Elliot Ryan	2	2
Nathaniel Dean	Andrew Kroinin	2,3	5
Camille Keenan	Intelligence Officer Audrey Khoo	3	15
Jane Allsop	Tash Button	3,4	12
Ella Shenman	Minka Button	3,4	6
Ian Meadows	James Vincent	3,4	5
Emily Wheaton	Amber Cushing	4	9
Elena Mandalis	Anna Vargis	4	8

Episodes

Main article: List of Rush episodes

Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	13	September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)	November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)
2	22	July 16, 2009 (2009-07-16)	November 26, 2009 (2009-11-26)
3	22	July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22)	December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)
4	13	September 1, 2011 (2011-09-01)	November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)

DVD releases

Season	Date Released	# Of Episodes	# Of Discs	Special Features
The Complete 1st Series	30 July 2009	13	4	Behind the scenes.
The Complete 2nd Series: Volume One	3 December 2009	12	3	None
The Complete 2nd Series: Volume Two	1 April 2010	10	3	None
The Complete 3rd Series: Volume One	2 December 2010	12	3	None
The Complete 3rd Series: Volume Two	3 March 2011	10	3	None
The Complete 4th and Final Series	15 December 2011	13	3	None
The Complete Series 1–4	5 December 2012	70	19	Behind the scenes (Series 1 only)

Awards and achievements

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 distribution

Country	Channel	Year	Dubbed or Subtitled?
India	FOX Crime	2009 –
Ireland	RTE	2009 –
Norway	TV2	2009 –	Subtitled
Czech Republic	AXN	2009 –	Dubbed
Serbia	AXN	2009 –	Subtitled
Slovakia	AXN	2009 –	Dubbed
Hungary	AXN	2009 –	Dubbed
Poland	AXN, TV4	2009 –	Dubbed
Belgium	vtm	2009 –	Subtitled
Hong Kong	FOX Crime	2009 –	Subtitled
South Africa	MNET	2009 –
Saudi Arabia	MBC 4 MBC Action	2009 –	Dubbed
Romania	AXN	2009 –	Subtitled
Portugal	AXN	2009 (Pilot) 2010 (Regular broadcast) –	Subtitled
Tuvalu	Television Tuvalu	2010 –
Spain	Nitro Cuatro	2010 – 2012	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 –
Taiwan	PTS Main Channel HiHD	2012 –	Subtitled
Iran	IRIB 1	2013 –	Dubbed
United States	Hulu Plus	2013	Entire series available for streaming
France	Numéro 23	2014 –	Both
Germany	AXN	2015 –	dubbed

See also

• List of Australian television series

External links

• Official website
• Rush at IMDb
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