Rush series 1 explained

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Num Episodes:	13
Network:	Network Ten
Next Series:	Series 2
Episode List:	List of Rush episodes

Series 1 of Australian police drama Rush premiered on 2 September 2008 on Network Ten. The series was commissioned paritlally due to the shortage of series caused by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.^[1] It followed the lives of two teams employed with the prestigious Tactical Response Unit in Victoria, Australia.

The series first pilot was filmed in 2004 and had the working title of Rapid Response, additionally using an old Police Rescue script.^[2]

Cast

Regular

• Rodger Corser as Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake
• Callan Mulvey as Sergeant Brendan "Josh" Joshua
• Claire van der Boom as Senior Constable Grace Barry (until episode 11)
• Josef Ber as Sergeant Dominic "Dom" Wales
• Nicole da Silva as Constable Stella Dagostino
• Ashley Zukerman as Constable Michael Sandrelli
• Samuel Johnson as Intelligence Officer Leon Broznic
• Catherine McClements as Inspector Kerry Vincent

Recurring

• Todd MacDonald as Connor Barry
• Kate Jenkinson as Nina Wise
• Maia Thomas as Sandrine Wales
• Zen Ledden as Brian Marshall
• Adam Zwar as Marty Gero

Episodes

DVD Releases

The entire first series Region 4 DVD was released on 30 July 2009.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Knox, David. Rush – First Review, TV Tonight, 28 August 2008.
2. Web site: David. Knox. Police Rescue DNA in Rush. TV Tonight. 23 August 2008. 3 September 2008.
3. News: Rush Series one: Episode guide. 2009. Australian Television Archives. 21 January 2011.
4. Web site: Rush (2008) – Series 1 (4 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD . 2011-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091216023641/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/806348 . 16 December 2009 .