Storyline

They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged - Melbourne's answer for a cutting edge trend in policing worldwide. Rush was 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 Southern Star. On 10 November 2011, as with Network Ten setting out DVD promotions for the finale of season 4, David Knox of TV Tonight has announced that Rush would not return after 4 years, as the next episode would be its last.

First Aired

2008-09-02
Last Aired

2011-11-17
Creator

Christopher Lee
Genre

Drama, Crime
Seasons

4
Episodes

70
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Network Ten

Keywords:

australia police

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Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

1. Pilot

After rescuing two children, Josh's rage spills onto their father, who may have attempted to kill them...More

After rescuing two children, Josh's rage spills onto their father, who may have attempted to kill them. The new inspector challenges Josh's position on the teamLess

2008-09-02

2. Episode 2

Lawson and Grace try to talk-down a troubled teenager when she threatens suicide, trapped on a rooftop...More

Lawson and Grace try to talk-down a troubled teenager when she threatens suicide, trapped on a rooftop with her young boyfriend. She was later found to have killed her boyfriend's father. Grace's inexperience is quickly revealed when she tries to fix the situation, which ends in the young woman's tragic death.Less

2008-09-09

3. Episode 3

The TRG is called out to a sports oval where a heavily-armed gunman shoots Stella, who is saved by her...More

The TRG is called out to a sports oval where a heavily-armed gunman shoots Stella, who is saved by her kevlar vest. When the gunman requests to meet with a senior officer, Lawson approaches him and finds he was actually a former weapons-master who intends on suicide-by-cop. The situation ends when, after trying to avoid shooting the man, Lawson is forced to shoot and kill the man when he pulls a handgun on him.Less

2008-09-16

4. Episode 4

A criminal in custody escapes from the prison van he is being tranported in, and makes an audacious br...More

A criminal in custody escapes from the prison van he is being tranported in, and makes an audacious break for freedom. In doing so, he assaults Grace and takes a woman hostage. He then forces Josh to drive him around town before playing a little Russian Roulette. However, Josh is saved and the criminal is arrestedLess

2008-09-23

5. Episode 5

When the TR team intercepts a known drug dealer, they discover that a robbery is about to take place, ...More

When the TR team intercepts a known drug dealer, they discover that a robbery is about to take place, which then turns into a siege when the robbers take hostages. One of the criminals falls into a basement beneath the bar and later dies. Dom goes in to try to convince the robbers to stop, but the owner of the bar is shot by a spear gun. Eventually, one of the criminals gives up while the other is arrestedLess

2008-09-30

6. Episode 6

Josh, Grace and Michael investigate when an alarm is going off at a high-security laboratory. They fin...More

Josh, Grace and Michael investigate when an alarm is going off at a high-security laboratory. They find that an animal rights activists group calling themselves 'Freedom From Torture' has freed almost all of the research animals from their cages. Michael is bitten by a monkey who is later found to have herpesLess

2008-10-07

7. Episode 7

Michael is found cleared of the herpes. The team arrives at a big surburban party and find a group of ...More

Michael is found cleared of the herpes. The team arrives at a big surburban party and find a group of teenagers have stolen a gun from a security guard. Stella and Michael then go undercover to try and retrieve the stolen weapon. Michael then saves a high school boy from being severely beaten by kids from a rival high schoolLess

2008-10-14

8. Episode 8

When a politician’s daughter and her school friend are kidnapped, the team is asked to run a covert op...More

When a politician’s daughter and her school friend are kidnapped, the team is asked to run a covert operation to get the girls back safely. After it goes wrong, the team discovers the daughter and her friend set the ransom up, before they need to be saved from a lying con-artist.Less

2008-10-21

9. Episode 9

Lawson is a part of a high speed chase involving a group of carjackers, Kerry is pulled over for drunk...More

Lawson is a part of a high speed chase involving a group of carjackers, Kerry is pulled over for drunk driving, and Josh, Grace and Michael are involved in a fatal car accident.Less

2008-10-28

10. Episode 10

TR is called to a media centre, where a man has locked himself in a room and has planted a number of p...More

TR is called to a media centre, where a man has locked himself in a room and has planted a number of paint bombs throughout the building. Michael is hit, but not injured. Dom discovers where the bombs really are, and him and grace are both hospitalised after the explosions.Less

2008-11-04

11. Episode 11

Lawson and Stella deal with a suicidal ex-footballer, Michael and Josh chase burglars through a series...More

Lawson and Stella deal with a suicidal ex-footballer, Michael and Josh chase burglars through a series of complex tunnels, and Kerry is kept busy at the hospital where Dom and Grace are recovering. Grace unfortunately dies abruptly, while Connor confronts Josh after Grace revealed to him she was cheating on him with Josh.Less

2008-11-10

12. Episode 12

After a nasty domestic dispute, the TR team are called to look for a man, who has hospitalised his wif...More

After a nasty domestic dispute, the TR team are called to look for a man, who has hospitalised his wife after an argument. The team reveals he has a gun, as-well as his son. Lawson has the job of calling him down from a rooftop.Less

2008-11-18

13. Episode 13

TR is given the responsibilty of protecting an underworld figure, who is testifying in court. A decoy ...More

TR is given the responsibilty of protecting an underworld figure, who is testifying in court. A decoy is used, with an actor playing the man, but it goes downhill after the actor is shot dead. Serveral more attempts were made, and Kerry comes up with a unique way of protecting the man. Josh takes the man by himself, but is later cornered by the people trying to kill the underowrld figure. As they leave, TR shows up and the men are arrested. The episode ends with Micheal kissing Stella as she sleeps, and Kerry and Lawson having a conversation about the report on TR that Kerry wroteLess