Rush (series 4)

Rush (series 4)
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Original release	1 September 2011 – 17 November 2011

Series 4 of police drama Rush premiered on 1 September 2011 with a double episode.^[1] The fourth instalment continues to follow the lives of the officers employed with the prestigious Tactical Response Unit in Victoria, Australia. Antony Starr joins the main cast as Senior Sergeant Charlie Lewis, the new boss.^[2] Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli (Ashley Zukerman) is fired from TR to go on an undercover mission.

Cast

Regular

Rodger Corser as Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake Callan Mulvey as Sergeant Brendan "Josh" Joshua Jolene Anderson as Sergeant Shannon Henry Antony Starr as Senior Sergeant Charlie Lewis (from episode 1) Nicole da Silva as Senior Constable Stella Dagostino Ashley Zukerman as Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli (until episode 8) Kevin Hofbauer as Constable Christian Tapu Samuel Johnson as Intelligence Officer Leon Broznic Catherine McClements as Superintendent Kerry Vincent

Recurring Jane Allsop as Tash Button Ella Shenman as Minka Button Ian Meadows as James Vincent Emily Wheaton as Amber Cushing Elle Mandalis as Anna Vargas Peter Hardy as Doug Rainey Mark Leonard Winter as Liam Rainey

Episodes

No.	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Australian viewers (million)	Rank (weekly)	Original air date
58	1	"Series 4, Episode 1"	Andrew Prowse	Christopher Lee	0.778[3]	38[4]	1 September 2011
With the assassination of the Victorian Police Minister, a special taskforce is set up, called Cicero, which includes TR and other forces, and Kerry is asked to head it up. She is forced by the new Minister, Anna Vargas, to take on a man named Charlie Lewis, and to make him the Senior Officer in Charge (SIO), even over Lawson. This causes tension between Lawson and Kerry. Meanwhile, Charlie wastes no time in throwing his weight around, firing Michael on the spot. Stella, Josh and Lawson all attempt to get him his job back, but it is revealed that Kerry was the one who wanted him gone in the first place.
59	2	"Series 4, Episode 2"	Daina Reid	Samantha Winston	0.719[5]	49[6]	1 September 2011
Shannon is attacked in the streets at night, and begins to meltdown, which culminates in her letting the girlfriend of the hitman hired to kill the Minister, who TR needs to know who ordered the hit, go free because she is pregnant. And Leon hires his niece, Amber, as his new assistant, who simply needs the job for the money.
60	3	"Series 4, Episode 3"	Daina Reid	Christopher Lee	0.631[7]	64[8]	8 September 2011
Kerry is furious that Shannon allowed Lexi to escape and orders her to attend a counselling session. What buried issues will be uncovered?[9]
61	4	"Series 4, Episode 4"	John Hartley	Adam Todd	0.660[10]	57[11]	15 September 2011
Conflicting agendas in the team bring simmering tensions to the boil. Best mates Lawson and Josh are up against new boss Charlie and their superior Kerry. Stella, Christian and Charlie help save the life of a journalist, whose reporting has got her into trouble.[12]
62	5	"Series 4, Episode 5"	Geoff Bennett	Ben Chessell	0.753[13]	51[14]	22 September 2011
Tactical Response take charge of Kerry's protection after she receives a death threat. Headstrong Kerry is dismissive of her own safety but when the threats are redirected to her son; her anger at the perpetrators can't be contained. Despite her attempts to hide her son, they still manage to track him down and take him, leaving her distraught.[15]
63	6	"Series 4, Episode 6"	Ben Chessell	Christopher Lee, Vanessa Bates & Michael Boland	0.665 [16]	60[17]	29 September 2011
Michael Sandrelli has been a busy man since being fired from TR. Thanks to the squad's head honcho Kerry, he's now undercover, and his job is to bring down a family of cocaine importers.
64	7	"Series 4, Episode 7"	Grant Brown	Adam Todd	0.660[18]	65[19]	6 October 2011
It's a race against time as Kerry fights political red tape, whilst the remaining members of TR do anything they can to get one of their team back safely.
65	8	"Series 4, Episode 8"	Daina Reid	Keith Thompson	0.651[20]	70[21]	13 October 2011
Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli remains in intensive care whilst TR are left to pick up the pieces. Meanwhile, Shannon lets her emotional guard down.
66	9	"Series 4, Episode 9"	Darren Ashton	Tim Dylan Lee & Michael Boland	0.617[22]		20 October 2011
A tragedy occurs in the tactical response team, leaving them struggling to face the day. Those left are forced to concentrate on the job at hand.
67	10	"Series 4, Episode 10"	Ben Chessell	Leon Ford	0.573		27 October 2011
The team pursue the man they believe is responsible for Michael's death and Josh's disappearance. But the closer they get to him, the quicker he slips away.
68	11	"Series 4, Episode 11"	Grant Brown	Samantha Winston	0.677		3 November 2011
Ridden by the guilt of letting a fellow TR member die on his watch, Josh has gone underground, working to his own agenda and leaving the task force to pick up the pieces.
69	12	"Series 4, Episode 12"	Adrian Wills	Michael Boland & Jonathan Gavin	0.730		10 November 2011
Lawson and TR are on the trail of the 'Cuckoo', a Russian fugitive planning to unleash terrorist-like chaos across the Melbourne cityscape. Also, things get a little romantic for Shannon and Lawson.
70	13	"Series 4, Episode 13"	Andrew Prowse	Adam Todd	0.512		17 November 2011
Lawson, Christian and Shannon are sent to Fiji to extradite a known fugitive back to the country so that he can disarm the dirty bomb found in central Melbourne.

References

1. Bumped: Rush TV Tonight
2. Returning: Rush TV Tonight
3. "Ratings: Week 36". TV Tonight. September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
4. "X Marks the Spot". TV Tonight. September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
5. "Ratings: Week 36". TV Tonight. September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
6. "X Marks the Spot". TV Tonight. September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
7. "Ratings: Week 37". TV Tonight. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
8. "Wild Boys shoots up ratings week". TV Tonight. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
9. http://ten.com.au/rush.htm
10. "Ratings: Week 38". TV Tonight. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
11. "Ratings war to focus on Seven". TV Tonight. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
12. http://www.throng.com.au/rush
13. "Ratings: Week 39". TV Tonight. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
14. "Two And A Half Men tops the week". TV Tonight. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
15. http://www.throng.com.au/rush
16. "Week 40". TV Tonight. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
17. "AFL grand final tops ratings week". TV Tonight. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
18. "Week 41". TV Tonight. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
19. "NRL Grand Final tops ratings week". TV Tonight. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
20. "Week 42". TV Tonight. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
21. "ABC's Doc Martin beats Nine, TEN's best all week". TV Tonight. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
22. "Thursday 20 October 2011". Throng. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

External links

• Official website
• List of Rush episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Rush episodes at epguides.com