Rush (1974)
Season 1
Rush was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1974 and 1976. The first 13 episodes were produced in 1974 and filmed in black and white. In 1976, 13 more episodes were produced, in colour, in conjunction with French production company Antenne 2. Each series featured a different cast with the exception of John Waters.
Where to Watch Season 1
12 Episodes
- They'll Yet RegretE2
They'll Yet RegretSgt. McKellar cautions three notorious troublemakers, Watson, O'Toole and Jones, who hire an Aboriginal worker, Wongerra, to guide them to the new gold find at Ben-Ga-Dee Creek in return for a few bottles of spirits. Jones suspects that Wongerra is taking them on a wild goose chase and tortures Wongerra, leaving him tied to a tree. He is found by Sgt. McKellar, but it is too late to save his life. Comm. Fitzalan is determined that the troublemakers will be brought to justice. - Toe The Scratch And Never Say DieE4
Toe The Scratch And Never Say DieEnglish prize fighter Gentleman Jim Dawson comes to the goldfields with two friends, Symons and Green, supposedly to pan for gold. Instead, they intend to cheat the miners by getting them to bet on Gentleman Jim when a fight is staged - and rigged - with one of the local toughs, Peter Hackett. The miner's anger is aroused when Comm. Fitzalan orders that the fight be held in a closed tent with only himself and selected guests present. Sgt. McKellar has to act swiftly in order to prevent a riot, and the ensuing action provides an opportunity for a wandering priest, in whose care the bets have been entrusted, to sneak away with the money. - There's A Change From The Old To The NewE5
There's A Change From The Old To The NewGold Commissioner Fitzalan unwittingly instigates another disturbance on the Crockers Gully goldfields when he appoints Dr. Kirby as a temporary teacher. Dr. Kirby's appointment is opposed by the Reverend Smith, who is anxious to safeguard the children of Crockers Gully from what he considers to be Dr. Kirby's subversive teachings. The hostility between the two sparks off a riot among the miners. - For That New Promised LandE6
For That New Promised LandPeter Shaw-Jones, an asthmatic young son of English landed gentry, comes to Crockers Gully to seek his fortune. Unused to hard physical labour, he is overwhelmed by the rigours of prospecting and decides to return to England, but his pleas for financial assistance go unheeded by Commissioner Fitzalan. Desperate and ill, Shaw-Jones risks going down a mine at night and is trapped in a cave-in. - Poor John Chow ChowE9
Poor John Chow ChowPeggy O'Shea, the Irish lark, arrives at Crockers Gully to prepare for her tour of the gold fields. Other new arrivals are a Chinese family who are befriended by Sarah Lucas. Sarah suggests that their 18-year-old daughter Yin Soong becomes Fitzalan's housekeeper. The Gully doctor calls unexpectedly on Fitzalan, and notices a tender relationship blossoming between the two. Yin Soong falls in love with her employer, and Fitzalan fears that soon the whole camp will know of his affair, and that the miners will not take kindly to her. - Manners Maketh ManE10
Manners Maketh ManJones and Brady have been chained to a tree while awaiting trial, but they break free and go bush. They take over a tent belonging to a couple of prospectors, killing one and injuring the other, while planning their next big robbery. Later, Fitzalan and his party, who are travelling from Melbourne with a valuable consignment, are awaiting a police escort at the Welcome Nugget Inn when Jones and Brady burst in. They hold Fitzalan's party at gunpoint, wreak havoc at the inn and take Sarah hostage before Sgt. McKellar arrives with the police escort. - There's Only You, Mate, And IE12
There's Only You, Mate, And ISarah Lucas' anxious father, the wealthy industrialist Hindmarsh, arrives at Crockers Gully to persuade her to return to England with him - the two had been somewhat estranged as he had not approves of Sarah's late husband. During Hindmarsh's journey to the goldfields he is attacked by a bushranger, but manages to escape after shooting his assailant in the shoulder. The bushranger turns out to be Richard Lucas, Sarah's brother-in-law, who has lived the life of an outlaw since he avoided arrest back when Sarah first arrived at Crockers Gully. Sarah convinces her father that she wishes to remain in Australia, and her relationship with McKellar improves and they become engaged, with McKellar intending to marry Sarah and leave the police force.
