Rush: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rush was a historical drama set during the Victorian Gold Rush during the 1850s. The first series was set at "Crocker's Gully", a fictitious goldfield created for the series at the foothills of the Dandenongs, near Melbourne. The village of tents and timbered huts was modelled on the lithographs of Samuel Thomas Gill, an artist who portrayed life on the Victorian goldfields during the 1850s.

Series details

• Title: Rush
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1974-08-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-05-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28483
• TVDB ID: 296585

Cast and credited roles

• John Waters — Sergeant Robert McKellar
• Max Meldrum — George Williams
• Alain Doutey — Constable Emile Bizard
• Vincent Ball — Supt. James Kendall

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-08-20; final listed air date 1974-11-05.
• Season 2: premiered 1976-03-01; final listed air date 1976-05-31.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rush on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.