HAT TRICK INTERNATIONAL BRINGS POLICE RESCUE AUSTRALIA TO CHANNEL 4 AND TVNZ
22 May
22 May
New ob-doc series to premiere on Channel 9 Australia later this month.
Hat Trick International (HTI), the UK-based factual and scripted distributor, has closed pre-sales for observational documentary series Police Rescue Australia (6 x 60 mins) to major broadcasters in the UK and New Zealand.
More4 in the UK and TVNZ in New Zealand have both committed to the series, produced by Sydney-based indie Lune Media, ahead of its premiere on Channel 9 and 9Now in Australia on 29th May.
The action centres on the New South Wales Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit, a group of elite officers who specialise in high-risk incidents, such as mountain rescues, sieges and bomb disposal. Routinely risking their lives as they work to save others, NSWs crack officers are among the best-trained rescue experts in the world. Over six white-knuckle episodes, Police Rescue Australia introduces viewers to the courageous men and women who keep NSW safe, offering a unique insight into the loyalty, camaraderie and humour that binds them together. The series is narrated by multi-award-winning Australian actor, writer and director, Brendan Cowell (Avatar: Way of the Water, Game of Thrones, Love My Way).
Hamish Turner, Nine's director of 9Now and programming said: "With unprecedented access, Police Rescue Australia captures first hand the fearless men and women of the NSW Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal unit, and the often traumatic and challenging situations they find themselves in. Nine is proud to be sharing these front line stories filled with heart and hope."
Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick International, said: At HTI, we like to think we can spot a winner when we see one and Channel 4 and TVNZ clearly agree that Police Rescue Australia has winner stamped all over it. Its one of those rare shows that has it all, from spectacular feats of courage against the backdrop of spectacular scenery to real-life stories about real-life people, told with compassion and humour. NSWs Police Rescue units are staffed by extraordinary officers, bound by a deep loyalty not only to each other but to their mission of saving lives.
HTI has an ongoing commercial partnership covering both formats and finished programming with Lune Media, the award-winning indie founded in 2013 by managing director Leonie Lowe. Among the successful Lune Media titles represented by HTI are Could You Survive on the Breadline (3 x 60 mins), produced for SBS, which challenges preconceptions about poverty and disadvantage in Australia; and Channel 7s Every Bite Takes You Home, in which internationally acclaimed chef, television presenter and author Kylie Kwong celebrates Australias multiculturalism via the recipes handed down through generations of migrants.
On the formats front, Keo Films pioneering eco series War on Waste has been re-versioned by Lune Media for ABC Australia, which has just commissioned the show for a third season. HTIs formats catalogue also includes four series of River Cottage Australia, produced by Lune Media for Foxtel and based on the original HTI format River Cottage.
Hat Trick International (HTI), the UK-based factual and scripted distributor, has closed pre-sales for observational documentary series Police Rescue Australia (6 x 60 mins) to major broadcasters in the UK and New Zealand.
More4 in the UK and TVNZ in New Zealand have both committed to the series, produced by Sydney-based indie Lune Media, ahead of its premiere on Channel 9 and 9Now in Australia on 29th May.
The action centres on the New South Wales Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit, a group of elite officers who specialise in high-risk incidents, such as mountain rescues, sieges and bomb disposal. Routinely risking their lives as they work to save others, NSWs crack officers are among the best-trained rescue experts in the world. Over six white-knuckle episodes, Police Rescue Australia introduces viewers to the courageous men and women who keep NSW safe, offering a unique insight into the loyalty, camaraderie and humour that binds them together. The series is narrated by multi-award-winning Australian actor, writer and director, Brendan Cowell (Avatar: Way of the Water, Game of Thrones, Love My Way).
Hamish Turner, Nine's director of 9Now and programming said: "With unprecedented access, Police Rescue Australia captures first hand the fearless men and women of the NSW Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal unit, and the often traumatic and challenging situations they find themselves in. Nine is proud to be sharing these front line stories filled with heart and hope."
Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick International, said: At HTI, we like to think we can spot a winner when we see one and Channel 4 and TVNZ clearly agree that Police Rescue Australia has winner stamped all over it. Its one of those rare shows that has it all, from spectacular feats of courage against the backdrop of spectacular scenery to real-life stories about real-life people, told with compassion and humour. NSWs Police Rescue units are staffed by extraordinary officers, bound by a deep loyalty not only to each other but to their mission of saving lives.
HTI has an ongoing commercial partnership covering both formats and finished programming with Lune Media, the award-winning indie founded in 2013 by managing director Leonie Lowe. Among the successful Lune Media titles represented by HTI are Could You Survive on the Breadline (3 x 60 mins), produced for SBS, which challenges preconceptions about poverty and disadvantage in Australia; and Channel 7s Every Bite Takes You Home, in which internationally acclaimed chef, television presenter and author Kylie Kwong celebrates Australias multiculturalism via the recipes handed down through generations of migrants.
On the formats front, Keo Films pioneering eco series War on Waste has been re-versioned by Lune Media for ABC Australia, which has just commissioned the show for a third season. HTIs formats catalogue also includes four series of River Cottage Australia, produced by Lune Media for Foxtel and based on the original HTI format River Cottage.
