Rescue Me

Rescue Me

2002 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Canceled

Rescue Me is a British romantic comedy television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and broadcast on BBC One from 3 March to 7 April 2002. It was created, and principally written, by David Nicholls, and stars Sally Phillips as Katie Nash, a woman recovering from a divorce while at the same time writing relationship features for women's magazine Eden. Filming took place from November to December 2001. Six episodes aired, averaging 3.4 million viewers and a 15% audience share in its Sunday night timeslot. The low ratings meant it was not recommissioned for a second series, leaving an unresolved cliffhanger. Nicholls had written four episodes of the unmade second series before discovering the series had been cancelled.

Created by David Nicholls

Network: BBC One

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Sally Phillips Katie Nash
Vincent Regan Matthew Nash
Stewart Wright Eddie Chisholm
Oliver Chris Luke Chatwin
Sasha Behar Emma Peters
Andrea Lowe Melanie Woods
Alison Mac Alice Jackson
Nitin Ganatra Jimmy
James Lance Guy
Eliza L. Bennett Natasha Bell
Greg Bennett Editorial Staff
Elizabeth Kelly Nan

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