Rescue Special Ops launch week round-up

It's been a big week this week for Rescue Special Ops ahead of its launch on the Nine network tomorrow (Sunday). As we've said many times now on this blog, it's the big new show from Julie McGauran (OOTB producer), which stars Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond).

Over the past week there's been plenty of coverage and interviews in the Australian media which have done a great job of promoting the show.

Here's some of the highlights:

• Katherine Hicks was among the cast members who attended a launch party for the show this week. At the bash, Nine's head of drama paid tribute to the work of Julie McGauran.
• The TV Tonight blog gave the show a very positive review, describing it as a "confidently woven piece that shines best in the danger zone".
• The Sydney Morning Herald also praised Rescue Special Ops in a review, describing the first episode as "beautifully assembled" and crediting the "fine work of creator-writers Sarah Smith and Julie McGauran".
• Show star Les Hill described Rescue Special Ops as "more real" than other shows on TV in an interview with Nine News.
• Hill also gave interviews to The Herald and the Herald Sun.
• Finally, other stars including Peter Phelps, Andrew Lees and Daniel Amalm gave their own promotional interviews for the show.

Rescue Special Ops launches on Sunday at 8.30pm on Nine.