Rescue Me (2004)

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Rescue Me

Premiere	July 21, 2004
Finale
Airs	on hiatus
Creator	Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
Network	FX
Style	60-minute comedic drama
Company	Apostle, Sony Pictures Television
Episodes	44 (through season 4)
Seasons	5
Status	renewed for 22-episode season 5, plus 10 minisodes
Origin	USA

Rescue Me is a dramedy that airs on FX.

Rescue Me stars Denis Leary, who was formerly seen on ABC's cancelled cop show, The Job. The show focuses on the professional and personal lives of New York City firefighters after September 11, mainly on Tommy Gavin (Leary) and his Ladder Company.

Tommy has to struggle with the loss of his cousin and close friend Jimmy, who died on September 11 and frequently visits him in visions. Tommy is a divorced father whose ex-wife lived across the street from him in the first season. He is bad-tempered, hypocritical, manipulative and a relapsed alcoholic, all of which make him unusually unsympathetic for a lead character.

Due to the 2007 writers strike season 5 will be delayed until spring 2009 when all 22 episodes will air in one batch. To offset the long wait time 10 five minute minisodes will air in summer 2008. They will air commerical free in the show's regular Tuesdays at 10PM timeslot and then be available online.

In Canada the show runs on the Showcase network Tuesdays 10PM. The show began a United Kingdom run on Sky One on January 13, 2005. It began in Australia on September 26, 2005, on Fox8.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 Short Episodes
4 In-Depth
5 DVD Releases
6 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Denis Leary	Tommy Gavin	1	2	3	4	5
Diane Farr	Laura Miles	1	2
Adam Ferrara	Chief "Needles" Nelson			3	4	5
Mike Lombardi	Mike Silletti	1	2	3	4	5
James McCaffrey	Jimmy Keefe	1	2	3	4
Jack McGee	Chief Jerry Reilly	1	2	3	4
Tatum O'Neal	Maggie Gavin		2	3	4
Steven Pasquale	Sean Garrity	1	2	3	4	5
Andrea Roth	Janet Gavin	1	2	3	4	5
John Scurti	Lieutenant Kenny Shea	1	2	3	4	5
Daniel Sunjata	Franco Rivera	1	2	3	4	5
Callie Thorne	Sheila Keefe	1	2	3	4	5
Dean Winters	Detective Johnny Gavin	1	2	3	4
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Natalie Distler	Colleen Gavin	1	2	3	4
Charles Durning	Mr. Gavin	1	2	3	4
Olivia Crociccha	Katy Gavin	1	2	3	4
Lenny Clarke	Teddy Gavin	1	2	3	4
Robert John Burke	Father Mickey Gavin	1	2	3	4
Trevor Heins	Connor Gavin	1	2	3
Michael Zegen	Damien Keefe	1	2	3
Peggy Scott	Jeannie Reilly	1	2	3
Michael Mulheren	Chief Perolli	1	2	3
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
FX
Season One	July 21, 2004	October 13, 2004	13
Season Two	June 21, 2005	September 13, 2005	13
Season Three	May 30, 2006	August 29, 2006	13
Season Four	June 13, 2007	September 12, 2007	13
Season Five	—	—	22

[edit] Short Episodes

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Rescue Me 2.5	Spring 2006
Minisodes	June 24, 2008	August 26, 2008	10

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series
Music: A listing of all music used on the series
Terminology: Firefighters lingo

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	June 7, 2005	3	purchase
The Complete Second Season	May 2, 2006	4	purchase
The Complete Third Season	June 5, 2007	4	purchase
The Complete Fourth Season	June 3, 2008	4	purchase