Boys from Bondi Rescue

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The original beach rescue series has become one of Channel Ten’s most popular series, winning Gold Logies in 2009 and 2009 for ‘Most Popular Factual’ TV show, and is back for a fourth season. Over the summer, Australian Television audiences were introduced to the dramatic world of the Bondi lifeguards, the real life heroes who patrol one of the world's busiest beaches.

In Bondi Rescue the audience sees the action through the eyes of real characters and lifeguards like Reidy, Maxy, Deano and Hoppo who deal with anything from shark scares to mass rescues, resuscitations, lost children, thieves and perverts. Their larrikin humour teamed with their ability to save lives has charmed beachgoers and viewers alike.

Head Lifeguard Bruce Hopkins expects his team to give everything they've got. But with a maximum of eight lifeguards on duty at any one time, watching over more than 40,000 beach goers on a summer’s day, the question is sure to arise, "will that be enough?"
Performing around 2,500 rescues each season, with crowds exceeding 2.5 million people per year, these lifeguards certainly have their work cut out for them.

Bondi Rescue has attracted huge international interest and has been distributed worldwide including the UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark and New Zealand.

Helmet cams, new lightweight board mounted cameras, underwater photography and water proof sound equipment makes sure audiences get all the action of the dramatic rescues including close-up coverage in the surf.
Viewers are so close to the action and are entrenched in the importance of every second - the panic, breathlessness and interaction between the lifeguard and the victim. There is no doubt about it, Bondi Rescue celebrates the unsung heroes of Australia's best asset- the beach.

NEW CHALLENGES

Before Bondi Rescue began, lifeguarding was considered a narrow field of expertise involving iron men and women retrieving unwary swimmers from dangerous surf. Over the past three years, the public has witnessed lifeguards on Bondi catch thieves, treat heart attacks, make drug busts, break up fights, and even deal with a navy bomb which washed ashore late one afternoon.
Since then, the perception of what a lifeguard does has changed forever, and as Bondi continues to throw up new, unusual, and often bizarre challenges, the role of Bondi lifeguards continues to change as well.

One of the most densely populated beaches on the planet, Bondi attracts a unique mix of visitors, resulting in a place unlike anywhere on earth. At the heart of the madness, on a beach that can swell to 40,000 people, are a small team of dedicated professionals who must manage visitors with widely differing backgrounds, needs and intentions.

In 2009, they were faced with a new array of challenges unlike they've experienced before. How they adapt, is what makes Bondi Rescue a show that is about much more than just rescues.

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