Bondi Rescue Series Bali Bound

The team of television series Bondi Rescue has only just come down from winning the most popular factual program Logie last month, but already have cause to revel in glory again. In a spin-off series, show favourites Ryan “Whippett” Clarke, Dean “Deano” Gladstone, Andrew “Reidy” Reid and Anthony “Harries” Carroll, will hit the hot sands of Bali following Channel 10 commissioning an eight part, Bondi Rescue: Bali, starring the foursome.

The larrikin lifeguards will be put through their paces when they commence a four-month stint on Bali’s famous Kuta Beach, which was devastated by terrorist bomb blasts in October 2002.

The boys in blue will be assisting and learning new methods in surf safety from Bali’s professional lifeguards in a bid to make an entertaining but informative new series.

While it might sound like the ultimate job, executive producer Michael Cordell said it would be no walk in the park.

“Bali is renowned for its big surf and dangerous conditions,” Cordell said.

“For our boys, it will be a tough and confronting experience. Kuta can be lethal and the resources the Balinese lifeguards have don’t compare to Bondi. Expect plenty of dramatic rescues along with classic good times in between.”

The mix of gags and personalities, combined with showcasing the lifeguards’ courage in risking their own lives to save others is the formula that has made this series so popular.

The third series of Bondi Rescue was the most successful yet, winning its time slot in all major demographics and attracting an average 1.31 million viewers weekly.

The program is also thrilling audiences abroad - in the UK, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany.

With a fourth series expected to be commissioned by Ten in the coming weeks, Cordell said the network’s risk to run with the series three years ago had paid off.

“It was quite a risk . . . because we didn’t know how many rescues would happen or what the characters would be like,” Cordell said.

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