"Water Rats" (1996)TV series 1996-2001

Creators:

John Hugginson
Tony Morphett

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

12 February 1996 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Beneath its surface exists a playground for the murky underworld, a place of illicit rubbish dumps. pollution hazards...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Harbor Patrol | Detective | Sydney Australia

Awards:

5 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Peter Bensley	...	Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker / ... (176 episodes, 1996-2001)
Toni Scanlan	...	Senior Sergeant Helen Blakemore / ... (176 episodes, 1996-2001)
Brett Partridge	...	Senior Constable Gavin 'Sykesy' Sykes / ... (169 episodes, 1996-2001)
Jay Laga'aia	...	Senior Constable Tommy Tavita (149 episodes, 1996-2001)
Scott Burgess	...	Senior Sergeant Dave McCall (132 episodes, 1996-2000)
Catherine McClements	...	Detective Senior Constable Rachel 'Goldie' Goldstein (114 episodes, 1996-2000)
Allison Cratchley	...	Senior Emma 'Woodsy' Woods / ... (114 episodes, 1998-2001)
Colin Friels	...	Detective Senior Constable Frank Holloway (113 episodes, 1996-1999)
Steve Bisley	...	Det. Sgt. Jack Christey / ... (96 episodes, 1998-2001)
Raelee Hill	...	Constable Tayler Johnson (89 episodes, 1997-1999)
Aaron Pedersen	...	Detective Senior Constable Michael Reilly / ... (85 episodes, 1999-2001)

Runtime:

Australia:60 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Goat Island, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

9 Network

Trivia:

While underwater filming usually takes place in special tanks, all the exteriors for the series were filmed in the port of Sydney and also off-shore.

Quotes:

Det. Sr. Constable Frank Holloway: [Frank's just been seen brushing his teeth. A short while later, he shows Helen a photo]
Sr. Sgt. Helen Blakemore: Helen
[looking closely at it]
Sr. Sgt. Helen Blakemore: Men's locker room. What's that thing stuck up his bum?
Det. Sr. Constable Frank Holloway: Frank
[uneasily]
Det. Sr. Constable Frank Holloway: My toothbrush.

GREAT

Whenever I watch an "action-series", I always end up thinking;-Is this the way it really is? Is this how it happens? Well, probably not, but it`s entertaining, so I keep watching. "Water Rats", however is different. The events are "real", the characters are "real". I think it`s quite easy to identify yourself with the everyday problems the detectives have to deal with. I`d watch "Water Rats" rather than "NYPD Blue" anyday. I love it! It`s just GREAT!!