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

User Rating:

7.3/10   

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:

Sydney Australia | Detective | Police | Harbor Patrol

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:

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Nine Network Australia

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:

Chief Inspector Clarke Webb: Look, I don't think Frank'd appreciate having his sick leave interrupted...
Det. Sr. Constable Rachel 'Goldie' Goldstein: Oh, Frank loves this place!

Riveting TV series about the lives of people in the Sydney Water Police in NSW, Australia.

I missed the first 2 seasons, but I got to see the re-runs of the first 2 and the rest of the TV series until it was finished. I found it quite a good show with strong storyline formats. It gave me an idea of what the Sydney Water Police does on a daily basis. (Of course, some a bit over dramatic with personal issues and the sorts, still overall great!) It was saddening when a main character was murdered 2 years before it was taken off the air. Upon the death of Goldie, I watched the ratings plummet a bit as Water Rats fumbled without Goldie/Catherine McClements. Dee Smart did her best to fill in the huge shoes McClements left behind, but it wasn't enough to keep it buoyed any longer.