Water Rats Episode Rating Graph
Feb 1996 - Aug 2001
Feb 1996 - Aug 2001
5.8
Browse episode ratings trends for Water Rats. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Water Rats's 177 episodes.
S6 Ep26
10.0
7th Aug 2001
In retaliation for two Rats, Jack Christey sets the cat amongst the pigeons with even more devastating results.
S6 Ep25
10.0
31st Jul 2001
Trying to prevent a full-scale turf war comes at a heavy price for the Rats.
S6 Ep24
10.0
24th Jul 2001
The new boy at the Water Police, Gorgeous George Newhouse is making waves with the women, but Christey is not impressed.
S6 Ep23
10.0
17th Jul 2001
Alex and Mick investigate the case of a four year old boy found at the bottom of the harbor.
S6 Ep22
10.0
10th Jul 2001
Alex and Mick chase a triple killer through the streets of Sydney.
S6 Ep21
10.0
3rd Jul 2001
Alex and Mick try to solve an old burglary and murder whilst battling a retired cop seeking redemption for years of humiliation.
S6 Ep20
10.0
26th Jun 2001
A young troubled boy places a wedge between Jack and his daughter, Sophie.
S6 Ep19
10.0
19th Jun 2001
After a shooting on a Harbour wharf, the Rats discover a love triangle of Russian immigrants and a Cold War in sunny Sydney.
S6 Ep18
10.0
12th Jun 2001
Things backfire for an old friend of Alex's, when he begs her to find his missing son-in-law.
S6 Ep17
10.0
5th Jun 2001
Alex and Mick race against time when someone is distributing guns that are rigged to explode when fired.
S6 Ep16
10.0
29th May 2001
On the eve of Gary Sykes' wedding, the rest of the Rats admit to their true feelings - one is dumped, one is given an ultimatum and one is kissed.
S6 Ep15
10.0
22nd May 2001
Alex's life is a nightmare as she battles an obsessed admirer, her mother and the flu.
S6 Ep14
10.0
15th May 2001
Christey's daughter is given a brutal introduction to the realities of police work, while the death of a girl in a hit-and-run jet-ski accident causes disturbing memories to resurface for Alex.
S6 Ep13
10.0
8th May 2001
The Rats attend a wake. As the alcohol flows, so do the stories and, one by one, their true feelings are revealed.
S6 Ep12
10.0
1st May 2001
Donna is taken hostage by a convicted killer. Alone, she is forced to rely on her wits and her training to save her life.
S6 Ep11
10.0
24th Apr 2001
Hawker remains the professional police officer, even when he is targeted by a criminal. But when the vendetta involves his son, Hawker shows his true colours.
S6 Ep10
10.0
17th Apr 2001
Reilly is forced to cover up the murder of a criminal to save his family.
S6 Ep9
10.0
10th Apr 2001
Reilly crosses the line and unknowingly sparks a murder when he helps his sister's husband avoid jail.
S6 Ep8
10.0
27th Mar 2001
Knowing that a great job is coming her way, Blakemore resigns prematurely and takes the opportunity to tell everyone exactly what she thinks of them.
S6 Ep7
10.0
20th Mar 2001
Quinn is forced to re-evaluate the meaning of friendship when he alienates his workmates, as he defends a friend's lies and criminal behavior.
S6 Ep6
10.0
13th Mar 2001
Christey is reacquainted with his estranged father and discovers he is involved in a dangerous scam.
S6 Ep5
10.0
6th Mar 2001
A runaway yacht, a missing child and suspected multiple murders set Alex and Christey down the wrong path, where they uncover a plot to poison Sydney Harbour.
S6 Ep4
10.0
27th Feb 2001
Though the serial killer has been caught, Christey supports Blakemore's claims that there is another killer out there, a shadow man targeting the police.
S6 Ep3
10.0
20th Feb 2001
Jack Christey's new relationship is tested when one of the Rats is taken by a serial killer.
S6 Ep2
10.0
13th Feb 2001
Christey's investigation into a series of yacht explosions takes him north to a beachside community, where he meets a beautiful female cop with an agenda of her own.
S6 Ep1
10.0
6th Feb 2001
A water police operation on a container wharf results in a death, leaving each of the Rats to deal with their culpability and guilt.
S5 Ep36
10.0
14th Nov 2000
Haunted by the brutal murder of a teenage girl, Alex puts her life on the line to identify the murderer; and Reilly wants to know where he stands with Alex.
S5 Ep35
10.0
7th Nov 2000
Convinced that a car accident was an attempt on her life, Alex investigates, only to discover a larger more frightening truth. Reilly and Christey come to blows over Alex.
S5 Ep34
10.0
31st Oct 2000
Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.
S5 Ep33
10.0
24th Oct 2000
Jack is haunted by memories on the anniversary of Rachel's death. Coincidence forces him to hunt the woman many still hold responsible for Rachel's murder.
S5 Ep32
10.0
17th Oct 2000
Alex confronts her prejudices when she thinks they have uncovered a ritual killing by a religious cult.
S5 Ep31
10.0
10th Oct 2000
When a known drug-dealer is murdered, a member of an anti-drug group is suspected. However, when Reilly's ex-lover confess to the murder his faith is tested.
S5 Ep30
10.0
3rd Oct 2000
When a young man is shot dead in a boatshed, Christey's overzealous actions causes the boatshed floor to collapse sending the body and any evidence into the harbor. When an ex-lover re-enters Reilly's life asking for his help. Christey accuses Alex of being jealous.
S5 Ep29
10.0
5th Sep 2000
When a retiring cop is bashed and tied naked to a wharf, Christey sets out on a mission to recover his dignity. Further investigations reveals the police officer's attacker is picking his victims from the local newspaper; and Reilly asks Alex out on a date.
S5 Ep28
10.0
29th Aug 2000
When constable Matthew Quinn takes the law into his own hands, he ends up in trouble with his girlfriend, local cops and Hawker; and, Christey, Alex and Reilly face quandry when they track a young woman on the run.
S5 Ep27
10.0
22nd Aug 2000
Distraught father and hard-nosed detective battle for supremacy when Jack Christey tracks his daughter after she's taken hostage by a prisoner on the run.
S5 Ep26
10.0
15th Aug 2000
The Rats are caught off guard when they're ambushed on the harbor while transporting a wise-cracking prison inmate. When the getaway plans of the escapee and his girlfriend unravel, they take Christey and his daughter hostage.
S5 Ep25
10.0
8th Aug 2000
Two halves of a body don't add up for Reilly and Alex. Hawker discovers the reasons behind the murder of Annie's father.
S5 Ep24
10.0
1st Aug 2000
Hawker becomes an unwitting accomplice to murder when he tries to help a friend; and, a young street kid becomes the prime suspect when his pregnant girlfriend is found murdered.
S5 Ep23
10.0
25th Jul 2000
A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.
S5 Ep22
10.0
25th Jul 2000
A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.
S5 Ep21
10.0
11th Jul 2000
A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.
S5 Ep20
10.0
4th Jul 2000
Alex undercover partner, and ex-lover comes back into her life after a series of death threats and she must take a hard look at the people she trusts.
S5 Ep19
10.0
27th Jun 2000
What appears to be a simple mugging of a homeless woman, leads the Water Police into a confusing murder case and a threat on Alex's life.
S5 Ep18
10.0
20th Jun 2000
Alex personal life throws her off balance leaving Christey and Reilly to solve the brutal slaying of a security guard.
S5 Ep17
10.0
13th Jun 2000
Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.
S5 Ep16
10.0
6th Jun 2000
While recovering from a gunshot wound, Reilly finds his missing wheelchair occupied by a mummified body.
S5 Ep15
10.0
30th May 2000
Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.
S5 Ep14
10.0
23rd May 2000
Quinn and the Water Police are devastated when a young woman dies at the station; and, the detectives search for a kidnapped six year old girl.
S5 Ep13
10.0
16th May 2000
Christey feels responsible when a grieving woman, who's brother was killed in an armed robbery, takes the law into her own hands and holds him and a suspect hostage.
S5 Ep12
10.0
9th May 2000
Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.
S5 Ep11
10.0
2nd May 2000
Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.
S5 Ep10
10.0
18th Apr 2000
Jack and Alex are lead round the mulberry bush by a smart alec killer while the ASIO operation comes back to haunt Sykes and Reilly.
S3 Ep4
6.0
23rd Feb 1998
After Frank takes time off Rachel is stuck with Jack Christey trying to catch a rapist. Dave McCall and Tommy Tavita go on a rescue operation on the white water rapids.
S3 Ep5
6.0
2nd Mar 1998
Goldie and Tavita investigates an arson attack on a boat which a teenage boy is found dead. The owner of the boat has a dubious affinity with young boys, but is he the culprit or the victim?
S3 Ep6
6.0
10th Mar 1998
When Goldie and Tavita arrest Dave McCall's son and charge him with the supplying and trafficking of illegal drugs, the pressure of home and work life gets to Dave. A quantity of explosives are used in an attempted bombing of the harbor tunnel.
S3 Ep7
6.0
17th Mar 1998
A woman claims her husband stabbed her and Frank and Goldie has to investigate the domestic dispute. After intervening in a dockside brawl, Tayler requests desk duty when she's unable to contain a suspect.
S3 Ep8
6.0
17th Mar 1998
When Frank becomes caught in the middle of a siege, Goldie must use her negotiating skills to help him and the other hostages gain their freedom.
S3 Ep9
6.0
31st Mar 1998
Goldie and Tavita investigates a serial murder, while Holloway is away in Melbourne for a job interview.
S3 Ep10
6.0
7th Apr 1998
Holloway and Goldie investigate an extortion racket in Chinatown. Sykes and Hawker compete against each other in an 18th skiff race.
S3 Ep11
6.0
14th Apr 1998
When a diamond broker's wife gets kidnapped, Rachel and Helen finds out the incident bears striking resemblance to the disappearance of his first wife seven years earlier. Dave McCall has to run the station in Hawker's absence, together with finding his runaway son and preventing his marriage from disintegrating. Teen pop sensation Milkshake film their latest music video in the harbor and the water Police are assigned to keep away the media. Emma Woods joins the dive team.
S3 Ep13
6.0
28th Apr 1998
As the armed robbery gets closer, Holloway's undercover operation becomes more and more dangerous. Despite police's ongoing investigation, Les is granted bail and threatens to blow Frank and Louise's cover. Frank is forced to act as the getaway driver during the robbery but a sudden change of plans throws off the police surveillance unit and places Frank's life in jeopardy.
S3 Ep16
6.0
19th May 1998
Franks temporary replacement, Jack Christey, attempt to board a boat to apprehend a teenager who has been in an armed stand-off with the Water Police, the boy panics, and in the ensuing confusion both he and Tayler are shot. Tayler's near fatal shooting prompts a reunion between Helen and her estranged brother.
S3 Ep17
6.0
26th May 1998
A man's severed head is found in a gym bag washed up on a beach and Goldstein and Christey has to investigate. Tavita and Sykes' pursuit of a young boy comes under scrutiny when the boy disappears after diving into the harbor in an attempt to avoid the officers.
S3 Ep18
6.0
2nd Jun 1998
Holloway catches his old copper mate in a drug dealing operation that uses an ice cream boat as a cover. Tavita, Sykes and McCall respond to a robbery at the wharves and winds up in a bar brawl as they track down a number of stolen VCRs.
S3 Ep19
6.0
9th Jun 1998
Chief inspector Jeff Hawker finds himself in the firing line when ballistic tests prove his gun was used to kill Vince Blake eight years ago. Goldie and Hawker work together to clear his name. Tavita finds himself in the middle of a dispute at the site of an archeological dig.
S3 Ep22
6.0
30th Jun 1998
Kiwi Dave escapes from prison and makes it his personal mission to make Frank's life a misery.
S3 Ep23
6.0
7th Jul 1998
When judge Moreton is found bound and gagged wearing nothing but fishnets and a g-string, Frank is intrigued to discover his arch nemesis, Terry Madigan is involved.
S3 Ep26
6.0
28th Jul 1998
Goldie becomes the obsession of a mentally unstable woman. Sarah is a young woman obsessed by religious omens and controlled by an equally unstable lover. When Goldie risks her life attempting to save Sarah, a bizarre string of events follow. It becomes apparent that Sarah is toying with Goldie's emotions, and is also involved in a murder being investigated by Goldie and Jack. Tavita and Sykes investigate a fraudulent pet cremation contractor.
S3 Ep28
6.0
11th Aug 1998
Frank Holloway is determined to clear Helen's name and nail Madigan for setting up the water police.
S3 Ep29
6.0
18th Aug 1998
Frank and Goldie are caught in the middle as the Madigan and Formica rivalry gets personal. The rekindled romance between Frank and undercover cop Louise Bradshaw is short-lived when Louise is gunned down when caught in a shoot-out between warring drug dealers.
S3 Ep30
6.0
25th Aug 1998
As Frank's life hangs in the balance he is forced to rely on his arch nemesis, Madigan, to survive.
S3 Ep31
6.0
1st Sep 1998
When a passenger liner arrives in Sydney Harbor, Goldie, McCall and Sykes all find themselves in deeper than they imagined.
S1 Ep18
6.5
17th Jun 1996
Dave McCall is sympathetic towards the wife of a suspected serial murderer...until Knocker gets proof that she was involved. Goldie tries to help a man found covered with blood hiding in a warehouse, only to find out he'll talk to no one but Holloway, who is still on sick leave.
S1 Ep23
6.5
29th Jul 1996
Detectives discover two people who died of carbon monoxide poisoning, they suspect a connection to the activities of Asian gangs. Frank and Rachel gets help from an Asian crime specialist from Task Force Oak. Rachel and Knocker announce their engagement.
S1 Ep1
6.6
12th Feb 1996
The Sydney Water Police investigate a fatal bombing on a charter ferry while trying to locate other explosive devices that may still be located in the harbour. The Nemesis crew scrambles to recapture a murder suspect who escapes custody. Kevin Holloway, Frank's younger brother, joins Homicide and is partnered with Frank's good friend Knocker Harrison. A man claiming to have the missing bomb takes hostages on a passenger ferry. Frank and Rachel stake out a yacht to catch a scantily clad burglar. A diver dismissed from duty dives the site of the ferry wreck to locate the fourth bomb in order to eliminate the hijackers threat. Frank's older brother Jimmy is released from prison two years after Frank put him away as part of a drug bust.
S2 Ep3
6.7
17th Feb 1997
When the owner of an Import/Export company is blown up by a bomb down at the wharves, the detectives have to find out who is responsible. Frank wants to get better acquainted with the widow. Fiona Cassidy leaves the Water Police.
S2 Ep5
6.7
10th Mar 1997
On a rain-swept early morning the detectives are called in to investigate when a distraught security guard shoots a robber escaping from the waterside warehouse.
S2 Ep6
6.7
17th Mar 1997
Goldie and Frank go undercover in a restaurant to discover an extortionist's identification.
S1 Ep14
6.8
20th May 1996
The body of a teenage boy is found in the boot of a car. There are similarities between this murder and that of another boy 13 months earlier. Holloway makes it his personal quest to find the killer, and he meets a beautiful crime scene officer, Caroline Cox (Mary Regan). Goldie has been denied access to her son, David, for six months, and she does everything to get to see him. Gavin Sykes (Brett Partridge) investigates a boat accident.
S1 Ep19
6.8
1st Jul 1996
Inspector Webb is slow in coming forward with information on the death of Moira Randall as he doesn't want his affair with her uncovered. The Nemesis crew is kept busy by a group of drunken university students on Shark Island. Hawker tells Helen that he will apply for the post as Chief Inspector if Webb has to leave. He's surprised when Helen says she also will apply for it.
S1 Ep20
6.8
8th Jul 1996
Harrison and the divers are called in when the body of a boy is found in similar circumstances to the other murdered teens. The detectives wonder if they arrested the wrong man.
S1 Ep24
6.8
5th Aug 1996
Attending a bushfire at a coastal national park, the Nemesis crew notice bloodied tracks in the sand and find a man digging a body in a shallow grave. Harrison is called in to negotiate with a potential suicide. Frank and Brady investigates Harrison. Brady believes Harrison has something to do with the death of Kevin Holloway.
S1 Ep15
7.0
27th May 1996
A man is killed when a speed boat is deliberately driven into the back of his vessel. A friend who was with him at the time identifies the person responsible as a well-known crime figure and an old enemy of Frank's: Marty Miller (Peter Kowitz). Sykes takes part in a training course for police divers. Goldie and Knocker seem to get along very well, and a vietnamese cleaner, Thong, is found dead at the Water Police headquarter.
S1 Ep17
7.0
10th Jun 1996
Frank is rushed to hospital after he is shot in an armed hold up. Chief Inspector Clarke Webb meets an old flame, Moira who gives interesting information about the robbers. John Harrison confronts Goldie's ex-husband about giving Goldie access to her son. Jeff Hawker investigates a boat accident.
S1 Ep21
7.0
15th Jul 1996
Holloway finds a new lead on Kevin's murder after a young robber is caught with Kevin's missing gun.
S1 Ep16
7.3
3rd Jun 1996
A hostage is taken and there is a high speed car chase : Marty Miller makes a final stand against Holloway. Internal Affairs suspects Helen of selling information that led to an elderly woman's death. The accusations against Helen makes things bad between her and her lover Anne Harvey
S1 Ep22
7.3
22nd Jul 1996
Chris Kollias, the man Frank suspects of knowing more about his brother's death than he's saying, goes missing. It seems Frank will be forced to give up trying to find out what really happened the night his brother was forced over The Gap.
S1 Ep26
7.3
19th Aug 1996
Knocker is finally caught in his own deadly web. Frank informs Goldie of Knocker's involvement in Kevin's death but she refuses to believe him until Brady shows her the evidence.
S1 Ep2
7.3
12th Feb 1996
A charter boat with children on board explodes. The water police speed to the rescue, but are too late to save a 13-year-old girl. The hunt is on for the arsonist responsible.
S3 Ep24
7.3
14th Jul 1998
When a base-jumper's parachute fails and he plunges to his death, Jack Christey is sure his three friends filming the incident know more than they are letting on.
S3 Ep25
7.3
21st Jul 1998
Sykes' hands are tied when his girlfriend is involved in a mysterious car accident.
S2 Ep7
7.5
24th Mar 1997
Goldie realises how little control parents have over the lives of their children when she and Frank investigate the death of a 22-year-old girl at a party.
S2 Ep8
7.5
31st Mar 1997
A ferry with Tommy on board collides with a large fishing trawler. Tommy tries to control the panic, risking his own life to help passengers escape before the ferry sinks. After the ferry disaster, Tayler unknowingly hands robbery proceeds back to a thief, Sykes looks into the life of his double who was killed in the ferry crash, and Goldie and Holloway try to ascertain who was at fault in the accident.
S1 Ep3
7.8
19th Feb 1996
An abandoned ship arrives in Sydney waters from Thailand. It's a Marie Celeste-style mystery - except for a dog on board, some scorched bones and a heap of ashy remains.
S1 Ep4
8.3
26th Feb 1996
Tonight Goldie and Frank are looking for the Iron Man's murderer. the body of a champion Iron Man is found dead. The forensic examiner says he died of a heart attack, his body full of steroids. Frank's younger brother Kevin Holloway (Jeremy Callaghan) and ""Knocker"" Harrison :sists Goldie and Frank on the investigation. Meanwhile, a rich businessman is arrested by the ""Nemesis"" crew for being drunk while in charge of a motor launch with a party of Koreans on board. Helen's former lover, Julie Haynes, pays Helen an unexpected visit and asks Helen for a favour.
S1 Ep5
8.3
18th Mar 1996
A load of Scotch has been stolen from the wharves and a night watchman killed. Tommy's father is embroiled in a row with a rival fishing family. The water police investigate the death of a recreational diver and assume it was an accident, while the insurance company claims it was suicide.
S1 Ep8
8.3
7th Apr 1996
Holloway is caught on film collecting an envelope containing a large amount of money that has been left in a waterfront warehouse. Internal Affairs accuse him of taking a bribe but Holloway explains that somebody has been leaving him envelopes all over town with tip-offs inside. This is the first time there has been money.
S1 Ep9
8.3
14th Apr 1996
Rachel Goldstein and Frank Holloway investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl they believe has been murdered by her father. However, it is a race against time to find enough evidence to stop the man from leaving the country. Meanwhile the wife of the man who interviwed Clarke Webb on radio goes missing.
S1 Ep13
8.3
12th May 1996
Frank and Goldie are whisked to a warehouse being used in the ongoing investigation into Kevin Holloway's disappearance. Goldie, Frank, Knocker and Brady search Pappas boat for narcotics. They suspect Pappas is involved in Kevin Holloway's disappearance. The boat crew accompany the Sheriff to a cargo ship that has docked.
S1 Ep7
8.7
31st Mar 1996
A Vietnamese family are the victims of a robbery and their son has been kidnapped. The search for the kidnappers is complicated by the fact that the US President is visiting Sydney and the Water Police are on full security alert
S1 Ep10
8.7
21st Apr 1996
The woman whose boyfriend Goldstein shot dead is released from jail on parole and keeps turning up wherever Goldie happens to be. The boat crew takes too long to bring diving equipment to a sunken cruiser and two men are found dead.
S1 Ep12
8.7
5th May 1996
As Chief Inspector Webb and Knocker Harrison continue investigating Kevin Holloway's disappearance, Frank is angry he ever allowed himself to believe his brother may have suicided. There's a grim discovery in the harbour of a number of body parts. Jeff Hawker doesn't like the relationship between Cassidy and Watson, and offers Cassidy a job as supporting officer, on the condition that she ends her relationship with Watson.
S1 Ep25
8.7
12th Aug 1996
When Megan, an anonymous witness to Kevin's death is killed, Brady and Holloway search for other people who may have seen what happened. Meanwhile, Goldie and Knocker investigate a murder in a park. The Nemesis crew have to supervise a photo shoot for a world-famous model
S1 Ep6
9.0
25th Mar 1996
Billy Pope's girlfriend is found murdered on the eve of giving evidence in a enquiry into police corruption. It's payback time for the Rispoli family whose lives were cut by the police.
S1 Ep11
9.0
28th Apr 1996
Kevin Holloway's car is found still with the keys in the ignition at The Gap - a notorious suicide spot. Meanwhile Goldie is served with court papers seeking to cut off all access to her son David.
S1 Ep1
6.6
12th Feb 1996
The Sydney Water Police investigate a fatal bombing on a charter ferry while trying to locate other explosive devices that may still be located in the harbour. The Nemesis crew scrambles to recapture a murder suspect who escapes custody. Kevin Holloway, Frank's younger brother, joins Homicide and is partnered with Frank's good friend Knocker Harrison. A man claiming to have the missing bomb takes hostages on a passenger ferry. Frank and Rachel stake out a yacht to catch a scantily clad burglar. A diver dismissed from duty dives the site of the ferry wreck to locate the fourth bomb in order to eliminate the hijackers threat. Frank's older brother Jimmy is released from prison two years after Frank put him away as part of a drug bust.
S1 Ep2
7.3
12th Feb 1996
A charter boat with children on board explodes. The water police speed to the rescue, but are too late to save a 13-year-old girl. The hunt is on for the arsonist responsible.
S1 Ep3
7.8
19th Feb 1996
An abandoned ship arrives in Sydney waters from Thailand. It's a Marie Celeste-style mystery - except for a dog on board, some scorched bones and a heap of ashy remains.
S1 Ep4
8.3
26th Feb 1996
Tonight Goldie and Frank are looking for the Iron Man's murderer. the body of a champion Iron Man is found dead. The forensic examiner says he died of a heart attack, his body full of steroids. Frank's younger brother Kevin Holloway (Jeremy Callaghan) and ""Knocker"" Harrison :sists Goldie and Frank on the investigation. Meanwhile, a rich businessman is arrested by the ""Nemesis"" crew for being drunk while in charge of a motor launch with a party of Koreans on board. Helen's former lover, Julie Haynes, pays Helen an unexpected visit and asks Helen for a favour.
S1 Ep5
8.3
18th Mar 1996
A load of Scotch has been stolen from the wharves and a night watchman killed. Tommy's father is embroiled in a row with a rival fishing family. The water police investigate the death of a recreational diver and assume it was an accident, while the insurance company claims it was suicide.
S1 Ep6
9.0
25th Mar 1996
Billy Pope's girlfriend is found murdered on the eve of giving evidence in a enquiry into police corruption. It's payback time for the Rispoli family whose lives were cut by the police.
S1 Ep7
8.7
31st Mar 1996
A Vietnamese family are the victims of a robbery and their son has been kidnapped. The search for the kidnappers is complicated by the fact that the US President is visiting Sydney and the Water Police are on full security alert
S1 Ep8
8.3
7th Apr 1996
Holloway is caught on film collecting an envelope containing a large amount of money that has been left in a waterfront warehouse. Internal Affairs accuse him of taking a bribe but Holloway explains that somebody has been leaving him envelopes all over town with tip-offs inside. This is the first time there has been money.
S1 Ep9
8.3
14th Apr 1996
Rachel Goldstein and Frank Holloway investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl they believe has been murdered by her father. However, it is a race against time to find enough evidence to stop the man from leaving the country. Meanwhile the wife of the man who interviwed Clarke Webb on radio goes missing.
S1 Ep10
8.7
21st Apr 1996
The woman whose boyfriend Goldstein shot dead is released from jail on parole and keeps turning up wherever Goldie happens to be. The boat crew takes too long to bring diving equipment to a sunken cruiser and two men are found dead.
S1 Ep11
9.0
28th Apr 1996
Kevin Holloway's car is found still with the keys in the ignition at The Gap - a notorious suicide spot. Meanwhile Goldie is served with court papers seeking to cut off all access to her son David.
S1 Ep12
8.7
5th May 1996
As Chief Inspector Webb and Knocker Harrison continue investigating Kevin Holloway's disappearance, Frank is angry he ever allowed himself to believe his brother may have suicided. There's a grim discovery in the harbour of a number of body parts. Jeff Hawker doesn't like the relationship between Cassidy and Watson, and offers Cassidy a job as supporting officer, on the condition that she ends her relationship with Watson.
S1 Ep13
8.3
12th May 1996
Frank and Goldie are whisked to a warehouse being used in the ongoing investigation into Kevin Holloway's disappearance. Goldie, Frank, Knocker and Brady search Pappas boat for narcotics. They suspect Pappas is involved in Kevin Holloway's disappearance. The boat crew accompany the Sheriff to a cargo ship that has docked.
S1 Ep14
6.8
20th May 1996
The body of a teenage boy is found in the boot of a car. There are similarities between this murder and that of another boy 13 months earlier. Holloway makes it his personal quest to find the killer, and he meets a beautiful crime scene officer, Caroline Cox (Mary Regan). Goldie has been denied access to her son, David, for six months, and she does everything to get to see him. Gavin Sykes (Brett Partridge) investigates a boat accident.
S1 Ep15
7.0
27th May 1996
A man is killed when a speed boat is deliberately driven into the back of his vessel. A friend who was with him at the time identifies the person responsible as a well-known crime figure and an old enemy of Frank's: Marty Miller (Peter Kowitz). Sykes takes part in a training course for police divers. Goldie and Knocker seem to get along very well, and a vietnamese cleaner, Thong, is found dead at the Water Police headquarter.
S1 Ep16
7.3
3rd Jun 1996
A hostage is taken and there is a high speed car chase : Marty Miller makes a final stand against Holloway. Internal Affairs suspects Helen of selling information that led to an elderly woman's death. The accusations against Helen makes things bad between her and her lover Anne Harvey
S1 Ep17
7.0
10th Jun 1996
Frank is rushed to hospital after he is shot in an armed hold up. Chief Inspector Clarke Webb meets an old flame, Moira who gives interesting information about the robbers. John Harrison confronts Goldie's ex-husband about giving Goldie access to her son. Jeff Hawker investigates a boat accident.
S1 Ep18
6.5
17th Jun 1996
Dave McCall is sympathetic towards the wife of a suspected serial murderer...until Knocker gets proof that she was involved. Goldie tries to help a man found covered with blood hiding in a warehouse, only to find out he'll talk to no one but Holloway, who is still on sick leave.
S1 Ep19
6.8
1st Jul 1996
Inspector Webb is slow in coming forward with information on the death of Moira Randall as he doesn't want his affair with her uncovered. The Nemesis crew is kept busy by a group of drunken university students on Shark Island. Hawker tells Helen that he will apply for the post as Chief Inspector if Webb has to leave. He's surprised when Helen says she also will apply for it.
S1 Ep20
6.8
8th Jul 1996
Harrison and the divers are called in when the body of a boy is found in similar circumstances to the other murdered teens. The detectives wonder if they arrested the wrong man.
S1 Ep21
7.0
15th Jul 1996
Holloway finds a new lead on Kevin's murder after a young robber is caught with Kevin's missing gun.
S1 Ep22
7.3
22nd Jul 1996
Chris Kollias, the man Frank suspects of knowing more about his brother's death than he's saying, goes missing. It seems Frank will be forced to give up trying to find out what really happened the night his brother was forced over The Gap.
S1 Ep23
6.5
29th Jul 1996
Detectives discover two people who died of carbon monoxide poisoning, they suspect a connection to the activities of Asian gangs. Frank and Rachel gets help from an Asian crime specialist from Task Force Oak. Rachel and Knocker announce their engagement.
S1 Ep24
6.8
5th Aug 1996
Attending a bushfire at a coastal national park, the Nemesis crew notice bloodied tracks in the sand and find a man digging a body in a shallow grave. Harrison is called in to negotiate with a potential suicide. Frank and Brady investigates Harrison. Brady believes Harrison has something to do with the death of Kevin Holloway.
S1 Ep25
8.7
12th Aug 1996
When Megan, an anonymous witness to Kevin's death is killed, Brady and Holloway search for other people who may have seen what happened. Meanwhile, Goldie and Knocker investigate a murder in a park. The Nemesis crew have to supervise a photo shoot for a world-famous model
S1 Ep26
7.3
19th Aug 1996
Knocker is finally caught in his own deadly web. Frank informs Goldie of Knocker's involvement in Kevin's death but she refuses to believe him until Brady shows her the evidence.
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The first episode of Water Rats aired on February 12, 1996.
The last episode of Water Rats aired on August 07, 2001.
There are 177 episodes of Water Rats.
There are 6 seasons of Water Rats.
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Water Rats has ended.