TV series

Water Rats

Name: Water Rats
Released: 1996
Cast: Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan, Brett Partridge, Steve Bisley, Aaron Pedersen

1996–2001· 6 seasons· 60 min episodesTV-PG★ 6.2Ended

On Nine Network — From Nine Network Australia · Southern Star

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Synopsis

Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.

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australia police maritime

Episodes

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E1 Dead in the Water (1)Next upFeb 12, 1996 · 45 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Lex Marinos (Bellamy), Bryan Marshall (Inspector Michael Farrell), Anja Coleby (Woman Jogger), Kelly Butler (Greta Ritchie), Patsy Stephen (Daphne Bridgeman), Jinny McCallister (Mrs. Hansen), Andrew Lewis (Ferry Skipper), Peter Heath (Mr. Hansen)
E2 Dead in the Water (2)Feb 12, 1996 · 47 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Lex Marinos (Bellamy), Bryan Marshall (Inspector Michael Farrell), Don Atkinson (Senior Counselor Russel), William Zappa (Conran), Jacqueline Linke (Negligee Bandit), Alan David Lee (Jim Flemming), Pat Hutchinson (Mrs. Fredericks), Peter Hehir (Clifford Bowen)
E3 Ghost ShipFeb 19, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Bryan Marshall (Inspector Michael Farrell), John Walton (Constable No. 2), Stewart Armstrong (Quarantine Officer), Arthur Brigg (The Groper), David Downer (Stephen Vickery), Pamela Drysdale (Patty Holloway), Julie Fuad (Joanne Welsh), Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald (Man in Water)
E4 Iron ManFeb 26, 1996 · 45 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ryan Kwanten (Nipper), Helen Scott (Joy Godfrey), Rod Taylor (Coach), Bruce Barry (Reg Costello), Christopher Tomkinson (Detective Constable Brad Piper), James Roden (Jack Godfrey), Jan Ringrose (Mrs. Carson), Martin Raphael (Morgue Attendant)
E5 Catch and KillMar 18, 1996 · 45 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Tom Appleton (Steve Holt), Reilly Baker (Joe Holloway), Eleni Batley (Sarah Holloway), Alan Cinis (Brookes), Annie Davis-McCubbin (Emma Healy), Jose Element (Grieves), Harold Hopkins (Union Representative), Christy McNicol (Connie Wellings)
E6 Lie Down with DogsMar 25, 1996 · 45 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Chris Baz (Damien), Michael Burgess (Sergeant Capella), May Howlett (Old Woman), Matthew John (Constable #1), Tony Poli (Carlo Rispoli), John Samaha (Radio Operator), Sal Sharah (Mr. Rispoli), Gypsy Dorney (Senior Constable Annie Schmidt)
E7 V.I.P.Mar 31, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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
Guest stars: Bree Bain (Sally), Li Yang (Mr. Diem), Josephine Byrnes (Agent Carter), Kevin Copeland (Agent Sean Doherty), Andrew Fennessey (Francis Diem), Glenn Hoare (Denny), Grace Parr (Mrs. Diem), Leo Roldan (Jonnie Nguyen)
E8 The ShaftApr 7, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Bryan Marshall (Inspector Michael Farrell), Dominic Bianco (Rollie Campbell), Peter Carroll (Joseph Craig), Gypsy Dorney (Senior Constable Annie Schmidt), Richard Healy (Detective Inspector Brady), Jamie Jackson (Glenn Forbes), Helene Joy (Lucy White), Jack Mayers (Constable Pearson)
E9 Death in the FamilyApr 14, 1996 · 45 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Alexander Petersons (Craddock), George Alexander (Portly Man), Elizabeth Baker (Old Lady), Sandra Best (Mrs. Morley), Lawrence Carmichael (Rick Spencer), Kate Champion (Laura Murphy), Rowan Cudmore (Windsurfer), Giordano Gangl (Mamat Dursan)
E10 Goldstein and SonApr 21, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Pippa Grandison (Fran Marsden), Geoff Bartlett (Bluey), Kathryn Dunn (Debbie Goldstein), Alan Flower (Briggs), Kenny Graham (Sherman), Robert Lancaster (Surveillance 1), Betty Lucas (Sybil Grantham), Natalie Page (Customer)
E11 Kilo HotelApr 28, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: John Andrews (Jeremy's Father), Rudi Baker (Jeremy), Felix Biviano (Constable #1), Roger Chauncy (Holloway's Father), Leon Ford (First Probationer), Jennifer Hardy (Constable Lee-Anne Rheinberger), Kim Knuckey (Sgt. John Thompson), Henry Koui (Tony Wong)
E12 The Jigsaw ManMay 5, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Craig Ashley (Chris Kollias, Pappa's Solicitor), Jeremy Callaghan (Detective Senior Constable Kevin Holloway), Amanda Dettrick (Crime Scene Officer), Les Foxcroft (Old Man), Tyson McConkey (Boy on Yacht), Lindsay McCormack (Tattoo Artist), Steve Rodgers (Peter), Aisha Scheerer (Girl on Yacht #2)
E13 Bang Bang You're DeadMay 12, 1996 · 44 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Brandon Burke (Captain Rasheed Kassem), Meg Clancy (Court Officer), Wadih Dona (Rev. Alex Kaldas), Andrew S. Gilbert (Jimmy Holloway), Richard Healy (Detective Inspector Tony Brady), Douglas Hedge ('Skip' Towne), Simon Mills (Ken McDowell), Gianfranco Negroponte (Jim Pappas)
E14 Black WaterMay 20, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kristen Boys (Tanya Robertson), Sally Cahill (Janice Brock), David Franklin (Detective Chris Theorodou), Anthony Ingersent (Mr. McKenna), Jan Langford Penny (Mrs. Kenna), John Mason (Witness No. 2), Sean McKenzie (Pathologist), Ji Ming (Eel Man)
E15 EyewitnessMay 27, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Joel Edgerton (Crosby), Pat Bishop (Miranda Lathem), Fatt Bob (Vincent Ravli), Geoff Cartwright (Chris Walsh), Helen Dallimore (Katie Wood), Casey Huang (Thong Nguyen), Patrick Thompson (Andy), Skye Wansey (Penny Reeves)
E16 PaybackJun 3, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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
Guest stars: Colin Borgonon (Robert Jennings), Marina Finlay (Gretchen Hart), Mark Goodwin (Jet Ski Double), Steven Grives (Jonathan Goldstein), Richard Healy (Inspector Brady), Phillip Holder (Paul Robson), Peter Kowitz (Marty Miller), Barry McMahon (Dero)
E17 Old FlameJun 10, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: George Catsi (Second Nurse), Lynn Dalby (Grace Mason), Matt Day (Matthews), Sean Dibben (Sean Lawrence), Nash Edgerton (Greg Solly), Paul Epriesi (Worker), Traci Griffiths (Sonia), Steven Grives (Jonathon Goldstein)
E18 Bad BloodJun 17, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Frank Austin (The Dead Merv), Tony Byrne (Cruiser Owner), Anthony Cogin (Mark Ruscati), Peter Harvey-Wright (Paul Roberts), Sacha Horler (Christine Martin), Mark Hudson (Phillip Haynes), Kate McKnight (Blakemore's Friend), Sarah Peirse (Margaret Roberts)
E19 FloaterJul 1, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Yigal Babluki (Farah), Michael Beckley (Roger Mulray), Blazey Best (Penny Randall), Liz Burch (Susan Webb), Brendan Donoghue (Michael), Simon Elrahi (Yousef), Jodi Matterson (Lucy), Angela McGrath (Florist)
E20 MissingJul 8, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ian Bliss (Colin Fleetwood), Lloyd Darling (Grant Stewart), David Franklin (Detective Snr. Const. Chris Theodorou), Julie Hudspeth (Mrs. Stewart), Celia Ireland (Sarah Fleetwood), Coral McGee (Ranger), Nellie McQuinn (Tegan Fleetwood), Damian Monk (Senior Constable Lance Stewart)
E21 Police Issue 13519Jul 15, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
Holloway finds a new lead on Kevin's murder after a young robber is caught with Kevin's missing gun.
Guest stars: Craig Ashley (Chris Kollias), Keith Buckley (Mr. Scali), Angelo D'Angelo (Peter Mills), Jamie Happell (Nick's Friend), Joy Smithers (Gabi Cunningham), Danny Celoni (Nick Kollias), Marilynne Paspaley (Helena Kollias), Enrico Babic (Radio Operator)
E22 Unfinished BusinessJul 22, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Manu Bennett (Joseph Lipinski), Scott Major (Flasher), Danny Celoni (Nick Kollias), Tamara Cook (Barb Cooper), Michelle Dyer (Ella Calhoun), Bob Ellis (Ron Briggs), Kim Hillas (Norma Irvine), David Hoey (Freddie Spicer)
E23 RespectJul 29, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kee Chan (Detective Derek Li), Felino Dolloso (Ship steward), Xuan Mai (Patrick Wu), Michael Parlato (Diver), Rose Semsarian (Cleaning Lady), Sky Tse (Hunan Clan Leader), Michael Withall (Ship's Captain), Mi Lei Zhen (Hunan Woman)
E24 WreckedAug 5, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Helen Buday (Peggy Newland), Heather Coady (Joy Watson), Tony Giuffre (Inspector Maloney), Chris Haywood (Peter Anderson), Gillian Hyde (Sarah Franklin), Mark Lee (Harry Pierce), Sean O'Shea (Les Craig), Ed Roundtree (Willam Newland)
E25 Message from the DeadAug 12, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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
Guest stars: Peter Astridge (Ross), John Gilson (Minder #1), Donna Gubbay (Kirsty Knight), Jennifer Hardy (Lee-Anne Rheinberger), Matthew Long (Mick Crowley), Duncan Piney (Martin Muller), Bronte Pulman (Baby Tam), Tom Richards (Dan Manning)
E26 KnockerAug 19, 1996 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Enrico Babic (Radio Operator), Jenny Apostolou (Cynthia), Barbara Baker (Mrs. Salvi), Danielle Baker (Mrs. Jones), Geoff Bartlett (Wedding Guest), Chris Castle (Detective #1), Jennifer Hardy (Lee-Ann Rheinberger), Peter Mochrie (Detective Sergeant John 'Knocker' Harrison)