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

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creators:

John Hugginson
Tony Morphett

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

12 helmikuu 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:

Sr. Sgt. Helen Blakemore: [Jack has a search warrant] How did he get a search warrant?
Det. Sr. Constable Rachel 'Goldie' Goldstein: He's a charmer, you know.
Sr. Sgt. Helen Blakemore: Well, he doesn't look it.
Det. Sr. Constable Rachel 'Goldie' Goldstein: I know, but he is.
Sr. Sgt. Helen Blakemore: [Jack continues to talk] Oh, shut up!

Great show!

I know that "Water Rats" was over a while ago now in Australia, but it's playing here at the moment and I'm completely hooked to it. It's entertaining, the stories are usually well written and keep the interest until the final credits, and the characters seem and act like real people not just some stereotypes you throw in to make an action-police show. My favorite is Rachel Goldstein. I like the personal stories of all the characters too.

I have to admit that another reason why I love this show so much is the beautiful sceneries of Sydney. I've heard that one of the aims was to attract more tourists to Sydney, and I wasn't surprised to hear that it worked.