
About this season
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.
Episodes (26)
1. Domino
Aired 6 February 2001 • 60 min
A water police operation on a container wharf results in a death, leaving each of the Rats to deal with their culpability and guilt.
2. It Happened One Night
Aired 13 February 2001 • 60 min
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.
3. High Roller
Aired 20 February 2001 • 60 min
Jack Christey's new relationship is tested when one of the Rats is taken by a serial killer.
4. Shadow Man
Aired 27 February 2001 • 60 min
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.
5. Another Man's Poison
Aired 6 March 2001 • 60 min
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.
6. Odds On
Aired 13 March 2001 • 60 min
Christey is reacquainted with his estranged father and discovers he is involved in a dangerous scam.
7. Mates Rates
Aired 20 March 2001 • 60 min
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.
8. Hungry Bear Blues
Aired 27 March 2001 • 60 min
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.
9. The Thin Edge
Aired 10 April 2001 • 60 min
Reilly crosses the line and unknowingly sparks a murder when he helps his sister's husband avoid jail.
10. The Player
Aired 17 April 2001 • 60 min
Reilly is forced to cover up the murder of a criminal to save his family.
11. Broken English
Aired 24 April 2001 • 60 min
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.
12. Line of Duty
Aired 1 May 2001 • 60 min
Donna is taken hostage by a convicted killer. Alone, she is forced to rely on her wits and her training to save her life.
13. True Blue
Aired 8 May 2001 • 60 min
The Rats attend a wake. As the alcohol flows, so do the stories and, one by one, their true feelings are revealed.
14. Strike Out
Aired 15 May 2001 • 60 min
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.
15. The Devil You Know
Aired 22 May 2001 • 60 min
Alex's life is a nightmare as she battles an obsessed admirer, her mother and the flu.
16. The Marrying Kind
Aired 29 May 2001 • 60 min
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.
17. Bitter Legacy
Aired 5 June 2001 • 60 min
Alex and Mick race against time when someone is distributing guns that are rigged to explode when fired.
18. Robbo's Ghost
Aired 12 June 2001 • 60 min
Things backfire for an old friend of Alex's, when he begs her to find his missing son-in-law.
19. Red Ice
Aired 19 June 2001 • 60 min
After a shooting on a Harbour wharf, the Rats discover a love triangle of Russian immigrants and a Cold War in sunny Sydney.
20. Family Matters
Aired 26 June 2001 • 60 min
A young troubled boy places a wedge between Jack and his daughter, Sophie.
21. Jackpot
Aired 3 July 2001 • 60 min
Alex and Mick try to solve an old burglary and murder whilst battling a retired cop seeking redemption for years of humiliation.
22. The Long Run
Aired 10 July 2001 • 60 min
Alex and Mick chase a triple killer through the streets of Sydney.
23. Bureaucracy Rules, OK?
Aired 17 July 2001 • 60 min
Alex and Mick investigate the case of a four year old boy found at the bottom of the harbor.
24. The Removalist
Aired 24 July 2001 • 60 min
The new boy at the Water Police, Gorgeous George Newhouse is making waves with the women, but Christey is not impressed.
25. And the Winner is...
Aired 31 July 2001 • 60 min
Trying to prevent a full-scale turf war comes at a heavy price for the Rats.
26. Cats and Pigeons
Aired 7 August 2001 • 60 min
In retaliation for two Rats, Jack Christey sets the cat amongst the pigeons with even more devastating results.