
About this season
Stingers brings to light the life and work of an undercover police unit located in Melbourne. This dangerous work requires complete dedication, one slip can cost an operative their life.
Episodes (22)
1. Brilliant Lies
Aired 14 June 2000 • 60 min
A sassy new operative arrives at the Unit just as the group go undercover to entrap a gang of teenage thieves. However, a mistake leads to as kidnapping which places everyone in jeopardy.
2. Forced Perspective
Aired 21 June 2000 • 60 min
Church goes undercover into the world of stolen art. When he discovers that the target is abusing his son, Church's repressed memories of his abusive father are triggered and he must grapple with conflicting emotions.
3. Which Bank
Aired 28 June 2000 • 60 min
A well planned sting goes horribly wrong when Church infiltrates a criminal gang who are intent on robbing a very large bank.
4. Twisted Sister
Aired 1 July 2000 • 60 min
Angie's assignment is jeopardised with the unexpected arrival of her sister. Mac is faced with a crisis when she discovers that Danni is involved with a suspect.
5. Unplaced Favourite
Aired 8 July 2000 • 60 min
Danni's future with the unit is on the line when her ex-boyfriend becomes the prime suspect in a horse-doping scam.
6. No Way Out
Aired 15 July 2000 • 60 min
Hollister asks Mac for help to capture master bank robber, Marty Stockwell. Hollister wants revenge after Stockwell fatally shot one of his men. Church and Danni go undercover to bring Stockwell to justice.
7. Necessary Force
Aired 22 August 2000 • 60 min
In court, things go horribly wrong when the Magistrate dismisses the charges against Tony Howarth for shooting Bernie Rocca. Church comes under fire from Internal Affairs after he is accused of using excessive force to obtain a confession.
8. No Pain, No Gain
Aired 29 August 2000 • 60 min
Church becomes involved in a young boy's life after he catches him trying to steal his car. Meanwhile, Angie goes undercover to expose a dentist accused of malpractice.
9. HeartLine
Aired 5 September 2000 • 60 min
Three backpackers are murdered. Stone is sent in to investigate the suspect, Evelyn Leigh but he lets his emotions cloud his judgement - a mistake that could cost him his life.
10. Mob Rules
Aired 12 September 2000 • 60 min
Mac and Church must infiltrate a neighbourhood residents group who are protesting the acquittal and return to the neighbourhood of a local teacher recently charged with the murder of a young student.
11. A Marriage to Die For
Aired 12 September 2000 • 60 min
When Church conducts a sting on a bikie gang, a simple gun deal becomes complicated after Church is hired to do a hit.
12. In Too Deep
Aired 19 September 2000 • 60 min
The undercover Unit face a psychological challenge when an operative loses his identity during a long-term assignment.
13. The Last Hit
Aired 19 September 2000 • 60 min
Church strikes up an unlikely friendship with a hitman after preventing his attempted suicide. He is drawn into the middle of a heated triangle with no simple solution.
14. Fine Details
Aired 26 September 2000 • 60 min
Danni learns the meaning of betrayal when she is forced to use an innocent to solve a murder.
15. Truly, Madly, Deeply
Aired 3 October 2000 • 60 min
MacKenzie faces a dilemma when Detective Inspector Bill Hollister is revealed as a regular client at an illegal brothel.
16. The Good Life
Aired 17 October 2000 • 60 min
Danni and the rest of the team are called in when a well-known career criminal turns Crown witness under unusual circumstances.
17. Second Chance
Aired 24 October 2000 • 60 min
MacKenzie's past comes back to haunt her when her adopted brother is released from prison.
18. Every Move You Make
Aired 31 October 2000 • 60 min
While working to exposed and armed robbery ring, Angie is stalked by an obsessed admirer. The stalker not only jeopardises Angie's sting, but threatens the security of the entire unit.
19. A Matter of Trust
Aired 7 November 2000 • 60 min
Church must put his career on the line when an old Academy buddy is implicated in a homicide.
20. Spare Parts
Aired 14 November 2000 • 60 min
A personal favour from Church becomes a case for Undercover when an illegal organ-trading scam is exposed.
21. Organised Crime
Aired 21 November 2000 • 60 min
The Undercover Unit are assigned to investigate a five-year-old unsolved bank robbery with tragic consequences.
22. Something Old, Something New
Aired 21 November 2000 • 60 min
MacKenzie and Angie face an internal Affairs investigation when an informant commits suicide.