Name: Water Rats
Released: 1996-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan

TV Show · Drama · Action

Water Rats is a fast moving, high suspense police action drama set in beautiful Sydney Harbour. It delves beneath the glittering surface to tackle some of the city's most sinister and treacherous crimes. Welcome to their world: an elite bunch of brave men and women guarding the harbour against all the elements that threaten to foul the blue waters.

1996 · 45m

Starring Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan

Director Tim Burstall

EPISODE 1

Dead in the Water: Part 1

The Sydney Water Police investigate a fatal bombing on a charter ferry while at the same time trying to locate other explosive devices that may still be located in the harbour.
EPISODE 2

Dead in the Water: Part 2

A man claiming to have the missing bomb takes hostages on a passenger ferry.
EPISODE 3

Ghost Ship

The Nemesis crew discover an abandoned yacht adrift in the waters off the coast of Sydney.
EPISODE 4

Iron Man

Homicide is called in to assist the detectives in their investigation of the death of an Iron Man competitor whose shark-ravaged body was found washed up on a beach.
EPISODE 5

Catch & Kill

Frank and Rachel investigate the murder of a dock worker and the theft of a shipment of Scotch.
EPISODE 6

Lie Down with Dogs

When Billy Pope's girlfriend is found murdered on the eve of giving evidence at an inquiry into police corruption, Internal Affairs comes after Frank believing he tipped off the killer as to her whereabouts.