Season 6 • Episode 26
LatestIn retaliation for two Rats, Jack Christey sets the cat amongst the pigeons with even more devastating results.
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.
Acting
Toni Scanlan absolutely carries as one of TV's most underrated female bosses.
Production
They actually filmed on Sydney Harbour. No green screens, just glorious boats.
Costume
The nautical police uniforms deserve their own retrospective exhibit.
Creator
Tony Morphett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aaron Pedersen became one of Australia's most acclaimed Indigenous actors; this was early career visibility rarely given to First Nations performers in 90s procedurals.
The show rode the wave of 'Blue Heelers' success but traded rural Victoria for Sydney's wealthy waterfront, subtly examining class through maritime crime.
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