The Best Episodes of Water Rats

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
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   REVEAL THE WINNER
   

   8.5/10(16 votes)

   #1 - And the Winner is...

   S6:E257/31/2001

   Trying to prevent a full-scale turf war comes at a heavy price for the Rats.

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   Writer:Unknown

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2. 

   8.3/10(29 votes)

   #2 - Knocker

   S1:E268/19/1996

   Knocker is finally caught in his own deadly web. Frank informs Goldie of Knocker's involvement in Kevin's death but she refuses to believe him until Brady shows her the evidence.

   Director:Chris Martin-Jones

   Writer:Michaeley O'Brien

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   Director:Chris Martin-Jones

   Writer:Michaeley O'Brien
3. 

   8.3/10(30 votes)

   #3 - Kaddish

   S4:E279/7/1999

   The surviving Rats swear revenge for their fallen comrade!

   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:John Banas

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   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:John Banas
4. 

   8.2/10(14 votes)

   #4 - Broken English

   S6:E114/24/2001

   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.

   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:Andrew Kelly

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   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:Andrew Kelly
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   8.2/10(18 votes)

   #5 - Bitter Legacy

   S6:E176/5/2001

   Alex and Mick race against time when someone is distributing guns that are rigged to explode when fired.

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   Writer:Unknown

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   8.2/10(10 votes)

   #6 - The Removalist

   S6:E247/24/2001

   The new boy at the Water Police, Gorgeous George Newhouse is making waves with the women, but Christey is not impressed.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Peter Neale

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   Writer:Peter Neale
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   8.1/10(19 votes)

   #7 - All At Sea

   S2:E216/30/1997

   Rachel has difficulty adjusting to her new partner when Frank goes on an overseas attachment. Rachel and her new partner are thrown together to investigate a mysterious drowning. Constable Sam Bailey competes in a free dive competition.

   Director:Chris Martin-Jones

   Writer:Michael Miller

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   Director:Chris Martin-Jones

   Writer:Michael Miller
8. 

   8.1/10(21 votes)

   #8 - The Cleaner (4)

   S2:E268/4/1997

   After Holloway discovered who killed Sam Jones, decides to set himself up as bait in an attempt to catch the killer. Rachel has an important decision to make regarding her future when Michael proposes-her lover or her partner. Police boats Nemesis and Harpy respond when a fishing boat capsizes.

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9. 

   8.1/10(20 votes)

   #9 - For Love or Money

   S4:E289/14/1999

   Jack believes he has discovered the identity of Goldie's killer, but his only clue may just slip through his fingers.

   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:Tim Pye

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   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:Tim Pye
10. 

    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #10 - True Believer

    S5:E3611/14/2000

    Haunted by the brutal murder of a teenage girl, Alex puts her life on the line to identify the murderer; and Reilly wants to know where he stands with Alex.

    Director:Lynn Hegarty

    Writer:Peter Gawler

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    Director:Lynn Hegarty

    Writer:Peter Gawler
11. 

    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #11 - A Day at the Office

    S4:E268/31/1999

    What starts as another ordinary day at the office ends in the death of a Goldie a much loved rat.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:John Banas

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    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:John Banas
12. 

    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Final Chapter

    S5:E268/15/2000

    The Rats are caught off guard when they're ambushed on the harbor while transporting a wise-cracking prison inmate. When the getaway plans of the escapee and his girlfriend unravel, they take Christey and his daughter hostage.

    Director:Lynn Hegarty

    Writer:Peter Neale

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    Director:Lynn Hegarty

    Writer:Peter Neale
13. 

    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Kilo Hotel

    S1:E114/28/1996

    Kevin Holloway's car is found still with the keys in the ignition at The Gap - a notorious suicide spot. Meanwhile Goldie is served with court papers seeking to cut off all access to her son David.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Anne Brooksbank

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Anne Brooksbank
14. 

    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Payback

    S1:E166/3/1996

    A hostage is taken and there is a high speed car chase : Marty Miller makes a final stand against Holloway. Internal Affairs suspects Helen of selling information that led to an elderly woman's death. The accusations against Helen makes things bad between her and her lover Anne Harvey

    Director:Scott Hartford-Davis

    Writer:Sue Hore

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    Writer:Sue Hore
15. 

    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Wrecked

    S1:E248/5/1996

    Attending a bushfire at a coastal national park, the Nemesis crew notice bloodied tracks in the sand and find a man digging a body in a shallow grave. Harrison is called in to negotiate with a potential suicide. Frank and Brady investigates Harrison. Brady believes Harrison has something to do with the death of Kevin Holloway.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Tony Morphett

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Tony Morphett
16. 

    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Tomorrow Never Comes

    S4:E84/13/1999

    The death of a friend and a forgotten dream prompt Frank Holloway to farewell the Rats.

    Director:Michael Offer

    Writer:Ted Roberts

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    Writer:Ted Roberts
17. 

    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Mother Love

    S4:E166/8/1999

    A grisly case hits home when Jeff Hawker's wife, Gail, becomes the target of a vicious serial rapist and killer.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Denise Morgan

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Denise Morgan
18. 

    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Helter Skelter

    S4:E299/21/1999

    Jack hands in his badge and turns vigilante in order to find Goldie's killer.

    Director:Russell Burton

    Writer:Tim Pye

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    Director:Russell Burton

    Writer:Tim Pye
19. 

    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #19 - New Kid on the Block

    S4:E3210/12/1999

    Jack fights to save the life of an undercover cop, Alex St Clare whom he suspects is emotionally involved with her target.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Tony Morphett

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    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Tony Morphett
20. 

    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Odds On

    S6:E63/13/2001

    Christey is reacquainted with his estranged father and discovers he is involved in a dangerous scam.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Tim Gooding

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    Writer:Tim Gooding
21. 

    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Strike Out

    S6:E145/15/2001

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #22 - The Long Run

    S6:E227/10/2001

    Alex and Mick chase a triple killer through the streets of Sydney.

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    Writer:Unknown

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23. 

    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Bureaucracy Rules, OK?

    S6:E237/17/2001

    Alex and Mick investigate the case of a four year old boy found at the bottom of the harbor.

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    Writer:Unknown

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24. 

    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #24 - The Jigsaw Man

    S1:E125/5/1996

    As Chief Inspector Webb and Knocker Harrison continue investigating Kevin Holloway's disappearance, Frank is angry he ever allowed himself to believe his brother may have suicided. There's a grim discovery in the harbour of a number of body parts. Jeff Hawker doesn't like the relationship between Cassidy and Watson, and offers Cassidy a job as supporting officer, on the condition that she ends her relationship with Watson.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Anne Brooksbank

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    Writer:Anne Brooksbank
25. 

    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Floater

    S1:E197/1/1996

    Inspector Webb is slow in coming forward with information on the death of Moira Randall as he doesn't want his affair with her uncovered. The Nemesis crew is kept busy by a group of drunken university students on Shark Island. Hawker tells Helen that he will apply for the post as Chief Inspector if Webb has to leave. He's surprised when Helen says she also will apply for it.

    Director:Chris Martin-Jones

    Writer:Denise Morgan

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    Director:Chris Martin-Jones

    Writer:Denise Morgan