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The Worst Episodes of Water Rats

Every episode of Water Rats ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Water Rats!

Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:Nine Network

Worst Episodes Summary

"Romeo is Bleeding" is the worst rated episode of "Water Rats". It scored 6.2/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/19/1998. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Santiago: Rain 27".

  • Romeo is Bleeding
    6.2/1021 votes
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    #1 - Romeo is Bleeding

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 5/19/1998

    Franks temporary replacement, Jack Christey, attempt to board a boat to apprehend a teenager who has been in an armed stand-off with the Water Police, the boy panics, and in the ensuing confusion both he and Tayler are shot. Tayler's near fatal shooting prompts a reunion between Helen and her estranged brother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Santiago: Rain 27
    6.4/1016 votes
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    #2 - Santiago: Rain 27

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/1999

    A crooked grandmother, a fraudulent stockbroker and a water taxi driver who gets taken for a ride, all baffle the detectives. Meanwhile Blakemore's romance comes to an abrupt end.

    Director: Raymond Quint

    Writer: Andrew Kelly

  • Pinchgut
    6.4/1013 votes
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    #3 - Pinchgut

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 5/16/2000

    Christey feels responsible when a grieving woman, who's brother was killed in an armed robbery, takes the law into her own hands and holds him and a suspect hostage.

    Director: Russell Burton

    Writer: Grant Fraser

  • Behind Closed Doors (1)
    6.5/1015 votes
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    #4 - Behind Closed Doors (1)

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/1998

    A woman claims her husband stabbed her and Frank and Goldie has to investigate the domestic dispute. After intervening in a dockside brawl, Tayler requests desk duty when she's unable to contain a suspect.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Force of Habit
    6.6/1017 votes
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    #5 - Force of Habit

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 8/10/1999

    Investigating the murder of a wealthy businessman and the apparent kidnap of his second wife, Jeff Hawker is reacquainted with a woman he once loved but lost to another man.

    Director: Raymond Quint

    Writer: Andrew Kelly

  • Soft Target
    6.7/1018 votes
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    #6 - Soft Target

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/5/1998

    Goldie investigates the disappearance of a young girl and the subsequent murder of the woman suspected of her kidnapping. Further complications set in when it is revealed that Terry is the father of the missing girl.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Watery Grave
    6.7/1015 votes
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    #7 - Watery Grave

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 6/23/1998

    Frank and Helen investigates when a well known environmental activist, Thea Ashwood, vanishes mysteriously. Meanwhile, Sykes investigates when a swimmer disappear mysteriously under a triathlon competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Eyewitness
    6.8/1022 votes
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    #8 - Eyewitness

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/27/1996

    A man is killed when a speed boat is deliberately driven into the back of his vessel. A friend who was with him at the time identifies the person responsible as a well-known crime figure and an old enemy of Frank's: Marty Miller (Peter Kowitz). Sykes takes part in a training course for police divers. Goldie and Knocker seem to get along very well, and a vietnamese cleaner, Thong, is found dead at the Water Police headquarter.

    Director: Scott Hartford-Davis

    Writer: Sue Hore

  • Eye for an Eye
    6.8/1017 votes
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    #9 - Eye for an Eye

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/14/1997

    Terry gets caught in the middle of a conflict between her new love interest Brett, the owner of a water taxi company, and his older brother Liam, Who works for a rival company. A sixteen year old boy who is attempting to sail is rescued by the Nemesis crew.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man in the Moon
    6.8/1017 votes
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    #10 - The Man in the Moon

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/1997

    After the Nemesis crew hear a gunshot on a yacht in the middle of the night, they find a badly injured woman who makes a garbled statement about ""the man in the moon"" before dying. Holloway and Rachel investigates the killer, a supposedly happily-married real estate agent who leads a double life. Tavitas relationship with an elderly couple ends in tragedy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Not Fade Away
    6.8/1015 votes
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    #11 - Not Fade Away

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/12/1998

    frank gets pinned to the ground by armed robber Kiwi Dave, he holds a gun to his head and pulls the trigger, his near-death experience leads him on a one-man campaign and a journey of self-discovery. Helen is promoted to the rank of Senior Sergeant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Gawler

  • Cut off Point
    6.8/1015 votes
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    #12 - Cut off Point

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/1999

    When a gender-specific piece of anatomy is washed up on the beach, Holloway and Goldie investigate.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Chris McCourt

  • Friend or Foe
    6.8/1013 votes
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    #13 - Friend or Foe

    Season 4 Episode 30 - Aired 9/28/1999

    Friendships are tested when Mick Reilly's best mate becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.

    Director: Russell Burton

    Writer: Elizabeth Packett

  • One Good Turn
    6.8/1013 votes
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    #14 - One Good Turn

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 6/27/2000

    What appears to be a simple mugging of a homeless woman, leads the Water Police into a confusing murder case and a threat on Alex's life.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: Denise Morgan

  • The Last Hurrah
    6.8/1017 votes
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    #15 - The Last Hurrah

    Season 5 Episode 33 - Aired 10/24/2000

    Jack is haunted by memories on the anniversary of Rachel's death. Coincidence forces him to hunt the woman many still hold responsible for Rachel's murder.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: Deborah Parsons

  • It Happened One Night
    6.8/1011 votes
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    #16 - It Happened One Night

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/2001

    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.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: Graeme Koetsveld

  • Wrong Place, Wrong Time
    6.9/1022 votes
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    #17 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/1997

    A ferry with Tommy on board collides with a large fishing trawler. Tommy tries to control the panic, risking his own life to help passengers escape before the ferry sinks. After the ferry disaster, Tayler unknowingly hands robbery proceeds back to a thief, Sykes looks into the life of his double who was killed in the ferry crash, and Goldie and Holloway try to ascertain who was at fault in the accident.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Bones
    6.9/1015 votes
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    #18 - Old Bones

    Season 3 Episode 31 - Aired 9/1/1998

    When a passenger liner arrives in Sydney Harbor, Goldie, McCall and Sykes all find themselves in deeper than they imagined.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Gawler

  • Mr. Medium
    6.9/1016 votes
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    #19 - Mr. Medium

    Season 4 Episode 31 - Aired 10/5/1999

    Jack is forced into a deal with undercover cops when Detective Alex St Clare joins the rats and there is a conflict of interest in a murder investigation.

    Director: Peter Andrikidis

    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Got a Light?
    6.9/1013 votes
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    #20 - Got a Light?

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/2000

    Alex's belief in the innocence of a serial arsonist leads her close to a fiery death.

    Director: Russell Burton

    Writer: Michael Miller

  • A Split Second
    6.9/1013 votes
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    #21 - A Split Second

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2000

    Alex deals with the consequences of sleeping with Matthew Grierson, as the protest against the Marina development continues. Blakemore's career is in jeopardy when she is investigated by Internal Affairs.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: John Banas

  • Jump in the Mouth (2)
    6.9/1014 votes
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    #22 - Jump in the Mouth (2)

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2000

    Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: Graeme Koetsveld

  • Tribes
    6.9/1014 votes
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    #23 - Tribes

    Season 5 Episode 32 - Aired 10/17/2000

    Alex confronts her prejudices when she thinks they have uncovered a ritual killing by a religious cult.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: Louise Crane-Bowes

  • Dead in the Water (1)
    7.0/1040 votes
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    #24 - Dead in the Water (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/1996

    The Sydney Water Police investigate a fatal bombing on a charter ferry while trying to locate other explosive devices that may still be located in the harbour. The Nemesis crew scrambles to recapture a murder suspect who escapes custody. Kevin Holloway, Frank's younger brother, joins Homicide and is partnered with Frank's good friend Knocker Harrison. A man claiming to have the missing bomb takes hostages on a passenger ferry. Frank and Rachel stake out a yacht to catch a scantily clad burglar. A diver dismissed from duty dives the site of the ferry wreck to locate the fourth bomb in order to eliminate the hijackers threat. Frank's older brother Jimmy is released from prison two years after Frank put him away as part of a drug bust.

    Director: Tim Burstall

    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Untouchable
    7.0/1017 votes
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    #25 - Untouchable

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 7/7/1998

    When judge Moreton is found bound and gagged wearing nothing but fishnets and a g-string, Frank is intrigued to discover his arch nemesis, Terry Madigan is involved.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A