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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Water Rats Season 3 Episode 16 - Romeo is Bleeding
    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Romeo is Bleeding

    S3:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Water Rats Season 4 Episode 6 - Santiago: Rain 27
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Santiago: Rain 27

    S4:E6

    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

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  3. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 13 - Pinchgut
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Pinchgut

    S5:E13

    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

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  4. Water Rats Season 3 Episode 7 - Behind Closed Doors (1)
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Behind Closed Doors (1)

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 12 - Jump in the Mouth (2)
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Jump in the Mouth (2)

    S5:E12

    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

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  6. Water Rats Season 4 Episode 24 - Force of Habit
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Force of Habit

    S4:E24

    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

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  7. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 19 - One Good Turn
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #7 - One Good Turn

    S5:E19

    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

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  8. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 32 - Tribes
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Tribes

    S5:E32

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

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Louise Crane-Bowes

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  9. Water Rats Season 2 Episode 14 - The Man in the Moon
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #9 - The Man in the Moon

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Water Rats Season 3 Episode 14 - Soft Target
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Soft Target

    S3:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Water Rats Season 3 Episode 21 - Watery Grave
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Watery Grave

    S3:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Water Rats Season 4 Episode 30 - Friend or Foe
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Friend or Foe

    S4:E30

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

    Director:Russell Burton
    Writer:Elizabeth Packett

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  13. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 5 - Got a Light?
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Got a Light?

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Russell Burton
    Writer:Michael Miller

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  14. Water Rats Season 6 Episode 2 - It Happened One Night
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #14 - It Happened One Night

    S6:E2

    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

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  15. Water Rats Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead in the Water (1)
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    #15 - Dead in the Water (1)

    S1:E1

    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

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  16. Water Rats Season 1 Episode 15 - Eyewitness
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Eyewitness

    S1:E15

    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

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  17. Water Rats Season 2 Episode 8 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    S2:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Water Rats Season 2 Episode 10 - Eye for an Eye
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Eye for an Eye

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Water Rats Season 4 Episode 31 - Mr. Medium
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Medium

    S4:E31

    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

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  20. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 7 - A Split Second
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #20 - A Split Second

    S5:E7

    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

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  21. Water Rats Season 5 Episode 33 - The Last Hurrah
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    #21 - The Last Hurrah

    S5:E33

    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

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  22. Water Rats Season 2 Episode 4 - Jilted (2)
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Jilted (2)

    S2:E4

    Frank's involvement with Jennifer Campbell who is suspected of her husband's murder deepens, despite warnings from Goldie. Tension between Goldie and Frank is at boiling point. The Water Police gets a new crew member: Tayler Johnson! She's a bit frustrated after her first day, as nobody seems to take any notice of her. And Sergeant Helen Blakemore is not very nice to her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Water Rats Season 2 Episode 6 - Give me Money
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    #23 - Give me Money

    S2:E6

    Goldie and Frank go undercover in a restaurant to discover an extortionist's identification.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Water Rats Season 3 Episode 5 - Sympathy for the Devil
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Sympathy for the Devil

    S3:E5

    Goldie and Tavita investigates an arson attack on a boat which a teenage boy is found dead. The owner of the boat has a dubious affinity with young boys, but is he the culprit or the victim?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Gawler

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  25. Water Rats Season 3 Episode 15 - Not Fade Away
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Not Fade Away

    S3:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Gawler

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Romeo is Bleeding" is the worst rated episode of "Water Rats". It scored 6.1/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/19/1998. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Santiago: Rain 27".