Crime drama series. Cases of the cops in charge of keeping crime away from Sydney Harbour. For the 2001 season following the departure of both Friels and McClements the producers decided to open the show up a little more to bring in more of the cops personal lives instead of just concentrating on the crimes.
On Tuesday 29 May 2001 Water Rats had its first wedding when Eva Minton returned from Darwin pregnant and ready to marry Gavin Sykes but soon after this the series was cancelled. Final episode broadcast 7 August 2001. The show won two Awgies in 2001.
production details
Australia | Channel 9 | 177×50 minutes | Broadcast 12 February 1996 – 7 August 2001
Creators: John Hugginson, Tony Morphett
Music: Song Zu
Executive Producers: Errol Sullivan, Kris Noble
cast
COLIN FRIELS as Frank Holloway (1996-99)
CATHERINE McCLEMENTS as Rachel Goldstein (1996-99)
SOPHIE HEATHCOTE as Fiona Cassidy
TONI SCANLON as Helen Blakemore
RAE LEE HILL as Taylor Johnson
PETER BENSLEY as Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker
BRETT PARTRIDGE as Gavin Sykes
BROOKE SATCHWELL as Sophie Ferguson(2000-)
STEVE BISLEY as Detective Sergeant Jack Christy
REBECCA SMART as Constable Donna Janevski
DIARMID HEIDENREICH as Constable Matthew Quinn
JOSEPHINE BYRNES as Detective Julia Goodwin (2001)
MOUCHE PHILLIPS as Eva Minton
RODGER CORSER as George Newhouse (End of 2001 season)
