Water Rats (1996)
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Steve Bisley as Det. Sgt. Jack Christey
Episodes 97
As Fast As You Can
Franks second ex-wife, Liz Robinson, seeks his help and protection from a blackmailer who has photos of her having cocaine snorted from her naked belly. Tayler Johnson and Gavin Sykes have to deal with some prisoner escapee.
Read MoreThe Gingerbread Man
frank and Rachel investigate when both Liz Robinson's husband Lioyd Menzies and the ransom of $ 1.000.000 disappear. Tommy Tavita becomes attached to a little boy, Buster who tries to sail home to New Zealand
Read MoreFor Old Time's Sake
Liz is almost run down in front of Frank, and fearing for her safety following her husbands murder in prison, he suggests that she stay with him. Tommy's relationship with Rhonda comes to a tragic end.
Read MoreOne For the Social Workers
After Frank takes time off Rachel is stuck with Jack Christey trying to catch a rapist. Dave McCall and Tommy Tavita go on a rescue operation on the white water rapids.
Read MoreSympathy for the Devil
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?
Read MoreBloody Kids
When Goldie and Tavita arrest Dave McCall's son and charge him with the supplying and trafficking of illegal drugs, the pressure of home and work life gets to Dave. A quantity of explosives are used in an attempted bombing of the harbor tunnel.
Read MoreBehind Closed Doors (1)
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.
Read MoreThe Long Haul
When Frank becomes caught in the middle of a siege, Goldie must use her negotiating skills to help him and the other hostages gain their freedom.
Read MoreDie For Me
Goldie and Tavita investigates a serial murder, while Holloway is away in Melbourne for a job interview.
Read MoreOld Dogs, Old Tricks
Holloway and Goldie investigate an extortion racket in Chinatown. Sykes and Hawker compete against each other in an 18th skiff race.
Read MoreRun for the Money
When a diamond broker's wife gets kidnapped, Rachel and Helen finds out the incident bears striking resemblance to the disappearance of his first wife seven years earlier. Dave McCall has to run the station in Hawker's absence, together with finding his runaway son and preventing his marriage from disintegrating. Teen pop sensation Milkshake film their latest music video in the harbor and the water Police are assigned to keep away the media. Emma Woods joins the dive team.
Read MoreA Little Knowledge (1)
Frank poses as a criminal when he goes undercover in an attempt to uncover an armed robbery operation.
Read MoreDouble Play (2)
As the armed robbery gets closer, Holloway's undercover operation becomes more and more dangerous. Despite police's ongoing investigation, Les is granted bail and threatens to blow Frank and Louise's cover. Frank is forced to act as the getaway driver during the robbery but a sudden change of plans throws off the police surveillance unit and places Frank's life in jeopardy.
Read MoreSoft Target
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.
Read MoreNot Fade Away
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.
Read MoreRomeo is Bleeding
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.
Read MoreHeads or Tails
A man's severed head is found in a gym bag washed up on a beach and Goldstein and Christey has to investigate. Tavita and Sykes' pursuit of a young boy comes under scrutiny when the boy disappears after diving into the harbor in an attempt to avoid the officers.
Read MoreMocha Fudge
Holloway catches his old copper mate in a drug dealing operation that uses an ice cream boat as a cover. Tavita, Sykes and McCall respond to a robbery at the wharves and winds up in a bar brawl as they track down a number of stolen VCRs.
Read MoreLet the Dead
Chief inspector Jeff Hawker finds himself in the firing line when ballistic tests prove his gun was used to kill Vince Blake eight years ago. Goldie and Hawker work together to clear his name. Tavita finds himself in the middle of a dispute at the site of an archeological dig.
Read MoreDiminished Responsibility
The detectives apprehend a man responsible for the robbery of tourist groups, this leads into the investigation of illegal steroids at a local gym. After an accident pins a pregnant woman's arm underneath a boat, Goldie and the Nemesis crew have no choice but to deliver her baby underwater as the tide comes in and submerges the woman.
Read MoreWatery Grave
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.
Read MoreSix Hundred Clear A Week
Kiwi Dave escapes from prison and makes it his personal mission to make Frank's life a misery.
Read MoreUntouchable
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.
Read MoreSwitchback
When a base-jumper's parachute fails and he plunges to his death, Jack Christey is sure his three friends filming the incident know more than they are letting on.
Read MoreSomebody to Love
Sykes' hands are tied when his girlfriend is involved in a mysterious car accident.
Read MoreEpiphany
Goldie becomes the obsession of a mentally unstable woman. Sarah is a young woman obsessed by religious omens and controlled by an equally unstable lover. When Goldie risks her life attempting to save Sarah, a bizarre string of events follow. It becomes apparent that Sarah is toying with Goldie's emotions, and is also involved in a murder being investigated by Goldie and Jack. Tavita and Sykes investigate a fraudulent pet cremation contractor.
Read MoreHonour Amongst Thieves (1)
Investigations into an armed holdup incriminate police when witnesses recount how bandits were disguised in police uniforms and escaped in a police car. Helen Blakemore comes under suspicion when it's revealed she is one of only two people who can access spare uniforms and she could do with extra cash after buying a new home.
Read MoreWar Games (3)
Frank and Goldie are caught in the middle as the Madigan and Formica rivalry gets personal. The rekindled romance between Frank and undercover cop Louise Bradshaw is short-lived when Louise is gunned down when caught in a shoot-out between warring drug dealers.
Read MoreLast Impressions (4)
As Frank's life hangs in the balance he is forced to rely on his arch nemesis, Madigan, to survive.
Read MoreA Woman of Substance
When a man is nailed to a tree by his neighbour, Holloway and Goldie discover his wife has vanished.
Read MoreDouble Blind
When a homeless kid is trapped in a pylon in the harbour, the Water Police are horrified to discover a dead body floating in the water beside him. While Blakemore makes it her responsibility to ensure the homeless boy is taken care of, she begins to develop a relationship with the boy's lawyer, Gillian Swain. Meanwhile the Detectives unravel the mystery of the body found the pylon.
Read MoreCut off Point
When a gender-specific piece of anatomy is washed up on the beach, Holloway and Goldie investigate.
Read MoreIn the Family Way
Helen's romance hots up. Meanwhile, crime, punishment, betrayal, retribution, suicide and family tragedy when Goldie and Holloway infiltrate a crime family operating an insurance scam on Sydney Harbour. When it all goes terribly wrong, the family is eventually torn apart - not so much by the police intervening, but by in-fighting, backstabbing and betrayal.
Read MoreSantiago: Rain 27
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.
Read MoreTomorrow Never Comes
The death of a friend and a forgotten dream prompt Frank Holloway to farewell the Rats.
Read MoreGoes with the Territory
The working relationship between Jack Christey and Goldie gets off to a rocky start. Already compromised by their past affair, further strain is added when Jack insists on taking the lead in a murder case involving an old acquaintance.
Read MoreFish out of Water
Police constable Tayler Johnson becomes romantically involved with a cop on a diving course, but while out on a dive, he goes missing and Tayler realises how little she knows about him.
Read MoreGood Times and Adventures
Michael Reilly and Goldie have to go undercover at a well-known swingers' haunt to coax a confession out of some murderers.
Read MoreBlood Relations
Detective Michael Reilly's friendship with madam Susie Abromovich results in them both being taken hostage by an armed robber.
Read MoreDial C for Cop
Gavin Sykes is taken hostage by a young man with a desire to be a cop for a day.
Read MoreQuad Squad
The investigation into the suicide of a young man reveals a greater tragedy, a secret that will ultimately destroy the lives of all those involved.
Read MoreUnauthorised Entry
Jack Christey and Rachel Goldstein race to save two young girls whose lives are at stake when they inadvertently become caught up in a drug smuggling ring.
Read MoreMother Love
A grisly case hits home when Jeff Hawker's wife, Gail, becomes the target of a vicious serial rapist and killer.
Read MoreGreen Light
A spate of armed hold-ups have Goldie and Jack chasing a robber dressed like a cowboy from the wild west.
Read MoreCan't Buy Me Love
While investigating the murder of a thief an his missing haul of black opals, Goldie and Christey stumble upon an unexpected love triangle.
Read MoreFree as a Bird
When a young boy's dead body is found, Goldie and Jack have to prove who is responsible before an enraged local community exacts their own just on the main suspect.
Read MoreDangerous Encounters
Goldie and Jack are kidnapped and hunted like animals by a murderer who sees his victims as prey.
Read MoreForce of Habit
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.
Read MoreShark Bait
When a man is taken by a shark in the harbour, the water police uncover a complex web of embezzlement, a faked death, underworld connections and a bizarre betrayal.
Read MoreA Day at the Office
What starts as another ordinary day at the office ends in the death of a Goldie a much loved rat.
Read MoreFor Love or Money
Jack believes he has discovered the identity of Goldie's killer, but his only clue may just slip through his fingers.
Read MoreHelter Skelter
Jack hands in his badge and turns vigilante in order to find Goldie's killer.
Read MoreFriend or Foe
Friendships are tested when Mick Reilly's best mate becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.
Read MoreMr. Medium
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.
Read MoreNew Kid on the Block
Jack fights to save the life of an undercover cop, Alex St Clare whom he suspects is emotionally involved with her target.
Read MoreA Day to Remember
The series resumes on a spectacular note with a helicopter crashing into an overcrowded pleasure boat. The fatality list is long but two survivors are trapped on the sinking craft unable to be moved. Meanwhile, on shore, Mary Coustas (without the Effie frightwig) is a troubled survivor and knows more than she is saying. There is a scramble for clues as the detectives Jack Christey and Alex St Clare track down the cause of the chopper's crash and ponder why the pilot has a bullet wound in his neck. It's a good yarn and the drama, as Tommy Tavita and his mates work to save the trapped souls, is tense.
Read MoreObsession (1)
A torched yacht, two bodies, two men missing. Who is dead, who is alive and who did it?
Read MorePay the Piper (2)
Christey's gun is stolen from his house. An ex-con is found, shot dead by a police revolver and Christey is set up as the prime suspect for murder.
Read MoreCharlie's Pride (3)
A power struggle within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire makes Christey a marked man.
Read MoreGot a Light?
Alex's belief in the innocence of a serial arsonist leads her close to a fiery death.
Read MorePlay it Again
A former lover of Alex's becomes a suspect in a murder investigation and, after Helen Blakemore is forced to fire during an armed robbery, she finds her career on the line as Internal Affairs investigate.
Read MoreA Split Second
A former lover of Alex's becomes a suspect in a murder investigation and, after Helen Blakemore is forced to fire during an armed robbery, she finds her career on the line as Internal Affairs investigate.
Read MoreAble to Leap Tall Buildings
The detectives are devastated when their scepticism about a woman's paranoid claims lead to a tragic killing.
Read MoreChinese Checkers
ASIO enlists a couple of the Water Rats in a covert operation which causes Reilly to become the victim of an amorous spy and Sykes' love life gets him into very hot.
Read MoreThe Trouble With Gary
Jack and Alex are lead round the mulberry bush by a smart alec killer while the ASIO operation comes back to haunt Sykes and Reilly.
Read MoreSaltimbocca (1)
Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.
Read MoreJump in the Mouth (2)
Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.
Read MoreMummy Dearest
Quinn and the Water Police are devastated when a young woman dies at the station; and, the detectives search for a kidnapped six year old girl.
Read MoreTwo of a Kind
Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.
Read MoreHeavy Metal
Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.
Read MoreOne Good Turn
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.
Read MoreTangled Web
A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.
Read MoreIn the Blood
A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.
Read MoreFamily Ties (1)
Hawker becomes an unwitting accomplice to murder when he tries to help a friend; and, a young street kid becomes the prime suspect when his pregnant girlfriend is found murdered.
Read MoreLoose Ends (2)
Two halves of a body don't add up for Reilly and Alex. Hawker discovers the reasons behind the murder of Annie's father.
Read MoreFinal Chapter
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.
Read MoreSilent Running
Distraught father and hard-nosed detective battle for supremacy when Jack Christey tracks his daughter after she's taken hostage by a prisoner on the run.
Read MoreWe Could be Heroes
When a retiring cop is bashed and tied naked to a wharf, Christey sets out on a mission to recover his dignity. Further investigations reveals the police officer's attacker is picking his victims from the local newspaper; and Reilly asks Alex out on a date.
Read MoreRemember This
When a young man is shot dead in a boatshed, Christey's overzealous actions causes the boatshed floor to collapse sending the body and any evidence into the harbor. When an ex-lover re-enters Reilly's life asking for his help. Christey accuses Alex of being jealous.
Read MoreThe Last Hurrah
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.
Read MoreBye Bye Charlie
Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.
Read MoreFamily Values
Convinced that a car accident was an attempt on her life, Alex investigates, only to discover a larger more frightening truth. Reilly and Christey come to blows over Alex.
Read MoreTrue Believer
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.
Read MoreHappened One Night
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.
Read MoreHigh Roller
Jack Christey's new relationship is tested when one of the Rats is taken by a serial killer.
Read MoreShadow Man
Though the serial killer has been caught, Christey supports Blakemore's claims that there is another killer out there, a shadow man targeting the police.
Read MoreAnother Man's Poison
A runaway yacht, a missing child and suspected multiple murders set Alex and Christey down the wrong path, where they uncover a plot to poison Sydney Harbour.
Read MoreMates Rates
Quinn is forced to re-evaluate the meaning of friendship when he alienates his workmates, as he defends a friend's lies and criminal behavior.
Read MoreHungry Bear Blues
Knowing that a great job is coming her way, Blakemore resigns prematurely and takes the opportunity to tell everyone exactly what she thinks of them.
Read MoreThe Thin Edge
Reilly crosses the line and unknowingly sparks a murder when he helps his sister's husband avoid jail.
Read MoreThe Player
Reilly is forced to cover up the murder of a criminal to save his family.
Read MoreBroken English
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.
Read MoreLine of Duty
Donna is taken hostage by a convicted killer. Alone, she is forced to rely on her wits and her training to save her life.
Read MoreStrike Out
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.
Read MoreThe Devil You Know
Alex's life is a nightmare as she battles an obsessed admirer, her mother and the flu.
Read MoreThe Marrying Kind
On the eve of Gary Sykes' wedding, the rest of the Rats admit to their true feelings - one is dumped, one is given an ultimatum and one is kissed.
Read MoreBitter Legacy
Alex and Mick race against time when someone is distributing guns that are rigged to explode when fired.
Read MoreRobbo's Ghost
Things backfire for an old friend of Alex's, when he begs her to find his missing son-in-law.
Read MoreFamily Matters
A young troubled boy places a wedge between Jack and his daughter, Sophie.
Read MoreThe Long Run
Alex and Mick chase a triple killer through the streets of Sydney.
Read MoreBureaucracy Rules, OK?
Alex and Mick investigate the case of a four year old boy found at the bottom of the harbor.
Read MoreThe Removalist
The new boy at the Water Police, Gorgeous George Newhouse is making waves with the women, but Christey is not impressed.
Read MoreAnd the Winner is...
Trying to prevent a full-scale turf war comes at a heavy price for the Rats.
Read MoreCats and Pigeons
In retaliation for two Rats, Jack Christey sets the cat amongst the pigeons with even more devastating results.
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