Water Rats Season 5

(2000) February - November | # of Episodes : 36

Ratings

6.7

7.1

Series Details

Seasons: 6

Total Episodes: 177

Creators: Tony Morphett

Networks: Nine Network

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Feb 12, 1996

Recent Air Date: Aug 7, 2001

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: TV-PG

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Production Companies: Nine Network Australia , Southern Star

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Main Cast

Toni Scanlan

Helen Blakemore

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Jay Laga'aia

Tommy Tavita

Age : N/A | Popularity : 38%

Steve Bisley

Jack Christey

Age : 73 | Popularity : 42%

Aaron Pedersen

Michael Reilly

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Dee Smart

Alex St. Clare

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Diarmid Heidenreich

Matthew Quinn

Age : N/A | Popularity : 30%

Episodes

Episode 1

22 February 2000 - A 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.

Episode 2

29 February 2000 - Obsession (1)

A torched yacht, two bodies, two men missing. Who is dead, who is alive and who did it?

Episode 3

07 March 2000 - Pay 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.

Episode 4

14 March 2000 - Charlie's Pride (3)

A power struggle within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire makes Christey a marked man.

Episode 5

21 March 2000 - Got a Light?

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

Episode 6

28 March 2000 - Play 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.

Episode 7

28 March 2000 - A Split Second

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.

Episode 8

04 April 2000 - Able to Leap Tall Buildings

The detectives are devastated when their scepticism about a woman's paranoid claims lead to a tragic killing.

Episode 9

11 April 2000 - Chinese 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.

Episode 10

18 April 2000 - The 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.

Episode 11

02 May 2000 - Saltimbocca (1)

Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.

Episode 12

09 May 2000 - Jump in the Mouth (2)

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

Episode 13

16 May 2000 - Pinchgut

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.

Episode 14

23 May 2000 - Mummy 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.

Episode 15

30 May 2000 - Two of a Kind

Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.

Episode 16

06 June 2000 - Lazarus

While recovering from a gunshot wound, Reilly finds his missing wheelchair occupied by a mummified body.

Episode 17

13 June 2000 - Heavy Metal

Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.

Episode 18

20 June 2000 - Low Blows

Alex personal life throws her off balance leaving Christey and Reilly to solve the brutal slaying of a security guard.

Episode 19

27 June 2000 - One 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.

Episode 20

04 July 2000 - Mozzie

Alex undercover partner, and ex-lover comes back into her life after a series of death threats and she must take a hard look at the people she trusts.

Episode 21

11 July 2000 - Tangled Web

A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.

Episode 22

25 July 2000 - Reunion

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.

Episode 23

25 July 2000 - In 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.

Episode 24

01 August 2000 - Family 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.

Episode 25

08 August 2000 - Loose 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.

Episode 26

15 August 2000 - Final 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.

Episode 27

22 August 2000 - Silent 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.

Episode 28

29 August 2000 - With A Vengeance

When constable Matthew Quinn takes the law into his own hands, he ends up in trouble with his girlfriend, local cops and Hawker; and, Christey, Alex and Reilly face quandry when they track a young woman on the run.

Episode 29

05 September 2000 - We 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.

Episode 30

03 October 2000 - Remember 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.

Episode 31

10 October 2000 - Vigilante

When a known drug-dealer is murdered, a member of an anti-drug group is suspected. However, when Reilly's ex-lover confess to the murder his faith is tested.

Episode 32

17 October 2000 - Tribes

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

Episode 33

24 October 2000 - The 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.

Episode 34

31 October 2000 - Bye Bye Charlie

Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.

Episode 35

07 November 2000 - Family 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.

Episode 36

14 November 2000 - True 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.

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