Water Rats (1996)

Action · Crime · Drama

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

IMDb rating: 6.9 (1,355 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.52 avg 26 episodes 6.9 → 8.3 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead in the Water: Part 1	6.9	45
2	Dead in the Water: Part 2	7.2	33
3	Ghost Ship	7.7	31
4	Iron Man	7.2	31
5	Catch & Kill	7.5	29
6	Lie Down with Dogs	7.1	25
7	V.I.P.	7.5	27
8	The Shaft	7.5	25
9	Death in the Family	7.2	24
10	Goldstein & Son	7.4	26
11	Kilo Hotel	7.9	27
12	The Jigsaw Man	7.8	24
13	Bang Bang You're Dead	7.2	23
14	Black Water	7.7	26
15	Eyewitness	6.9	25
16	Pay Back	7.9	24
17	Old Flame	7.5	28
18	Bad Blood	7.5	25
19	Floater	7.8	24
20	Black Water II: Missing	7.8	22
21	Police Issue 13519	7.8	24
22	Unfinished Business	7.5	24
23	Respect	7.2	23
24	Wrecked	7.9	23
25	Message from the Dead	7.7	22
26	And Then There Was One	8.3	29

Season 2 (1997)

7.40 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 43 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Recalled to Duty	7.6	26
2	Closed Circuit	7.7	26
3	Import/Export	7.3	26
4	Jilted	7.0	26
5	Truth or Dare	7.2	23
6	Give Me Money	7.0	21
7	End of the Line	7.1	25
8	Wrong Place, Wrong Time	6.9	23
9	Sex Games	7.4	24
10	Eye for an Eye	6.9	19
11	Goldie's Trip	7.8	26
12	One Dead Rat	7.6	27
13	The Messenger	7.2	21
14	The Man in the Moon	6.8	19
15	Stolen Time	7.5	20
16	Fireworks	7.3	21
17	Shroud Lines	7.6	19
18	Hunting Season	7.2	21
19	Blood Trail	7.3	20
20	Dead or Alive	7.4	20
21	All at Sea	8.1	19
22	Retribution	7.2	17
23	Smile	7.8	19
24	Deadfall	7.8	20
25	The Witness	7.6	21
26	The Cleaner	8.1	21

Season 3 (1998)

7.31 avg 31 episodes 7.7 → 7.1 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	As Fast as You Can	7.7	22
2	The Gingerbread Man	7.1	17
3	For Old Times' Sake	7.8	20
4	One for the Social Workers	7.8	18
5	Sympathy for the Devil	7.0	16
6	Bloody Kids	7.6	26
7	Behind Closed Doors	6.6	18
8	The Long Haul	7.5	20
9	Die for Me	7.5	18
10	Old Dog, Old Tricks	7.1	17
11	Run for the Money	7.2	17
12	A Little Knowledge	7.5	19
13	Double Play	7.7	18
14	Soft Target	6.8	19
15	Not Fade Away	7.0	17
16	Romeo Is Bleeding	6.1	24
17	Heads or Tales	7.4	21
18	Mocha Fudge	7.2	17
19	Let the Dead	7.8	19
20	Diminished Responsibility	7.5	21
21	Watery Grave	6.8	17
22	Six Hundred Clear a Week	7.4	17
23	Untouchable	7.2	18
24	Switch Back	7.5	17
25	Somebody to Love	7.2	17
26	Epiphany	7.4	22
27	Honour Amongst Thieves	7.8	20
28	Trust	7.6	19
29	War Games	7.5	19
30	Last Impressions	7.2	18
31	Old Bones	7.1	17

Season 4 (1999)

7.43 avg 32 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fair Cop	7.8	20
2	A Woman of Substance	7.2	18
3	Double Blind	7.1	17
4	Cut-off Point	7.0	17
5	In the Family Way	7.2	18
6	Santiago: Rain 27	6.5	18
7	End Game	7.3	20
8	Tomorrow Never Comes	7.9	25
9	Goes with the Territory	7.1	18
10	Fish Out of the Water	7.8	18
11	Good Times and Adventures	7.3	19
12	Blood Relations	7.5	19
13	Dial C for Cop	7.2	23
14	Quad Squad	7.5	18
15	Unauthorised Entry	7.3	17
16	Mother Love	7.9	19
17	I'm Home	7.8	18
18	The Drill	7.3	17
19	Green Light	7.1	17
20	Red Light	7.5	19
21	Can't Buy Me Love	7.2	16
22	Free as a Bird	7.8	18
23	Dangerous Encounters	7.3	17
24	Force of Habit	6.7	19
25	Shark Bait	7.5	19
26	A Day at the Office	8.0	26
27	Kaddish	8.3	30
28	For Love or Money	8.1	20
29	Helter Skelter	7.9	19
30	Friend or Foe	6.8	14
31	Mr. Medium	6.9	17
32	New Kids on the Block	7.9	15

Season 5 (2000)

7.32 avg 36 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Day to Remember (Break Your Heart)	7.7	17
2	Obsession	7.4	15
3	Pay the Piper	7.4	16
4	Charlie's Pride	7.3	15
5	Play It Again	6.8	15
6	A Split Second	7.4	15
7	Got a Light?	6.9	15
8	Able to Leap Tall Buildings	7.5	21
9	Chinese Checkers	7.6	16
10	The Trouble with Gary	7.6	19
11	Saltimbocca	7.2	19
12	Jump in the Mouth	6.6	16
13	Pinchgut	6.5	15
14	Mummy Dearest	7.3	15
15	Two of a Kind	7.4	16
16	Lazarus	7.3	15
17	Heavy Metal	7.3	15
18	Low Blows	7.3	15
19	One Good Turn	6.7	15
20	Mozzie	7.4	14
21	Tangled Web	7.0	15
22	Reunion	7.5	16
23	In the Blood	7.6	16
24	Family Ties	7.3	18
25	Loose Ends	7.5	16
26	Final Chapter	8.0	17
27	Silent Running	7.7	19
28	With a Vengeance	7.6	15
29	We Could Be Heroes	7.5	16
30	Remember This	7.4	14
31	Vigilante	7.3	15
32	Tribes	6.7	15
33	The Last Hurrah	6.9	17
34	Bye Bye Charlie	7.6	14
35	Family Values	7.2	14
36	True Believer	8.1	15

Season 6 (2001)

7.61 avg 26 episodes 7.1 → 7.6 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Domino	7.1	12
2	It Happened One Night	6.8	12
3	High Roller	7.6	11
4	Shadow Man	7.7	11
5	Another Man's Poison	7.7	13
6	Odds On	7.9	11
7	Mates Rates	7.0	12
8	The Hungry Bear Blues	7.7	15
9	The Thin Edge	7.1	12
10	The Player	7.3	11
11	Broken English	8.2	14
12	Line of Duty	7.0	11
13	True Blue	7.5	16
14	Strike Out	7.9	12
15	The Devil You Know	7.4	12
16	The Marrying Kind	7.4	12
17	Bitter Legacy	8.2	18
18	Robbo's Ghost	7.2	13
19	Red Ice	7.7	10
20	Family Matters	7.7	11
21	Jackpot	7.6	11
22	The Long Run	7.9	11
23	Bureaucracy Rules, OK?	7.9	13
24	The Removalist	8.2	10
25	And the Winner Is...	8.5	16
26	Cats and Pigeons	7.6	22

Water Rats (1996)

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