Water Rats is an Australian police procedural crime drama television series created by John Hugginson and Tony Morphett for the Nine Network.
Colin Friels and Catherine McClements were the original stars of the series and were instrumental in the show's early success.
For the sixth and final season in 2001, the show concentrated more on the cops' personal lives rather than just focusing on the crimes committed.
It was entitled "Dead in the Water" and was a two-part episode, concernimg a divorced man, deranged over the death of his daughter, who captures a Sydney Harbour ferry and holds the city to ransom.
[1] "Dead in the Water" introduced viewers to Detective Senior Constables Frank Holloway (Colin Friels) and Rachel Goldstein (Catherine McClements).
It was a series of change for Water Rats, which included both Colin Friels' and Catherine McClements' departures within 18 episodes of each other.
The sixth and final season of Water Rats began airing on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 and ran for 26 episodes.
Other fictional locations throughout the series included: Water Rats was first released on DVD in 2004 through Shock Entertainment.
It also features a couple of songs sung by cast members: "Breathe" with Raelee Hill and "Let's Party" with Jay Laga'aia.