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Premiered

Monday, February 9, 1998

Ended: Tuesday, September 1, 1998

When does Water Rats Season 3 come out?

Water Rats Season 3 premiered Monday, February 9, 1998 on Nine Network and ended Tuesday, September 1, 1998. The season has 31 episodes.

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Water Rats Season 3 episode release dates
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1. 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.

Monday · 28 years ago

2. The 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

Monday · 28 years ago

3. For 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.

Monday · 28 years ago

4. One 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.

Monday · 28 years ago

5. Sympathy 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?

Monday · 28 years ago

6. Bloody 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

7. Behind 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

8. The 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

9. Die For Me

Goldie and Tavita investigates a serial murder, while Holloway is away in Melbourne for a job interview.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

10. Old Dogs, Old Tricks

Holloway and Goldie investigate an extortion racket in Chinatown. Sykes and Hawker compete against each other in an 18th skiff race.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

11. Run 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

12. A Little Knowledge (1)

Frank poses as a criminal when he goes undercover in an attempt to uncover an armed robbery operation.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

13. Double 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

14. Soft 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

15. Not 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

16. Romeo 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

17. Heads 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

18. Mocha 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

19. Let 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

20. Diminished 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

21. Watery 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

22. Six Hundred Clear A Week

Kiwi Dave escapes from prison and makes it his personal mission to make Frank's life a misery.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

23. Untouchable

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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

24. Switchback

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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

25. Somebody to Love

Sykes' hands are tied when his girlfriend is involved in a mysterious car accident.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

26. Epiphany

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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

27. Honour 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

28. Trust (2)

Frank Holloway is determined to clear Helen's name and nail Madigan for setting up the water police.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

29. War 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.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

30. Last Impressions (4)

As Frank's life hangs in the balance he is forced to rely on his arch nemesis, Madigan, to survive.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

31. Old Bones Finale

When a passenger liner arrives in Sydney Harbor, Goldie, McCall and Sykes all find themselves in deeper than they imagined.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

Water Rats Season 3 guest stars

  • Allison Cratchley

    Allison Cratchley

    Senior Emma 'Woodsy' Woods

  • Colin Friels

    Colin Friels

    Frank Holloway

  • Steve Bisley

    Steve Bisley

    Det. Sgt. Jack Christey

  • Aaron Jeffery

    Aaron Jeffery

    Senior Constable Terry Watson

  • Kieran Darcy-Smith

    Kieran Darcy-Smith

    Craig Castle

  • Peter Phelps

    Peter Phelps

  • Anne Tenney

    Anne Tenney

    Gail Hawker

  • Sonia Todd

    Sonia Todd

  • Tara Morice

    Tara Morice

  • Abe Forsythe

    Abe Forsythe

  • Dominic Purcell

    Dominic Purcell

  • Scott McGregor

    Rob Jennings

  • Les Hill

    Les Hill

    Adrian Madigan

  • Simmone Mackinnon

    Simmone Mackinnon

  • Jerome Ehlers

    Jerome Ehlers

  • Anita Hegh

    Anita Hegh

Water Rats Season 3 FAQ

When does Water Rats Season 3 come out?

Water Rats Season 3 premiered Monday, February 9, 1998 on Nine Network.

How many episodes are in Water Rats Season 3?

Water Rats Season 3 has 31 episodes.

Are new episodes of Water Rats Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Water Rats Season 3 finale?

The Water Rats Season 3 finale (Episode 31) aired Tuesday, September 1, 1998.

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