''Water Rats'' is an Australian TV
police procedural broadcast on the
Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The
series
Series may refer to:
People with the name
* Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series
* George Series (1920–1995), English physicist
Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Series, the ordered sets used in ...
was based on the work of the men and women of the
Sydney Water Police who fight crime around
Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around
Goat Island in Sydney Harbour.
''Water Rats'' premiered on 12 February 1996, and ran for six seasons and 177 episodes.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor of theatre, TV and film and presenter
Early life
Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.Interview with Colin Friels, ''George Negus Tonight'' (ABC Television) ...
and
Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for thea ...
were the original stars of the series and were instrumental in the show's early success. They both departed the show in 1999. In later seasons,
Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Mad Max'' and ''The Great Gatsby''. On TV, some of his better-known roles include Detective Sergeant Jack C ...
,
Aaron Pedersen
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and
Dee Smart
Dierdre Claire Smart (born 9 July 1966) is an Australian actress, model, singer, dancer and painter. After giving up on being a dancer, she rose to prominence portraying Lucinda Croft in the popular soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 1991 to 199 ...
became the show's main stars.
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. The Nine Network cancelled the show after six seasons. Executive Producer
Kris Noble
Kris Noble (born 12 October 1952) is an Australian director of Drama and of Nine Films and Television at the Nine Network.
Personal life
Noble was born in Sydney, Australia.
Big Brother
Noble served as executive producer for Network 10's ''Big ...
blamed escalating costs for the cancellation. However, Bisley and Smart had also quit the show and the series had been suffering a ratings decline following the departure of Friels and McClements in 1999.
The final episode was broadcast in Australia on 7 August 2001.
Cast
*
Colin Friels
Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor of theatre, TV and film and presenter
Early life
Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.Interview with Colin Friels, ''George Negus Tonight'' (ABC Television) ...
as Det Snr Constable
Frank Holloway (1996–1999)
*
Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for thea ...
as Det Snr Constable
Rachel Goldstein (1996–1999)
*
Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Mad Max'' and ''The Great Gatsby''. On TV, some of his better-known roles include Detective Sergeant Jack C ...
as Det Sergeant Jack Christey (1998–2001)
*
Jay Laga'aia
Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Rev ...
as Snr Const
Tommy Tavita (1996–2000)
*
Aaron Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actor. He is known for many film and television roles, in particular as Detective Jay Swan in the film '' Mystery Road'', its sequel '' Goldstone'', and spin-off television series. ...
as Det Constable
Michael Reilly (1999–2001)
*
Dee Smart
Dierdre Claire Smart (born 9 July 1966) is an Australian actress, model, singer, dancer and painter. After giving up on being a dancer, she rose to prominence portraying Lucinda Croft in the popular soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 1991 to 199 ...
as Det Snr Constable Alex St. Clare (2000–2001)
Supporting cast
*
Peter Bensley
Peter Bensley (born 6 February 1954, Warialda, New South Wales) is an Australian actor.
Early roles
One of Bensley's earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the Seven Network drama series '' Class Of '74''. He also appeared in ABC Televis ...
as Snr Sgt/Chief Insp
Jeff Hawker (1996–2001)
* Bill Young as Chief Insp
Clarke Webb (1996 only)
* Brett Partridge as Snr Constable
Gavin Sykes (1996–2001)
*
Toni Scanlan
Toni Scanlan (born 2 April 1956) is an Australian actress best known for her role in the Australian television police drama '' Water Rats'' as Helen Blakemore. She is one of the only three actors to appear in the series from when it started to ...
as Snr Sgt
Helen Blakemore (1996–2001)
*
Scott Burgess as Snr Sgt
Dave McCall (1996–1999)
*
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in '' Wentworth''.
Early and persona ...
as Constable
Terry Watson (1996–1998)
*
Sophie Heathcote as Constable
Fiona Cassidy (1996–1997)
*
Raelee Hill
Raelee Hill (born 24 October 1972) is an Australian actress best known for portraying roles in some of Australia's most successful television series. Her first major role was as Loretta Taylor in ''Paradise Beach'', which was followed shortly ...
as Constable
Tayler Johnson (1997–1999)
*
Allison Cratchley as Constable
Emma Woods (1998–2001)
*
Diarmid Heidenreich as Constable
Matthew Quinn (2000–2001)
*
Rebecca Smart
Rebecca Elizabeth Smart (born 30 January 1976) is an Australian actress, who began acting for television at the age of eight. Her first movie role was one year later in ''The Coca-Cola Kid''. She played the lead in the 1988 film '' Celia'' and ...
as Constable
Donna Janevski (2000–2001)
*
Tom McCrickard
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
as sickly drug addict
Stringy Oscar (1996-1999)
*
Blake Power as Jewish school child (1996-1999)
Recurring roles
*
Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie (born 23 March 1959), is an Australian actor whose career spans over forty years in the industry, primarily featuring in television soap opera's, he has also worked in New Zealand, where he spent six years as Dr. Callum McKay in ...
as Detective Snr Sergeant
John Harrison
John Harrison ( – 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.
Harrison's solution revol ...
(22 episodes, 1996)
*
Jeremy Callaghan as Detective Snr Constable
Kevin Holloway (10 episodes, 1996)
* Richard Healy as Insp
Tony Brady (14 episodes, 1996–1997)
* Treffyn Koreshoff as
David Goldstein (17 episodes, 1996–1999)
* John Walton as
John Walton (26 episodes, 1997–1999)
* Anthony Martin as
Colin "Chopper" Lewis (44 episodes, 1997–2001)
*
Mouche Phillips
Mouche Phillips (born 1973) is an Australian actress and theatre producer, best known for her television roles as Aviva "Viv" Newton in '' Home and Away'' (1989–90) and Eva Sykes in police procedural series '' Water Rats'' (2000–01).
Ea ...
as
Eva Minton (8 episodes, 2000–2001)
*
Brooke Satchwell
Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 1980) is an Australian actress, model and environmental spokesperson.
Early life
Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College.
Career
Satchwell star ...
as
Sophie Ferguson
Sophie Ferguson (born 19 March 1986, in Sydney) is a former professional Australian tennis player.
She won nine titles on the ITF Women's Circuit (six in doubles) and played on the WTA Tour. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world ...
(20 episodes, 2000–2001)
* Joss McWilliam as Sgt
Lance Rorke (29 episodes, 2000–2001)
Season summaries
Pilot
The first episode of ''Water Rats'' screened in Australia at 8.30 pm on Monday, 12 February 1996. It was entitled ''Dead in the Water'' and was a two-part episode. ''Dead in the Water'' introduced viewers to Detective Senior Constables Frank Holloway and Rachel Goldstein.
Along with:
* Chief Inspector Clarke Webb
* Senior Sergeant Jeff Hawker
* Sergeant Helen Blakemore
* Senior Sergeant Dave McCall
* Senior Constable Gavin Sykes
* Senior Constable Tommy Tavita
* Senior Constable Fiona Cassidy
* Senior Constable Terry Watson
and
* Detective Senior Sergeant John "Knocker" Harrison (played by
Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie (born 23 March 1959), is an Australian actor whose career spans over forty years in the industry, primarily featuring in television soap opera's, he has also worked in New Zealand, where he spent six years as Dr. Callum McKay in ...
)
* Detective Senior Constable Kevin Holloway (played by
Jeremy Callaghan)
* David Goldstein (played by Treffyn Koreshoff)
* Jonathon Goldstein (played by Steven Grivies)
* Inspector Tony Brady (played by Richard Healy)
* Prison Warden (played by Christopher Barry)
The pilot plot concerned a divorced man, deranged over the death of his daughter, who captures a Sydney harbour ferry and holds the city to ransom.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p161]
Season one
Season one ran for 26 episodes and major storylines included:
* Jonathon Goldstein trying to deny Rachel access to their young son, David.
* Frank's relationship with crime scene officer, Caroline Cox.
* Helen's sexuality comes out in the open, particularly to Rachel, who seemed to be the only character who did not know Helen was gay.
* The death and subsequent investigation of Frank's brother, Kevin.
* Rachel's relationship with Knocker, which turned out to be a deadly one.
* Clarke's affair and his subsequent resignation.
* Frank being investigated by Internal Affairs on two occasions.
Season two
The second season of ''Water Rats'' ran, again, for 26 episodes and began airing on Monday, 10 February 1997. Season two also took the detectives to
Melbourne
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, a change from Sydney harbour. It also introduced a new character, Constable Tayler Johnson, as well as a few minor ones, including:
* Colin "Chopper" Lewis (played by Anthony Martin)
* Senior Constable Sam Bailey (played by Kelly Dale)
* Michael Jefferies (played by
John Adam)
* Gail Hawker (played by
Anne Tenney
Anne Tenney (born 1954) is an Australian film, television and theatre actress, perhaps best known for her role as Melissa "Molly" Jones in the television drama '' A Country Practice'', Liz Taylor in ''Always Greener'' and Sal Kerrigan opposite M ...
)
Major storylines included:
* Rachel's relationship with the well-off Michael Jefferies.
* Jeff becomes Chief Inspector.
* Frank once again, is investigated by I.A, but this time for a much more serious offence, murder.
* Tayler is Helen's niece.
* Terry is stabbed and decides to leave the Water Police.
* Dave is speared by spear gun and cannot continue diving.
* Jeff and his wife separate.
Season three
Season three ran for 31 episodes and premiered on Monday, 9 February 1998. A couple of episodes into the season, it was moved to Tuesday nights. Steve Bisley is also added to the opening credits for a number of episodes near the end of the season. New characters included:
* Constable Emma Woods
* Liz Robinson (played by Rebecca Hobbs)
* Detective Senior Constable Jack Christey
* Detective Sergeant Louise Bradshaw (played by
Sonia Todd
Sonia Todd (born 1959; Adelaide) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in '' Police Rescue'', Meg Fountain in ''McLeod's Daughters'' and Gina Austin in the soap opera ''Home and Away''.
...
)
* Terry Madigan (played by
Ritchie Singer
Ritchie Singer is an Australian actor.
Singer portrayed executive producer Richard Shapiro in the fictionalized 2005 American television movie/ docudrama '' Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure'', based on the creation and behind the scene ...
)
Major storylines included:
* Frank getting back together (for a while) with his ex-wife Liz.
* Rachel and tough-talking detective Jack Christey have a
one-night stand
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.
* Tayler is shot.
* Rachel works with Tommy on a number of occasions, while Frank is away.
* Frank's relationship with undercover cop Louise ends when she is shot dead.
* Helen is promoted to Senior Sergeant.
Season four
The fourth series began on Tuesday, 16 February 1999 and ran for 32 episodes. It was a series of change for ''Water Rats'', which included both Colin Friels' and Catherine McClements' departures within 18 episodes of each other. It introduced some new and old characters such as:
* Detective Senior Constable Michael Reilly
* Detective Sergeant Jack Christey
* Gillian Swain (played by
Liz Burch
Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954) is an Australian actress.
Biography
Her most high-profile roles are in the television series ''The Flying Doctors'' as Dr. Chris Randall, and Liz Cameron in ''Cop Shop''. Ms. Burch is also known for her role i ...
)
* Suzi Abromavich (played by
Roxane Wilson
Roxane Wilson (born 1965) is an South African actress best known for her roles in ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'', ''Stingers (TV series), Stingers'' and ''The Alice (TV series), The Alice''. She was born in Durban, South Africa to an It ...
, who also appeared in one episode in series three)
* Detective Senior Constable Alex St Clare
Major storylines included:
* Helen's relationship with lawyer Gillian Swain.
* Michael Reilly, from VIP security, becomes the third detective.
* Frank leaves the Water Police, sailing to Venezuela.
* Jack replaces Frank and his relationship with Rachel gets off to a rocky start.
* Jack is promoted to Detective Sergeant.
* David is kidnapped.
* Rachel and Jack start their relationship again.
* Rachel is stabbed, and dies in Jack's arms.
* Jeff and his wife get a divorce.
* Tayler leaves the Water Police, joining Pol-Air.
* Alex St Clare replaces Rachel.
Season five
The fifth season began airing on Tuesday, 22 February 2000, and ran for 36 episodes, the longest out of the six seasons of the show. Ratings began to fall slightly, as a result of McClements' departure the previous year. A number of regular characters also left, including Jay Laga'aia and Scott Burgess, whose character was not seen at all in series five, and his whereabouts was finally mentioned in series six. New characters included:
* Senior Constable Matthew Quinn
* Constable Donna Janevski
* Sergeant Lance Rorke
* Sophie Ferguson
* Eva Minton (played by
Mouche Phillips
Mouche Phillips (born 1973) is an Australian actress and theatre producer, best known for her television roles as Aviva "Viv" Newton in '' Home and Away'' (1989–90) and Eva Sykes in police procedural series '' Water Rats'' (2000–01).
Ea ...
)
Major storylines included:
* Tommy leaves the Water Police and goes on long-service leave.
* Jack finds out he has an 18-year-old daughter named Sophie.
* Mick asks Alex out on a date.
* Gavin meets Eva.
* Jack remembers Rachel on the one-year anniversary of her death.
Season six
The sixth and final season of ''Water Rats'' began airing on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 and ran for 26 episodes. Sometime early in the season, the timeslot was changed from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. The Nine Network decided to cancel the show, due to escalating costs and declining ratings, and two main stars, Bisley and Smart had decided to leave the show. Notable new characters in the final season included:
* Acting Inspector Julia Goodwin (played by
Josephine Byrnes
Josephine Byrnes (born 1966) is an Australian actress best known for her work in television, including a lead role in ''Brides of Christ'' for which she won a Logie Award
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially k ...
)
* Tom Christey (played by
Bill Hunter)
* Sergeant Vanessa Simmons (played by Ingrid Ruz)
* Detective George Newhouse (played by
Rodger Corser
Rodger Corser (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen in the Nine Network crime mini-series '' Underbelly'', based on the Melbourne gangland killings, Senior Ser ...
)
Major storylines included:
* Jack has a short relationship with Julia Goodwin.
* Lance dies in a freak accident.
* Sophie begins her Police training.
* The Water Police learn that Snr. Sgt. Dave McCall has died.
* Gavin and Eva get married, and at the end of the series, have a baby.
* Jack is shot in the very last episode, and though not known, probably dies, as Steve Bisley was leaving the show if it did continue for another season.
Episodes
Awards and nominations
Filming locations
''Water Rats'' was filmed on and around
Goat Island in
Sydney Harbour. Other locations used throughout the series were:
*
Shark Island
*
Sydney Harbour Bridge
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− In the season three episode ''Epiphany'', Matt Barnes took Rachel Goldstein and climbed the famous bridge for a negotiators exercise.
*
The Gap The Gap may refer to:
Places Australia
* The Gap, New South Wales, a locality near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
* The Gap, Northern Territory, a suburb of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
* The Gap, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
...
− A main storyline of season 1 was the murder of Frank's brother Kevin, who was thrown off The Gap.
*
White Bay Power Station
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The remains of the plant can be clearly seen at the western end of ...
− Used a number of times, most notably,
Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for thea ...
' last episode ''A Day at the Office''.
*
Fort Denison
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*
The Rocks − Mainly used for external shots of Frank's house.
*
Middle Harbour
Middle Harbour (or ''Warrin ga''), a semi–mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary, is the northern arm of Port Jackson, an inlet of the Tasman Sea located north of Sydney central business district on the coast of New South Wales, Austr ...
*
Long Bay Correctional Centre
The Long Bay Correctional Complex, commonly called Long Bay, is a correctional facility comprising a heritage-listed maximum and minimum security prison for males and females and a hospital to treat prisoners, psychiatric cases and remandees, loc ...
*
Australian Army Artillery Museum − During the season two final, Rachel and Frank search for killer Brian Atkins in the tunnels of the museum.
*
North Head
*
Middle Head Fortifications
The Middle Head Fortifications is a heritage-listed former defence establishment and military fortifications and now public space located at Middle Head Road, Middle Head, in the Mosman Council local government area of New South Wales, Austra ...
*
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
− In season two, Rachel and Frank travelled to Melbourne to investigate a murder.
Fictional locations
The real Sydney Water Police headquarters was located at
Pyrmont. The TV version of the Sydney Water Police headquarters was located on Goat Island, though the fictional address was 48/50 Harbour Drive, Sydney 2000. Other fictional locations throughout the series included:
* Frank's House − The exterior was shot in
The Rocks, but the interior was a set on Goat Island.
* The Cutter Bar − A fictional pub, where the members of the Water Police liked to relax after a hard day at work (introduced in season two).
* The Sydney Police Centre − Unlike some other police stations, the Water Police did not have their own holding cells, so offenders were taken to the SPC to be charged.
* The Hospital
* The Morgue − Early in the series, real morgues were used to film in. Eventually a set was built on Goat Island.
* Rachel's house − A number of different exterior locations were used for Rachel's house, including
Balmain,
Birchgrove and
Glebe
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.
Home media
''Water Rats'' was first released on
DVD
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in 2004 through Shock Entertainment. It was released as two parts called Series 1 and Series 2, though it was actually only season 1 in two parts. Warner Vision Australia then released the rest of the show, where DVDs labelled series 3 were actually season 2 and so on. It was announced on 7 August 2017 that Via Vision Entertainment would re-release all six seasons on DVD on 22 November 2017. Several episodes are out of broadcast order in the Via Vision collection and on Amazon Prime.
DVDs
Online streaming availability
All episodes are available on Amazon Prime in Australia.
Soundtrack
A ''Water Rats'' soundtrack was produced by
Les Gock
Leslie Gock (born 1954) is an Australian musician, producer and sound designer. He joined the glam rock band Hush in 1972. Gock played lead guitar, and was also a song writer and co-producer. The group received 12 gold records during his time in ...
in 1999. It contained songs featured on the series, such as "Goldie's Theme" by Cathi Ogden (heard in many episodes, most notably episode 109) and "I'll Dream of You" by Hugh Wilson (heard in Frank's final episode). It also features a couple of songs sung by cast members: "Breathe" with
Raelee Hill
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and "Let's Party" with
Jay Laga'aia
Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Rev ...
. The song "Breathe" was written by
James Freud, who also sang in the chorus. The company Song Zu seems to want to have no affiliation with the soundtrack music and does not recognise nor acknowledge it on its current website. Secondhand copies of it can occasionally be found on auction sites and in secondhand music stores.
International broadcasting
The series is currently being re-run in:
* on
Foxtel's
Hallmark Channel
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* on
RTÉ One
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, Sunday and Monday mornings
* on Kanal9. From 10.06.2013 on DR1
* on
FX
* on
City 7
* on
ICTV
* on
France 2
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Since 3:20 CET on 7 A ...
Notes
* There was a 2003
National Film and Sound Archive,
Canberra exhibition on Australian police dramas (1950–present) that featured some scripts from the show, as well as a plastic corpse used in one episode. See
National Archives of Australia for details.
* The exterior for Frank's house was filmed near the
Agar Steps in
The Rocks, New South Wales
The Rocks is a suburb, tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney's city centre, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, immediately north-west of the Sydney central business dis ...
; however, the interior was shot on Goat Island.
* Catherine McClements had previously worked with
Colin Friels
Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor of theatre, TV and film and presenter
Early life
Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.Interview with Colin Friels, ''George Negus Tonight'' (ABC Television) ...
in the movie ''Weekend with Kate'' (1990), Scott Burgess in the movie ''Just Us'' (1986) and Tony Morphett (the creator of ''Water Rats'') in the telemovie ''My Brother Tom'' (1986).
* Season three originally contained 32 episodes; however, because of Colin Friels' illness, only 31 went to air.
See also
*
List of Australian television series
*
List of Nine Network programs
The following list of programs are currently broadcast by the Nine Network / 9HD, 9Go!, 9Gem, 9Life and 9Rush as well as their regional affiliates, including WIN, NBN and Imparja as well as catch-up service 9Now. Some affiliate stations ...
References
External links
*
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Australian Screen Online
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