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Water Rats

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Water Rats

Summary

Water Rats is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Water Rats's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • Water Rats was directed by Tim Burstall[4].
  • Tony Morphett wrote the screenplay for Water Rats[5].
  • Water Rats's genre is drama television series[6].
  • A cast member of Water Rats was Colin Friels[7].
  • Water Rats was produced by Hal and Jim McElroy[8].
  • Water Rats was produced by Ted Roberts[9].
  • The original language of Water Rats was English[10].
  • Water Rats's original broadcaster is recorded as Nine Network[11].
  • Water Rats's country of origin is recorded as Australia[12].
  • Water Rats comprises Water Rats, season 1[13].
  • Water Rats comprises Water Rats, season 2[14].
  • Water Rats comprises Water Rats, season 3[15].
  • Water Rats comprises Water Rats, season 4[16].
  • Water Rats comprises Water Rats, season 5[17].
  • Water Rats comprises Water Rats, season 6[18].
  • Water Rats began on +1996-02-12T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Water Rats ended on +2001-08-07T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Water Rats's distributed by is recorded as Endemol Australia[21].
  • Water Rats's narrative location is recorded as Sydney[22].
  • Water Rats's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+177'}[23].
  • Water Rats's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water Rats'}[24].
  • Water Rats's list of episodes is recorded as list of Water Rats episodes[25].
  • Water Rats's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}[26].
  • Water Rats's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Hal and Jim McElroy[8] and Ted Roberts[9]. Water Rats was directed by Tim Burstall[4]. Tony Morphett wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Colin Friels[7].

Publication

The original language of Water Rats was English[10]. Its genre is drama television series[6].

Why It Matters

Water Rats ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Australia Sydney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seasons → {'amount': '+6'}
    Director → Tim Burstall
    Distributed by → Endemol Australia
    Has part(s) → Water Rats, season 1, Water Rats, season 2, Water Rats, season 3 +3
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30651|batch #30651]]: TVmaze #2.6"
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