Water Rats
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Water Rats is an Australian television police drama series set around Sydney Harbour, focusing on the work and lives of officers in the city's Water Police.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water Rats canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8412206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Water Rats Context triple: [Colin Friels, notableWork, Water Rats]
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A.
Water Rats
Water Rats was the nickname given to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, renowned for its role in amphibious operations such as the D-Day landings in Normandy during World War II.
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B.
The Black Rats
The Black Rats is the nickname of the British Army’s 4th Mechanized Brigade, a formation known for its armored warfare role and service in major 20th- and 21st-century conflicts.
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C.
River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
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D.
The Water Man
The Water Man is a 2020 family adventure-drama film and the directorial debut of David Oyelowo, following a boy’s mystical quest to save his ailing mother.
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E.
Ratbat
Ratbat is a Decepticon from the Transformers franchise, typically depicted as a bat-like cassette who serves as an espionage and surveillance specialist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Water Rats Target entity description: Water Rats is an Australian television police drama series set around Sydney Harbour, focusing on the work and lives of officers in the city's Water Police.
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A.
Water Rats
Water Rats was the nickname given to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, renowned for its role in amphibious operations such as the D-Day landings in Normandy during World War II.
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B.
The Black Rats
The Black Rats is the nickname of the British Army’s 4th Mechanized Brigade, a formation known for its armored warfare role and service in major 20th- and 21st-century conflicts.
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C.
River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
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D.
The Water Man
The Water Man is a 2020 family adventure-drama film and the directorial debut of David Oyelowo, following a boy’s mystical quest to save his ailing mother.
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E.
Ratbat
Ratbat is a Decepticon from the Transformers franchise, typically depicted as a bat-like cassette who serves as an espionage and surveillance specialist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| broadcastIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| distributor | Nine Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 2001 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1996 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Water Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
police officers ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFormat | live action ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime investigation
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ personal lives of police officers ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alex St Clare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave McCall NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Holloway NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Blakemore NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Christey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Hawker NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting Sydney Water Police operations ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 177 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Nine Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Aaron Pedersen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brett Partridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Catherine McClements NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin Friels NERFINISHED ⓘ Dee Smart NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Laga'aia NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Bisley NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni Scanlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Southern Star Xanadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Sydney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Water Rats Description of subject: Water Rats is an Australian television police drama series set around Sydney Harbour, focusing on the work and lives of officers in the city's Water Police.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.