Rachel Goldstein
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Detective Senior Constable Rachel Goldstein (née Friedman) was a fictional character in the Australian police drama Water Rats
. She and partner Frank Holloway
(Colin Friels
) were both the original main detectives at the Sydney Water Police. Rachel was portrayed by Catherine McClements
.
with a tough cop who works all hours. Rachel was Jewish, and during season one, wore a Star of David
necklace. However, in an episode of season three, she told a lady that as a police officer, she's seen a dark side of the world and started to wonder about religion and faith.
In season one, Rachel had a one night stand with Frank's younger brother Kevin (Jeremy Callaghan
). Later, she had a relationship with John Harrison (Peter Mochrie
), who was a detective with Homicide. It was revealed he was in fact corrupt, and during a stand off with Rachel at Waverley Cemetery
, she shot and killed him, before he had the chance to shoot her.
In season two, Rachel had a relationship with Michael Jeffries (John Adam
), who owned the fictional Michael Jeffries Department Store. Rachel initially told him that she was a wine taster, because she wanted him to get to know her before judging her on her actual job. In the final episode of season two, Michael asked Rachel to marry him, but she didn't think she could get married again.
In season three, when Frank was away, Rachel met Jack Christey
(Steve Bisley
), a detective who worked with the Balmain
police squad. Jack instantly liked Rachel, and in the episode Heads or Tales they slept together.
In season four, Rachel and Frank were partnered with Michael Reilly (Aaron Pedersen
), due to the Water Police looking for a third detective for extra security during the 2000 Olympic Games. However not long after that, Frank left the Water Police. When Jack came back to replace Frank, he and Rachel later began their relationship again until Rachel was stabbed and died in season four's A Day At The Office, an episode in which most of their colleagues found out about their secret. Jack told Rachel that he loved her when she was dying, and it was later revealed that Rachel was also in love with Jack.
After Rachel was killed off, ratings for the series began to decline until it was finally cancelled two years later.
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
. She and partner Frank Holloway
Frank Holloway
Detective Senior Constable Frank Holloway , born 25 June 1952, was a fictional character in the Australian police drama Water Rats who was portrayed by Colin Friels. Frank was one of the original characters in the series when it started in 1996...
(Colin Friels
Colin Friels
-Background and training:Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows...
) were both the original main detectives at the Sydney Water Police. Rachel was portrayed by Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian actress.-Early life:Catherine is the third of four children, and after acting with the St Martin's Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne for a couple of years, she successfully auditioned for the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art when she was 17...
.
Character biography
Rachel was the daughter of Felix Friedman, and according to the book Goldie's Story, her mother's name was Rebecca but she passed away. She joined the police service when she was 19, and was once married to a lawyer, Jonathon Goldstein. Out of that relationship, they had a son named David. After the divorce though, David lived with his father as the courts decided that he would be better off with a lawyer in a safer area of Sydney than in seedy Kings CrossKings Cross, New South Wales
Kings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 2 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
with a tough cop who works all hours. Rachel was Jewish, and during season one, wore a Star of David
Star of David
The Star of David, known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or Magen David is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism.Its shape is that of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles...
necklace. However, in an episode of season three, she told a lady that as a police officer, she's seen a dark side of the world and started to wonder about religion and faith.
In season one, Rachel had a one night stand with Frank's younger brother Kevin (Jeremy Callaghan
Jeremy Callaghan
Jeremy Callaghan is an Australian actor whose portrayal of the cute and shy Constable Brian Morley on the popular TV drama Police Rescue ensured international attention...
). Later, she had a relationship with John Harrison (Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie is an actor who has appeared in various Australian television programs during his 25-year career. Since 2006 Mochrie has starred in the New Zealand soap Shortland Street as Dr Callum McKay....
), who was a detective with Homicide. It was revealed he was in fact corrupt, and during a stand off with Rachel at Waverley Cemetery
Waverley Cemetery
The Waverley Cemetery opened in 1877 and is a cemetery located on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. It is noted for its largely intact Victorian and Edwardian monuments. The cemetery contains the graves of many significant Australians including the poet Henry Lawson and...
, she shot and killed him, before he had the chance to shoot her.
In season two, Rachel had a relationship with Michael Jeffries (John Adam
John Adam (actor)
John Adam is an Australian actor, appearing frequently on television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan in the Channel 7 crime/drama City Homicide.- Filmography :*Home and Away*A Country Practice...
), who owned the fictional Michael Jeffries Department Store. Rachel initially told him that she was a wine taster, because she wanted him to get to know her before judging her on her actual job. In the final episode of season two, Michael asked Rachel to marry him, but she didn't think she could get married again.
In season three, when Frank was away, Rachel met Jack Christey
Jack Christey
Detective Sergeant Jack Christey was a fictional character from the police series Water Rats. He was portrayed by Steve Bisley...
(Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley is an Australian film and television actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art .-Acting career:...
), a detective who worked with the Balmain
Balmain, New South Wales
Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located slightly west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
police squad. Jack instantly liked Rachel, and in the episode Heads or Tales they slept together.
In season four, Rachel and Frank were partnered with Michael Reilly (Aaron Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen is an Australian television and film actor of Arrente/Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent.-Career:Prior to Aaron's acting career, Aaron plied his trade as a journalist with ABC2 at Elsternwick studios in Melbourne....
), due to the Water Police looking for a third detective for extra security during the 2000 Olympic Games. However not long after that, Frank left the Water Police. When Jack came back to replace Frank, he and Rachel later began their relationship again until Rachel was stabbed and died in season four's A Day At The Office, an episode in which most of their colleagues found out about their secret. Jack told Rachel that he loved her when she was dying, and it was later revealed that Rachel was also in love with Jack.
After Rachel was killed off, ratings for the series began to decline until it was finally cancelled two years later.