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Stingers (1998)

Stingers poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Australia
Length
8 seasons, 192 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This series follows a deep undercover unit of the Victoria Police as they take on dangerous cases. It also shows how their personal lives get tangled up with their work.

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What happens

Stingers is an Australian police procedural crime drama television series. It premiered on 29 September 1998, and ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was cancelled in late 2004 due to declining ratings, with its final episode airing on 14 December 2004. Inspired by true events, Stingers chronicled the cases of a deep undercover unit of the Victoria Police. The series also followed their personal lives, which sometimes became intertwined with their jobs. The original cast members include Peter Phelps, Kate Kendall, Anita Hegh, Ian Stenlake, Joe Petruzzi, and Jessica Napier. Phelps and Kendall were the only actors to remain with the show for its entire run (although Kendall is the only actor to appear in every episode, while Phelps appeared in 191 of the 192 episodes; absent from only one episode in season seven). The show received average ratings during its debut season, but after some major changes, including intensive character development, the series became a success the following year. The series has also aired in 65 countries, including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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