Series cast summary: | |||
Peter Phelps | ... | Peter Church 192 episodes, 1998-2004 | |
Kate Kendall | ... | Angie Piper 192 episodes, 1998-2004 | |
Anita Hegh | ... | Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie 110 episodes, 1998-2002 | |
Ian Stenlake | ... | Oscar Stone 110 episodes, 1998-2002 | |
Gary Sweet | ... | Luke Harris / ... 83 episodes, 2000-2004 | |
Jacinta Stapleton | ... | Christina Dicheria / ... 82 episodes, 2001-2004 | |
Peter Phelps stars in this drama series from producers Roger Simpson and Roger LeMesurier. Inspired by the life of a real undercover operative, Stingers is about undercover cops: people with covert lives and constantly changing identities. It reveals the shadowy and ambiguous life of police who work behind enemy lines, always without a badge and frequently without protection. Inspired by true events, Stingers reveals the shadowy and ambiguous world of undercover cops - people with covert lives and constantly changing identities. They are police who defeat crime from within the criminal world - always without a badge and frequently without protection. The series follows the lives of the operatives as they befriend and betray those on the other side of the law. For these select few, it is a deadly way of life.The undercover cops of Stingers are a unique breed. They must juggle their own lives - love, laughter, family and humanity - with the tension of the criminal personas they adopt in...
"Stingers" is a high-quality drama that is deadlocked with "Water Rats" as Australia's most popular cop show. "Stingers" deals with the story of a bunch of undercover cops whose real names are not known. It is their job to infiltrate gangs or companies that are suspected of illegal activities and then have them busted, which is a risky and dangerous job as there is always the danger of being recognised as a cop by someone they may have put away before.
The cast is competent and well-chosen and give their likeable characters life. The storylines are of high-standard in excellence, and they usually contain unpredictable plot twists and turns.
"Stingers" is a recommended series.