After 20 years administering justice in the US, NCIS has docked in Sydney Harbour for a sea change. NCIS: Sydney is the fifth series in the surprisingly huge crime franchise, and the first set outside the United States. And, like a sailor eager to flex his land legs, the show is having a lot of fun exploring the city, deciphering our slang and meeting our most dangerous residents (mostly animals). Finally, the harbour is safe again, having become a haven for crime since the Water Rats hung up their togs in 2001.
In the early episodes, NCIS: Sydney tackles whether a Navy Seal was eaten by a shark; a murder involving a venomous snake; and bar fights in The Rocks. There is danger everywhere, even on the roads, when the Yanks floor it in a car chase but forget to keep left. Australia is a cruel country.
