"Packed to the Rafters" (2008) TV series

Creator:

Bevan Lee

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

They return like a boomerang

Plot:

Centres around Dave and Julie Rafter and their three children Rachel, Ben and Nathan. On the eve of...

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Mother Son Relationship | Husband Wife Relationship | Brother Brother Relationship | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Rebecca Gibney	...	Julie Rafter (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
Erik Thomson	...	Dave Rafter (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
Angus McLaren	...	Nathan Rafter (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jessica McNamee	...	Sammy Rafter (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jessica Marais	...	Rachel Rafter (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
Hugh Sheridan	...	Ben Rafter (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Caton	...	Ted Taylor (44 episodes, 2008-2009)
George Houvardas	...	Nick 'Carbo' Karandonis (43 episodes, 2008-2009)
Zoe Ventoura	...	Melissa Bannon (43 episodes, 2008-2009)
Caroline Brazier	...	Chrissey Merchant (25 episodes, 2008-2009)
Justin Rosniak	...	Warney (20 episodes, 2008-2009)

Runtime:

Australia:60 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

ATN-7 Studios, Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Seven Network

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Dancing with the Stars: (#9.1)" (2009)

They beat me to it!

Ten years ago I came up with the idea of an elderly couple who manage to get their life back, but one by one, their thirty-something-year-old children move in back home and create chaos. I pushed the idea around for ten years to various TV networks and funding bodies. About a coupler of years ago I even came close to shooting a pilot. But now that someone has beaten me to getting this story idea to air, I might as well not even bother to ever resurrect the project. The only similarity to my story is the premise, but at least mine had an edge. This was bland TV. Froth with bubbles. In the end I found it to be pretty bland and very predictable (maybe because I knew what was to come because I had the same idea). I might need to watch a few more episodes to allow the characters to grow. But for now, I think it has to try that little bit harder to keep my interest!