Packed to the Rafters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Packed to the Rafters centres around Dave and Julie Rafter and their three children Rachel, Ben and Nathan. On the eve of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary the couple thinks that they are finally about to have the house to themselves. But home is a very welcome refuge for their children and when unforeseen problems loom, they return like a boomerang.

Series details

• Title: Packed to the Rafters
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2008-08-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-07-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Seven Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 7131
• IMDb ID: tt1132600
• TVDB ID: 82820

Cast and credited roles

• George Houvardas — Nick "Carbo" Karandonis
• Rebecca Gibney — Julie Rafter
• Michael Caton — Ted Taylor
• Erik Thomson — Dave Rafter
• Hugh Sheridan — Ben Rafter
• Angus McLaren — Nathan Rafter
• Jessica Marais — Rachel Rafter
• Caroline Brazier — Chrissy Merchant
• Jess McNamee — Sammy Rafter
• Zoe Ventoura — Melissa Bannon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-08-26; final listed air date 2009-03-24; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-06-30; final listed air date 2009-11-24; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-06-29; final listed air date 2010-11-16; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-02-08; final listed air date 2012-03-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-04-17; final listed air date 2013-04-16; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-04-23; final listed air date 2013-07-02; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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