Rake: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Cleaver Greene, a talented but self-destructive barrister who uses unconventional methods and usually defends those beyond redemption. With unyielding optimism he takes on only the most difficult court cases that no one else wants, from suicide bombing to sex offences and thefts to psychotic school girl drama. At the same time the Sydney barrister tries to put his personal life in order, where his addiction to short term highs and women land him into trouble.

Series details

• Title: Rake
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2010-11-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-10-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3250

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Roxburgh — Cleaver Greene
• Adrienne Pickering — Missy (Melissa)
• Caroline Brazier — Wendy
• Danielle Cormack — Scarlet
• Russell Dykstra — Barney
• Matt Day — (Harry Sorry) David Potter
• Kate Box — Nicole Vargas
• Robyn Malcolm — Kirsty Corella

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-11-04; final listed air date 2010-12-23; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-09-06; final listed air date 2012-10-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-02-09; final listed air date 2014-03-30; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-05-19; final listed air date 2016-07-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-08-19; final listed air date 2018-10-07; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rake on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.