Packed to the Rafters (season 1)
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The first season of Packed to the Rafters
, an Australian drama
television series, began airing on 26 August 2008 on the Seven Network
. The season concluded on 24 March 2009 after 22 episodes.
The first season aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm in Australia and averaged 1,904,364 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of Packed to the Rafters: The Complete Season 1 on 2 December 2009.
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Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
, an Australian drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
television series, began airing on 26 August 2008 on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
. The season concluded on 24 March 2009 after 22 episodes.
The first season aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm in Australia and averaged 1,904,364 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of Packed to the Rafters: The Complete Season 1 on 2 December 2009.
Regular
- Rebecca GibneyRebecca GibneyRebecca Catherine Gibney is a New Zealand born Australian actress.-Biography:Gibney was born the youngest of six children, and brought up in Wellington. She has said she wasn't so much funny as a "bit odd" as a child. "I was a bit like Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family...
as Julie Rafter - Erik ThomsonErik ThomsonErik Thomson is an actor known for playing Hades in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Dr. Mitch Stevens in All Saints and Dave Rafter in Packed to the Rafters...
as Dave Rafter - Jessica MaraisJessica MaraisJessica Dominique Marais is an Australian actress who hails from Perth, Western Australia. She is best known for her role as Rachel Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early Life:...
as Rachel Rafter - Angus McLarenAngus McLarenAngus McLaren is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series, Packed To The Rafters as Nathan Rafter and H2O: Just Add Water as Lewis McCartney.-Personal life:...
as Nathan Rafter - Hugh SheridanHugh SheridanHugh Sheridan is an Australian actor, singer and performer who is best known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early life:...
as Benjamin "Ben" Rafter - Jessica McNameeJessica McNamee-Career:McNamee is best known for her leading role of Sammy Rafter in the award winning and top rating television series Packed to the Rafters. Before this she also appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away as Lisa Duffy playing the love interest of real life good friend Rhys Wakefield's...
as Samantha "Sammy" Rafter - and Michael CatonMichael CatonMichael Caton is an Australian television, film and stage actor, and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series, The Sullivans, playing Darryl Kerrigan from 1997's low budget hit film The Castle and playing in the popular Packed to the Rafters. He is...
as Ted Taylor
Recurring and Guest
- George HouvardasGeorge HouvardasGeorge Houvardas is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Nick "Carbo" Karandonis in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Biography:...
as Nick "Carbo" Karandonis - Zoe VentouraZoe VentouraZoe Ventoura is an Australian actress. In early life she attended Penrhos College in Perth, Western Australia. Ventoura is best known for portraying Melissa Rafter in Packed to the Rafters...
as Melissa Bannon - Caroline BrazierCaroline BrazierCaroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in Packed to the Rafters and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series Parallax...
as Chrissy Merchant - Justin RosniakJustin RosniakJustin Rosniak is an Australian television and film actor, best known for his appearances in the television series Packed to the Rafters, Police Rescue and Home and Away. Rosniak is currently starring in the Nine Network series, Underbelly: Razor playing the part of Squizzy Taylor.- External links...
as Stuart "Warney" Warne - Luke PeglerLuke PeglerLuke Pegler is an Australian actor. He has starred in two WWE Films productions: The Condemned with Stone Cold Steve Austin, and See No Evil with Kane. Pegler joined the cast of Rescue: Special Ops in season 2 as Bingo. Pegler's character died when he got hit by a car...
as Daniel Griggs - Sarah ChadwickSarah ChadwickSarah Chadwick is an Australian television actress best known for her role on The Flying Doctors as Dr. Rowie Lang, and for her role as Marion in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Before she took up acting at the age of 25, Chadwick worked as a receptionist at the...
as Trish Westaway - Jerome EhlersJerome EhlersJerome Ehlers is an Australian actor and writer.- Selected filmography :*1989 Bangkok Hilton *1990 Quigley Down Under *1991 Deadly *1992 Fatal Bond...
as Anthony Westaway - Kate FitzpatrickKate FitzpatrickKate Fitzpatrick is an Australian-based television, film and theatre actress.-Career:...
as Marjorie Stevens - George SpartelsGeorge SpartelsGeorge Spartels is an Australian actor of Greek descent, who is best known for his role on the television soap opera Neighbours, playing Benito Alessi. He was married to actress Elizabeth Alexander....
as Theo Karandonis - Dina PanozzoDina PanozzoDina Panozzo is an Australian actress, best known for her regular roles in the television series Carla Cametti PD and Bed of Roses. She has also appeared in a recurring role in Packed to the Rafters and guest roles in many Australian series including A Country Practice, Water Rats and White Collar...
as Rita Karandonis - Roy BillingRoy BillingRoy Billing is a New Zealand television actor, now based in Sydney, Australia.-Career:Billing has starred in many television shows and had main roles on Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Dossa and Joe and Hell Has Harbour Views...
as Ron Barrett - Belinda BromilowBelinda BromilowBelinda Bromilow is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the television series Spirited, Packed to the Rafters and Talk to Me.-TV Credits:*Spirited as Jonquil*Packed to the Rafters as Libby*Talk to Me as Nicole...
as Libby Sanders - Craig McLachlanCraig McLachlanCraig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:...
as Steve Wilson - Michael BoothMichael BoothMichael Booth is an English food and travel writer and journalist who writes regularly for a variety of newspapers and magazines including the Independent on Sunday, Condé Nast Traveller, Monocle and Time Out, among many other publications at home and abroad...
as George Spiteri
Episodes
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Season Ratings
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Viewers1 | Nightly Rank |
Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | 26 August 2008 | 1,945,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | "Playing a Googly" | 2 September 2008 | 2,045,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | "She Ain't Heavy" | 9 September 2008 | 1,960,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | "How Did We Get Here?" | 16 September 2008 | 1,895,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | "Lines of Communication" | 23 September 2008 | 1,945,000 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | "Facing Demons" | 30 September 2008 | 1,836,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | "Self-made Man" | 7 October 2008 | 1,979,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | "Taking the Lead" | 14 October 2008 | 1,886,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | "Suburban Boy" | 21 October 2008 | 1,868,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | "All in the Planning" | 28 October 2008 | 1,926,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | "Away From it All" | 4 November 2008 | 2,067,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | "Removing the Block" | 11 November 2008 | 1,959,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | "Smile Through the Pain" | 18 November 2008 | 2,013,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | "A Mother's Radar" | 25 November 2008 | 1,824,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | "Natural Justice" | 3 February 2009 | 1,874,000 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | "Having it All" | 10 February 2009 | 1,688,000 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | "Changes" | 17 February 2009 | 1,740,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | "House of Cards" | 24 February 2009 | 1,833,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | "Over the Moon" | 3 March 2009 | 1,876,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | "Losing the Touch" | 10 March 2009 | 1,817,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | "What a Difference a Year Makes" | 17 March 2009 | 1,887,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | "Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone" | 24 March 2009 | 2,033,000 | 1 | 2 |
- 1 Viewer numbers are based on preliminary OzTAMOzTAMOzTAM is an Australian audience measurement research firm that collects and markets television ratings data. It is jointly owned by the Seven Network, the Nine Network and Network Ten, and is the official source of television ratings data for all metropolitan television in Sydney, Melbourne,...
data for Sydney, Melbourne, BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
combined.