Packed to the Rafters (Complete Series 1-6) - 33-DVD Box Set ( Packed to the Rafters - Complete Seasons One to Six (122 Episodes) )

Packed to the Rafters (Complete Series 1-6) - 33-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Packed to the Rafters - Complete Seasons One to Six (122 Episodes)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
5249 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Pino Amenta
Lynn Hegarty

Written By:
Bevan Lee
Margaret Wilson

Actors:
Rebecca Gibney ..... Julie Rafter (122 episodes, 2008-2013)
Erik Thomson ..... Dave Rafter (122 episodes, 2008-2013)
Michael Caton ..... Ted Taylor (122 episodes, 2008-2013)
George Houvardas ..... Nick 'Carbo' Karandonis (121 episodes, 2008-2013)
Hugh Sheridan ..... Ben Rafter (103 episodes, 2008-2013)
Angus McLaren ..... Nathan Rafter (102 episodes, 2008-2013)
James Stewart ..... Jake Barton (83 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jessica Marais ..... Rachel Rafter (75 episodes, 2008-2013)
Hannah Marshall ..... Loretta Schembri / ... (65 episodes, 2010-2013)
Zoe Ventoura ..... Melissa Bannon (65 episodes, 2008-2013)
Sabella Storey ..... Ruby Rafter (64 episodes, 2010-2013)
Hannah Storey ..... Ruby Rafter (64 episodes, 2010-2013)
Ryan Corr ..... Coby Jennings (61 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jessica McNamee ..... Sammy Rafter (55 episodes, 2008-2013)

Synopsis:

Electrician Dave Rafter and his wife, Julie, expected the house would feel empty and quiet as their children become adult. Although Ben is eager to move out, even when he gets his dream as he buddy, neighbor 'Carbo', starts minding his parents' house, Ben keeps raiding the fridge, dropping laundry and asking advice and help. His sister Rachel is a hopeless screw-up in every sense, unable to finish anything. Firstborn Nathan actually gets a good real estate agency job and a rich, devoted partner, but even they face misfortune leading to the couple moving in with Dave.

The first season (2008)
The first season premiered on 26 August 2008. The season finale aired 24 March 2009. Season one's storylines included:
Julie and Dave's 25th wedding anniversary
Rachel and Nathan & Sammy moving back home
Ben moving in with Carbo and getting a new flatmate, Mel
An amateur porn video of Rachel and Daniel released
Ben and Mel sleeping together and eventually dating
Rachel's pregnancy and subsequent abortion
Carbo and Chrissy's forbidden relationship
Ted moving on from late wife Louise
The discovery that Julie is pregnant
The second season (2009)
The second season premiered on 30 June 2009. The season finale aired 24 November 2009. Season two's storylines included:
Julie's pregnancy and the birth of baby Ruby
Ben's heart problems
Dave meeting his birth mother Chel
Rachel's romance with sparky, Jake Barton
Chrissy's crush on Dave and her departure
Nathan's infidelity and gambling problems
Ben and Mel's engagement and marriage
Dave's vasectomy
Sammy leaving Nathan
The third season (2010)
The third season premiered on 29 June 2010. The season finale aired 16 November 2010. Season three's storylines included:
Dave meeting his biological father, Tom Jennings
Nathan and Sammy's separation and her subsequent departure
Rachel's jealousy of baby sister Ruby
Nathan donating a kidney to HIV-positive grandmother Chel
Rachel's new job
Ben and Mel's fertility troubles
Carbo meeting a girl, Retta
Julie making friends with Hamish, who develops a crush on her
The Rafters meeting their Tom's grandson, Coby
Mel's death
Ben and Nathan's holiday around Australia
The fourth season (2011/12)
The fourth season premiered on 8 February 2011. The season finale aired 20 March 2012. Season four's storylines included:
The return of Ben and Nathan
Coby's artistic flare and his outing as an artist by Rachel
The finalisation of Nathan and Sammy's divorce
Rachel's departure to New York
Carbo and Retta's secret marriage
The development of a friendship between Julie and Donna
Bree's arrival & her romance with Jake and departure
Ben's relationship with Donna's daughter Emma
The introduction of Matt, the half-brother of Dave
Ruby's disappearance
Ted's new lease on life and becoming a mentor to Cooper
Nathan's departure
The fifth season (2012/13)
The fifth season premiered on 17 April 2012. The season finale aired 16 April 2013. Season five's storylines included:
The introductions of sparky, Frankie Calasso and Julie's boss Adam Goodman
Coby and Frankie's tumultuous relationship
The reappearance of Jake's father Jim and his subsequent death
The demise of Ben and Emma's relationship
Dave's drunken kiss with Frankie and his marriage troubles
Retta's pregnancy and miscarriage
Ben's departure to New York
Ted's dementia diagnosis
The fire in the Rafter household and its aftermath
Emma moving in with Carbo and Retta
The arrest of Coby after his assault upon Duncan, Donna's boyfriend
Nathan's remarriage to Saskia and the birth of their son Edward
The brief return of Nathan and Ben
Julie and Dave's 30th wedding anniversary
The sixth and final season (2013)
The sixth and final season premiered on 23 April 2013. The series finale will air 2 July 2013. Season six's storylines includes:
The arrival of new sparky and Frankie's old friend Buzz Graham
Ted's reunion with ex-lover Eleanor McCormack
Matt moving in with Frankie
Carbo, Retta and Emma struggling with their florist store
Buzz taking a liking to Emma
Emma dating Logan/Craig who has been juggling between Donna and her
Buzz's son Jackson visiting his dad when he is working and get to know the others
The sudden death of a customer of Dave Rafter Electrical who was fond of Frankie and Frankie taking care of his greenhouse
Dave coaching the cricket team
Nathan calling Sammy for help in his visit to London to look for Saskia
Saskia cheating on Nathan and her sleep deprivation
Nathan's permanent return with Edward
Eleanor leaving while Ted's condition grows worse
Buzz and Emma dating
Ben's return
Rachel and Jake's engagement
Retta and Carbo's pregnancy
Matt's record label with Molly Meldrum

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 13 March, 2014.