Packed to the Rafters (Season 5) - 6-DVD Set ( Packed to the Rafters - Season Five (22 Episodes) )

Packed to the Rafters (Season 5) - 6-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Packed to the Rafters - Season Five (22 Episodes)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
946 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 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:

Season 5 of Rafters is packed with romance, tension; surprises and all the usual family drama you've come to love. New Rafter Electrical employee Frankie Calasso (Brooke Satchwell) causes some major sparks with Coby (Ryan Corr). Can love help Coby stay on the straight and narrow? A year on from Melissa's death, Ben (Hugh Sheridan) decides to move forward with his friendship with Emma (Zoe Crammond). Will Ben allow himself to follow his heart and find happiness again? Julie (Rebecca Gibney) and Dave's (Erik Thompson's) relationship is tested by the attention of Julie's new boss, Adam Goodman (Cameron Daddo), and the consequences of Dave's night out on the town gone wrong. After eloping, Carbo (George Houvardas) and Retta (Hannah Marshall) are surprised by a dramatically life-changing event. Ted (Michael Caton) faces a major health scare and Jake (James Stewart) begins an emotional journey when his father re-enters his life. Nathan (Angus McLaren) returns to the Rafter household to drop a bombshell and Dave's brother Matt Jennings (Jacob Allen) finds resistance is futile when Voula (Olivia Stamboulliah) locks him in her sights. Packed to the Rafters Season 5 - bringing back the love.

Season 5
Answering the Call S5, Ep1 17 Apr. 2012
Coby returned early, claiming after the Europe leg of the world tour Australia is by far the best country to live and date. Ben's efforts to throw a grand birthday party for Julie keep being crosses, but he perseveres and takes off his wedding ring as a sign of commitment to Emma post-Mel. Dave selects experienced electrician Roger after interviews, but he's taken by the time Julie gives up pleading for sole female 'Frankie' Calassa, so the boys are stuck with her, which amuses only Matt. Cooper's mean big sister keeps demanding Ted takes her along on their Great ...
Great Expectations S5, Ep2 24 Apr. 2012
Ben moves to Nathan's villa room to avoid Mel's shadow now he shares his bed with Emma. Carbo, already rodent-terrorized, is not amused that Retta has turned into a ruthless scrooge to save every last cent for another home, but when she realizes that still would take years, they move into Ben's old room. Coby's candor helps clear up the boys' misconception that Frankie would be lesbian. Coby finds her a useful apprenticeship tutor now Nathan is away. Ted's Great mates status and even his clean criminal record hang in the balance when Copper's wicked sister, whom he ...
The Power of Words S5, Ep3 1 May 2012
On Valentine's day, the bachelors wrestle with who if at all send a card and what those they get mean, and Matt's prank ones complicate things. Even young couple CarboRetta hesitates what's appropriate. Ben finally puts Mel's ring away. Ted needs repeated help from amused Ben to respond to Donna's hesitant dinner invitation. Overworked Dave seems to have forgotten Julie. Publisher Adam Goodman convinces Julie to be his radio show guest, discussing her column in his newspaper, which goes as badly as he feared.
The Things We Do for Love S5, Ep4 8 May 2012
Coby stubbornly denies having a crush on Frankie, even tries to avoid her by missing out on a drinking night. Yet Coby ends up joining and volunteers during his remaining holiday to drive her around, as her license is suspended, supposedly to benefit from her experience. Ben warns Retta, whose first work day excites her and stirs ambition, not to expect from Carbo, who enjoys spending his day off as a couch potato, to aspire to a 'five years plan' like hers, which even includes a baby. Ted has had enough of Julie's 'subtle' sneers at his affair with Donna, but the ...
Judgement Day S5, Ep5 15 May 2012
Dave has landed another major contract, so he ends the boys to keep in shape, yet they insist on some partying. Jake is baffled when his father, who left his ma when he was four, turns up and announces he needs to get to know him, being diagnoses with terminal cancer and seeks alcoholic, even narcotic distraction. Ben works out that Retta is pregnant and patiently persuades her to come clean to the future father, however immature Carbo may remain in some ways. Editor Adam Goodman publishes Julie's restaurant assessments but edits nearly every word.
Secret Fears S5, Ep6 22 May 2012
Coby spares no effort on a 'casual' surprise for Frankie, in secret despite his house-mates's growing suspicions, but she appreciates his birds couple tattoo design, only to specify later she has no romantic interest in him. Everybody fears Jake's verbal outburst'You're not my dad!' wrecked his close report with Dave, but ultimately a boys night and singalong helps mend it once Jake has turned away his ever-absent, dying biological father Jim. Ben finally uses the L-word. Dave must also face nightmares about Julie engaging in adultery with her editor Adam Goodman, who...
The Great Escape S5, Ep7 29 May 2012
Ben and Emma really need a break together, with all the hassle from her mother-boss and CarboRetta's baby and nursery obsession. So they rent her professor's country house and enjoy simple, friendly goat-raising neighbor Fred' 'barefoot' Fintsloe and simply practical preoccupations. After an awkward 'non-date', Coby and Frankie agree to be just colleagues and friends rather then avoid each-other. Jake and Frabkie's mate Sian agree to no strings but no other dates. Dave offers a course and hope of partnership to serving Jake and, to Julie's dismay, newcomer Frankie. ...
Unwritten Rules S5, Ep8 5 Jun. 2012
Dave booked an electrician convention for himself, despite a bad cold, industrious Jake and Frankie. Cody is so eager for the party side that he pays tickets for himself and Matt, who steals identity tags to get them in, but keeps making unsafe picks. After drinking and karaoke, Dave ends up in Frankie's room, from where Coby sees him leave. Ben warms up Emma for bidding on the cottage they enjoyed lately and setting up some undetermined country existence. Adam Goodman convinced Julie to accompany him to a movie premiere gala, but she cancels last minute on account of...
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss S5, Ep9 12 Jun. 2012
Dave and Frankie feel terrible about their drunk kiss, so she offers to resign, but he decides to leave everything as if nothing happened. Coby agonizes whether to tell anyone but his house-mates, who can't believe it was worth troubling a rock-solid marriage for, but after ditching a work day, Cody resigns while scolding his 'adulterous' boss. Dave now feels compelled to owe up, but Julie acts as if it wasn't innocent at all. Retta's morning sick mood undermines devoted Carbo's sexual and general confidence, until Ben helps them realize it's just hormones. Donna ...
Letting Go S5, Ep10 19 Jun. 2012
Coby's hasty resignation leaves his CV scarily sparse, so he ends up in a terrible job in suited car-wash publicity, starting to doubt if he should have sacrificed his apprenticeship. Dave and Julie won't listen to everyone agreeing they just belong together, so Ben drags them along for a weekend in the cottage he and Emma want to buy to start a new country-life, which does the trick. Carbo has kittens when Retta insists the baby will also need a safer car then his beloved Charger, but he still gives it up once he sees how happy it will make an equally enthusiastic, ...
The Right Time S5, Ep11 29 Jan. 2013
Ben is confident he'll get a bank loan to buy the cottage, but misses his first appointment due to Carbo's absurd indoor game. After Julie insisted to give even Frankie her job back, the 'sparkies' are reunited, but tiptoeing insecurity. The whole gang joins a picnic and 'touch football' game in the park organized by Carbo, who failed thus to seduce Ben into staying in Syndey. Retta has a stillbirth. So Ben is confronted with one of Mel's former hospital colleagues and opts for a new life with Emma, but she backs out, claiming he's not ready and may never be to commit...
Life's Surprises S5, Ep12 5 Feb. 2013
The Rafter clan is delighted that Nathan suddenly returns, but his surprise not was poorly timed, it's surpassed by his news: he has a new job and life in London, which includes a much older wife, widow Saskia, and she's expecting his baby. Ben surprises them and Emma by announcing he's leaving on his own world tour. Ted encourages him to leave soon, but informs only Donna of his own surprise: a first medical examination suggests he may well be suffering from Alzheimer.
Filling the Void S5, Ep13 12 Feb. 2013
Jake is surprised when his brother Alex turns up unannounced, fired 'due to the economy' but actually becoming a junkie. To vacate Alex's old room 'so long', Julie invites sleazy Matt regardless of Dave's doubts. CarboRetta's stillbirth-mourning is abruptly interrupted when Nick's pushy niece Voula practically invites herself, tipped-off by Rita, who gave all relative villa-keys, to organize a party in their home. Coby's mates push him to ask Dumbo admirer Heather as doting date. Sian invites Frankie's ex Bryn Parry, who discovers Alex as easy drug trade prey.
Bad Habits S5, Ep14 12 Feb. 2013
Jake is worried sick when he finds Alex's drug uses extends from parties to daytime, even at the expense of a temporary sales job, but can't find the poison and searching Alex's room and has to admit he's visiting their ever-absent father in hospital. Coby enjoys Heather's doting attention but lets Frankie convince him not to 'lead her on'. Carbo appreciates Retta reining in self-invited Voula's doll collection exhibiting and second party, but is called insensitive when he follows suit. Matt however ends up accepting Voula's creepy moves. Emma's parents enjoy lunch ...
Moments of Clarity S5, Ep15 19 Feb. 2013
Jake has dragged Alex back home so their mother can keep an eye on the junkie, but he soon begs to come back so as to avoid her man Doug and 'forgives' Jake for visiting their father Jim. Coby is single again, but the boys make Frankie realize she's interested in him. Matt has moved back to the guys and is utterly confused by the absurdly mixed signals given by Voula. After CarboRetta make her realize she's afraid of a lover who acts as dependent as she did all her life, Voula intends to dump him, but they kiss up. Ted's faulty memory leads to a serious fire in Dave's...
Displacement S5, Ep16 26 Feb. 2013
Jake is rightly worried about Alex, who successfully demands 'his cut' from their dying father and instantly runs to party buddy and drug dealer BRyn Parry, who refers him to his dealer, but is found out. Jake's lover San however sides with her ex against 'brute' Jake. CarboRetta feel lonely in the villa after the miscarriage and cousin Voula's announcement that she's moving on to another relative's home. After the fire, Ted considers moving to a home, but the Rafters won't hear of it.
Keeping Step S5, Ep17 5 Mar. 2013
Pushed by his mates, who also wondered why they're never invited at her place, actually her late father's, Coby finally makes another move on Frankie, which ends up in her bed, and recovers from the mistake to get up and out sneakily. Carbo's boss is selling the florist shop, so he fears losing his job, but Retta and Emma, who enjoyed helping him out one day, insist he must buy it and cancel their jobs to become his partners. Ted is determined to take no more risks such as babysitting Ruby. Donna entered a singles dance but her Internet date proves unfit, so Dave is ...
That Heady Rush S5, Ep18 12 Mar. 2013
Coby and Frankie are over the moon in young love, but the negative effects on work all but amuse Dave. Carbo and his girls confidently present he bank their plans for the flower shop but credit is denied. Emma is deeply embarrassed by explicit evidence of Donna's physical affair with Duncan Galloway, who turns out to be a major developer and hands Dave a big contract. Ted makes Julie accept his self-defined senior limitations.
Got What It Takes S5, Ep19 19 Mar. 2013
Coby cracks under the teasing from his mates, mixed signals from Frankie and Donna's lover Duncan Galloway's improper flirtation, which also worries Dave, leading to a true assault charge after a false car vandalism assumption by Donna. The whole affair sours Dave's fishing friendship with leisurely client Ducan. Carbo still gets a bank loan to buy the florist shop after putting up his beloved car as collateral. Training the girls for the job is as hard on him as getting up so early exhausts them, so he comes up with a plan to speed up the transition to their urban ...
Weathering the Storm S5, Ep20 26 Mar. 2013
Coby becomes a nervous, guilt-crushed wreck as developer Duncan Galloway insists on formal abuse charges. The gang gets him to apologize to grumpy Donna, who soon discovers Duncan still has at least one other affair, with his secretary. Dave makes it his last job for Galloway, who meanly resorts to contract clause pestering. Carbo's team's balcony gardening center concept has a terribly slow start, but at the 'grand' opening, actually just friends, a discovered print error and an accidental customer give them hope. Jake pays Coby's bail, but after a vague breakup with...
Free to Choose S5, Ep21 9 Apr. 2013
Shortly before his trial, Coby jumps bail. Looking for him with the gang makes Jake miss his father's fatal surgery. Coby has a void meeting at Doug's and sneaks back in at Jake's to recuperate his cellphone for Frankie's pictures, and at hers, but neither can convince him to take responsibility, yet they arrange a meeting with Dave, whose words seep trough in the end. Carbo's balcony florist team's first client Colleen Bourke proves a Tantric sex therapist and insists they should experience her course. After shortly being unable to recognize Cooper, Ted leaves the ...
Rewriting History S5, Ep22 16 Apr. 2013
Coby is awaiting his trial in jail, tries to put up a brave show but is clearly terrified by brutes who belong there. For Dave and Julie's pearl anniversary, they get surprise visits from Ben, who gets a specially warm welcome form Emma, Nathan, his London wife Saskia and, a first, their baby Edward David. Carbo's girls nearly drive him mad by stressing even about easy clients. Desperate for a companion, Donna hires impressive escort Logan, who even stays for free after the paid duration. Ted is furious when a lapse while recording his memories on video brings Julie ...

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.

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