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Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered 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...

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 life issues, whilst also tackling serious social issues. The Logie award

Logie Award

The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...

winning series was the highest rating to screen on the Seven Network

Seven Network

in 2008 with an average audience of 1,939,000 viewers tuning into each episode. Packed to the Rafters is currently the highest rating TV show in Australian Television History, with an average audience of 2.1 million

Production of the fourth season started on 22 October 2010 and returned on 8 February 2011. The show was put on hiatus on 22 March 2011, and was replaced by Seven Network drama, Winners & Losers
Winners & Losers
Winners & Losers is a Australian television drama series first broadcast on the Seven Network on 22 March 2011. It was created by the producers of Packed to the Rafters and is aired in the show's former time slot...

. The series was expected to return in either June or July 2011, but new episodes had yet to air. The series returned 23 August 2011. The series will take another hiatus from 25 October 2011 and will return February 2012.

Packed to the Rafters has been renewed for a fifth season with production to begin in October 2011.

Plot

The series centres around the characters 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

Boomerang

A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...

. After Dave faces unemployment, Julie's father suffers a panic attack, son Nathan and daughter-in-law Sammy need a place to stay, daughter Rachel leaves her abusive boyfriend Daniel, and son Ben moves next door but continues to drop in, the household is 'packed to the rafters'.

Main

Name	\|Episode Duration	1 Packed to the Rafters (season 1) 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....	2 Packed to the Rafters (season 2) The second season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 30 June 2009 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 24 November 2009 after 22 episodes....	3 Packed to the Rafters (season 3) The third season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 29 June 2010 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 16 November 2010 after 22 episodes....	4 Packed to the Rafters (season 4) The fourth season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began on 8 February 2011 on the Seven Network. The season will conclude after 22 episodes.-Regular:Rebecca Gibney as Julie RafterErik Thomson as Dave Rafter...	Rebecca Gibney Rebecca Gibney Rebecca 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...	Pilot - present	Main
Name	Dave Rafter	Erik Thomson Erik Thomson Erik 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...	Pilot - present	Main
Rachel Rafter	Jessica Marais Jessica Marais Jessica 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:...	Pilot - Sweet Sorrow	Main
Nathan Rafter	Angus McLaren Angus McLaren Angus 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:...	Pilot - present	Main
Ben Rafter	Hugh Sheridan Hugh Sheridan Hugh 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:...	Pilot - present	Main
Sammy Rafter	Jessica McNamee Jessica 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...	Pilot - Rites of Passage	Main
Nick "Carbo" Karandonis	George Houvardas George Houvardas George 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:...	Pilot - present	Recurring		Main
Melissa Bannon-Rafter	Zoe Ventoura Zoe Ventoura Zoe 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...	Pilot - Rest in Peace	Recurring		Main
Jake Barton	James Stewart James Stewart (Australian actor) James Stewart is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for his appearances in the television series Breakers, Monarch Cove and Packed to the Rafters...	Living by the List - present		Recurring	Main
Coby Jennings	Ryan Corr Ryan Corr - Life and career :Corr was born in Melbourne. He started his acting career at the age of thirteen with the Film Opraholic. His first television performance was on The Sleepover Club with a supporting role as Matthew McDougal...	Unlimited Options - present		Recurring		Main
Ted Taylor	Michael Caton Michael Caton Michael 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...	Pilot - present	Main

Current recurring and guest cast

Actor	Role	Duration
Gillian Jones Gillian Jones Gillian Jones is an Australian actress from Newcastle, New South Wales who is best known for appearances in Twelfth Night, Oscar and Lucinda, Last Train to Freo and the role of Di Paige in the television series Love My Way...	Rachel "Chel" Warne	Season 2–present
Sophia Katos	Artie	Season 2–present
Dina Panozzo Dina Panozzo Dina 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...	Rita Karandonis	Season 1–present
Justin Rosniak Justin Rosniak Justin 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...	Stuart "Warney" Warne	Season 1-present
Emily and Ruby Langley	Ruby Rafter	Season 2–present
Mercia Deane-Johns	Grace Barton	Season 2–present
Kristian Schmid	Alex Barton	Season 2–present
Denise Roberts Denise Roberts Denise Roberts is an Australian actor and director who has worked in theatre, film and television since 1980. She gained initial fame when she played Julie Winters in the ABC-TV medical drama G.P. from 1989 to 1996. Denise's mentor was Hayes Gordon, with whom she studied solidly for three years...	Bonnie Bright	Season 2–present
Phoebe Tonkin Phoebe Tonkin Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for portraying Cleo Sertori in H2O: Just Add Water and Fiona Maxwell in Tomorrow, When the War Began...	Lexi	Season 2–present
Michael Booth Michael Booth Michael 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...	George Spiteri	Season 1–present
Brenna Harding	Georgia	Season 3–present
John Howard John Howard (Australian actor) John Howard is an Australian stage and screen actor. Howard is best known for his appearances in the film The Club, and the television series SeaChange, Always Greener, All Saints and Packed To The Rafters.-Film:Howard's first role was in 1978's My Boys Are Good Boys, in a minor role...	Tom Jennings	Season 3–present
Hannah Marshall	Loretta 'Retta' Schembri	Season 3–present
Camille Keenan Camille Keenan Camille Keenan is an award winning actress from New Zealand best known for her roles in Australian TV programmes.-Career:Keenan has appeared in numerous films including and 30 Days of Night...	Bree Jennings	Season 4-present
Zoe Cramond	Emma Mackey	Season 4-present
Merridy Eastman	Donna Mackey	Season 4-present

Former recurring and guest cast

Actor	Role	Duration
Caroline Brazier Caroline Brazier Caroline 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...	Chrissy Merchant	Season 1– Season 2
Sarah Chadwick Sarah Chadwick Sarah 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...	Trish Westaway	Season 1 – Season 3
Kate Fitzpatrick Kate Fitzpatrick Kate Fitzpatrick is an Australian-based television, film and theatre actress.-Career:...	Marjorie Stevens	Season 1 – Season 2
Luke Pegler Luke Pegler Luke 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...	Daniel Griggs	Season 1 – 2008–2009, Season 2, ep 18
Jerome Ehlers Jerome Ehlers Jerome Ehlers is an Australian actor and writer.- Selected filmography :1989 Bangkok Hilton 1990 Quigley Down Under 1991 Deadly 1992 Fatal Bond...	Anthony Westaway	Season 1 – 2008–2009
George Spartels George Spartels George 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....	Theo Karandonis	Season 1 – 2009
Ria Vandervis Ria Vandervis Ria Vandervis is a New Zealand actress. She plays the role of the villainess Miratrix in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.Originally from Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, she attended Auckland's UNITEC School of Performing & Screen Arts and completed a three-year course in Acting...	Layla Soubrani	Season 2 – 2009
Geoff Morrell	Tim Connelly	Season 2 – 2009
Peter Bensley Peter Bensley Peter Bensley was an Australian "pin-up" actor of the 1980s.One of Bensley's earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the Seven Network drama series Class Of '74...	Derek	Season 1 – Season 3
Roy Billing Roy Billing Roy 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...	Ron Barrett	Season 1 – 2008–2009
Christian Barratt-Hill	Don Barrett	Season 2 – 2009
Pedro Virgil Pedro Virgil Pedro Virgil is an Australian celebrity photographer. His photography is featured in many magazines covers and editorials including: Inside Sport, Men's Health, GQ, Sports Illustrated, GT, DNA Magazine, FHM, Details...	Dane	Season 2 – 2009
Belinda Bromilow Belinda Bromilow Belinda 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 JonquilPacked to the Rafters as Libby*Talk to Me as Nicole...	Libby Sanders	Season 1 - Season 3
Craig McLachlan Craig McLachlan Craig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:...	Steve Wilson	Season 1 - Season 2

Upcoming cast

Actor	Role	Beginning	Reference
Brooke Satchwell Brooke Satchwell Brooke Kerith Satchwell is an Australian actress, model, and environmental spokesperson.-Early life:The first of two children of Andrew Satchwell, a real estate agent and Jane Satchwell, a school teacher. Satchwell has lived on the Mornington Peninsula for most of her life...	TBA	TBC

Production

The producer is Jo Porter, who alongside series creator Bevan Lee and writer Antony Ellis are part of the same team responsible for the critically acclaimed series Always Greener
Always Greener
Always Greener was an Australian television drama/comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new direction in life for themselves...

, which also set ratings records.

The exterior shots of the Rafter house are filmed on location in Concord

Concord, New South Wales

Concord is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay....

. Most of the other exterior shots are filmed at locations in Southern Sydney

Southern Sydney

This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....

including establishing shots at Oatley

Oatley, New South Wales

Oatley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oatley is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area...

shopping centre and the Captain Cook Bridge

Captain Cook Bridge, New South Wales

The Captain Cook Bridge is one of three major road crossings of the Georges River in Sydney, Australia. It crosses at the mouth of the river into Botany Bay....

. The dinner venue in episode 1 was filmed at the St George Motor Boat Club at Sans Souci

Sans Souci, New South Wales

Sans Souci is a southern Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sans Souci is 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah. It is part of the St George area.Sans...

but the indoor scenes in the Chinese Restaurant were a set. The cricket match in episode 2 was filmed at Morrisons Park, Putney. The shopping centre, beach and park scenes in episode 5 were shot in Carss Park

Carss Park, New South Wales

Carss Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carss Park is located 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah. Carrs Park is part of the St George area.-Location:Carss Park is a...

. Julie's 'Night Club' scenes were shot near to Concord, at the Epping Hotel.

DVD and Blu-ray releases

	Format	# Episodes	# Disc(s)	Special Features
The Complete Season 1	DVD	22	6	O-Ring packaging Behind the scenes look at the show Cast Interviews
The Complete Season 1	Blu-ray	22	6
The Complete Season 2	DVD	22	6	O-Ring packaging
The Complete Season 2	Blu-ray	22	6	O-Ring packaging
The Complete Season 3	DVD	22	6	Interview with Hugh Sheridan & Zoe Ventoura about her character Mel's tragic death Interviews with the cast discussing Season 3 storylines
The Complete Season 3	Blu-ray	22	6
Season 4: Part 1	DVD	11	3	Bon Voyage Rachel Rafter: The cast farewell a favourite character The Bachelor Pad: James Stewart and Ryan Corr shed some light on bachelor living Frenemies: Rebecca Gibney and Merridy Eastman give an insight into their surprising friendship Moving On: Hugh Sheridan and Zoe Crammond talk about life after Mel Extended Family: Camille Keenan introduces the newest member of the family, Bree Jennings The Secret: George Houvardas and Hannah Marshall chat about love, marriage and the secret
Season 4: Part 1	Blu-ray	11	3
Season 4: Part 2	DVD	11	3	rowspan="2"
Season 4: Part 2	Blu-ray	11	3

Volume 1

Packed to the Rafters: The Soundtrack was released on 29 November 2008. It has peaked at #7 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

. It has since gone Platinum, selling in excess of 70,000 copies. The songs "I'm Yours" and "Rock & Roll" have been heavily used in promotional advertising for the series.

Track listing

Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...

– "I'm Yours
I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)
"I'm Yours" is the first single released by Jason Mraz from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005...

"
Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Lucia Cilmi is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2008, Cilmi was awarded six ARIA awards including Single of the Year and Best Female Artist....

– "Sweet About Me
Sweet About Me
"Sweet About Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi from her debut album, Lessons to Be Learned . Co-written with and produced by Xenomania, it was released in April 2008 as the album's lead single. The song was used in commercials for Sure and Dove Bodywash in Europe, as...

"
Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke is an Australian singer-songwriting musician.-Beginnings and Feeding the Wolves :Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14...

– "Memories and Dust"
Ben Lee
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...

– "Love Me Like the World Is Ending
Love Me Like the World Is Ending
"Love Me Like the World Is Ending" is a song performed by Ben Lee and is the first single from his album Ripe. It was the second most added song to Australian radio in its first week...

"
Kahn Brothers – "Stronger Together"
Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Helen Mitchell is an Australian singer-songwriter who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, Said One To The Other topped iTunes in Australia and this success brought her to the attention of boutique London-based publisher, Little Victories , a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, with whom she...

– "Neopolitan Dreams"
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...

– "Fishies"
Old Man River – "La"
José González
José González
José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...

– "Down the Line
Down the Line (José González song)
"Down the Line" is a single from José González's second album In Our Nature. The single was released as the first single in the UK on September 10, 2007. The song was also the third single in Sweden, released on February 20, 2008...

"
James Reyne
James Reyne
James Reyne is an Australian rock musician and singer/songwriter both as a member of the iconic 1980s band Australian Crawl and solo work.. He is a successful singer/ songwriter and prolific artist...

– "Reckless"
Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd is an Australian singer-songwriter. His most popular album Watching Angels Mend, which includes the songs "Amazing" and "Green", was released in 2001 went double platinum. His third album Distant Light released in 2003 featured three songs that made the Australian top 40 singles charts...

– "Same Day"
Lior
Lior
Lior is a male, independent Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.-Career:In early 2005, Lior independently self-released his debut album Autumn Flow, certified gold by ARIA...

– "Burst Your Bubble"
Jenny Morris – "Street of Love"
Mark Sholtez
Mark Sholtez
Mark Sholtez is an Australian singer-songwriter. His debut album, Real Street from 2006, has resulted in nominations for an ARIA Award and APRA Awards winning an APRA for 'Most Performed Jazz Work' for "Love Me for the Cool" in 2007. His follow-up album is titled The Distance Between Two...

– "Love Me for the Cool"
Abby Dobson
Abby Dobson (Australian musician)
Abby Dobson is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride.Dobson has often collaborated with musician Paul Mac on a few tracks, including "Gonna Miss You" from the 2001 album 3000 Feet High.She recently appeared on i98fm with Lachlan Kitchen...

– "It's Only Love"
Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson is an American singer-songwriter. He signed with Madonna's Maverick Records, but the label shut down before his album was released. Hutchinson recorded and released the album Sounds Like This on his own...

– "Rock & Roll"

Volume 2

Packed to the Rafters: The Soundtrack Volume 2 was released on 18 September 2009. It has peaked at #30 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart

ARIA Charts

Track listing

Latch Key Kid
Latch Key Kid
Gavin Heaney "pka" Latch Key Kid is an American singer-songwriter from Manhattan Beach, California. His albums include the self-titled "Latch Key Kid" released on September 21, 2005, "Miracle Mile" released on January 23, 2008, "All Becomes One" released on January 22, 2009 and "Live and Acoustic"...

– "Good Times"
Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Helen Mitchell is an Australian singer-songwriter who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, Said One To The Other topped iTunes in Australia and this success brought her to the attention of boutique London-based publisher, Little Victories , a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, with whom she...

– "Coin Laundry"
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (band)
Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2008. The duo is composed of Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau. The two met in 2000 after both being signed to the same record label. Luke and Nick knew that they instantly had a chemistry like no other...

– "We Are the People
We Are the People (Empire of the Sun song)
"We Are the People" is a song by the Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun, released as the second single from their debut album, Walking on a Dream. It was released in Australia on 20 September 2008 and debuted at number eighty-five on the ARIA Singles Chart before peaking at number...

"
Ben Lee
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...

– "Birds And Bees"
Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson is an American singer-songwriter. He signed with Madonna's Maverick Records, but the label shut down before his album was released. Hutchinson recorded and released the album Sounds Like This on his own...

– "You Don't Have To Believe Me"
Bob Evans
Kevin Mitchell (musician)
Kevin Edward Mitchell , is an Australian musician, known for his role as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah and also his solo work under the stage name of Bob Evans....

– "Don't You Think It's Time?"
Kylie Auldist – "Just Say"
James Grehan – "Hold On"
Matt Costa
Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:...

– "Miss Magnolia"
Mark Sholtez
Mark Sholtez
Mark Sholtez is an Australian singer-songwriter. His debut album, Real Street from 2006, has resulted in nominations for an ARIA Award and APRA Awards winning an APRA for 'Most Performed Jazz Work' for "Love Me for the Cool" in 2007. His follow-up album is titled The Distance Between Two...

– "Too Late For Heroes"
Lior
Lior
Lior is a male, independent Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.-Career:In early 2005, Lior independently self-released his debut album Autumn Flow, certified gold by ARIA...

– "This Old Love"
Whitley – "Lost In Time"
King Curly – "Little Arrows"
Sarah Blasko
Sarah Blasko
Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow , is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. After fronting Sydney-based band Acquiesce from the mid-1990s, Blasko developed her solo career from 2002. In 2007, she won the 'Best Pop Release' for What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have at the ARIA Music Awards, which...

– "Perfect Now"
Abby Dobson
Abby Dobson (Australian musician)
Abby Dobson is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride.Dobson has often collaborated with musician Paul Mac on a few tracks, including "Gonna Miss You" from the 2001 album 3000 Feet High.She recently appeared on i98fm with Lachlan Kitchen...

– "Horses"
Rick Price
Rick Price
Rick Price is an Australian singer and songwriter.-Early life:Price was born in Beaudesert, a small country town near Brisbane, Queensland. He began playing music at the age of nine appearing with his family band "Union Beau". "It was kinda weird I guess...

– "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...

"

Track listing

Uncle Kracker
Uncle Kracker
Matthew Shafer is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more rock and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.-Biography:Shafer was born...

– "Smile
Smile (Uncle Kracker song)
"Smile" is a song by Uncle Kracker from his 2009 album Happy Hour. The song is Uncle Kracker's first single since 2004's "Writing It Down". It has peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is also his second entry on the Hot Country Songs charts, debuting at #57 on the week of November 7, 2009...

"
Olly Murs
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs is an English singer-songwriter and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor...

– "Please Don't Let Me Go
Please Don't Let Me Go
"Please Don't Let Me Go" is a song by British singer Olly Murs. Written by Murs, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson, the song served as the lead single from the X Factor runner-up's eponymous debut album...

"
The Potbelleez
The Potbelleez
The Potbelleez are a four piece Australian House/Electro music group.-Career history:Both DJs/Producers David Greene and Jonny Murphy were born in Dublin, Ireland...

– "Hello"
Michael Franti & Spearhead feat. Cherine Anderson
Cherine Anderson
Cherine Anderson is a Jamaican actress and dancehall/reggae vocalist.-Biography:Anderson's acting career began with a role in Dancehall Queen ; she is also known for playing the character Serena in the 2003 Jamaican film, One Love.Anderson has worked and performed with Sly and Robbie, Sting,...

– "Say Hey (I Love You)
Say Hey (I Love You)
"Say Hey " is a single by Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Jamaica soulstress Cherine Anderson released in 2009 from their album All Rebel Rockers. The single is produced by Sly & Robbie. The music video peaked at number five on the VH1 Top 20 countdown and the single has peaked at number 18 on...

"
Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...

– "Brother
Brother (Little Birdy song)
"Brother" is the first single released from Australian indie rock band Little Birdy's third studio album, Confetti. The song reached number 90 on the Australian ARIA charts, and number 34 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009...

"
Passion Pit
Passion Pit
Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer...

– "Little Secrets
Little Secrets (song)
Little Secrets, written by Michael Angelakos, is the third single by American wonky pop group Passion Pit, to be taken from their debut album Manners.Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Dan Haren has used the song as his run-out music.-Music video:...

"
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...

– "So Many Nights
So Many Nights (song)
"So Many Nights" is the title track from The Cat Empire's 2007 album of the same name. It was the second single released from the album and was released as an EP on the iTunes Store...

"
Kisschasy
Kisschasy
Kisschasy are an Australian rock band formed in Victoria, Australia, in 2002. Since forming, their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas and drummer Karl Ammitzboll....

– "Generation Why
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Sarah Blasko
Sarah Blasko
Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow , is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. After fronting Sydney-based band Acquiesce from the mid-1990s, Blasko developed her solo career from 2002. In 2007, she won the 'Best Pop Release' for What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have at the ARIA Music Awards, which...

– "We Won't Run"
Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins
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– "Warm Whispers"
Bertie Blackman
Bertie Blackman
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– "Thump"
Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
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– "The Rockafeller Skank
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Sally Seltmann – "Harmony to My Heart Beat"
Leroy Lee – "Mountain Song"
Mark Sholtez
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– "This Perfect Day"
Angus & Julia Stone
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– "Hush"
Daniel Merriweather
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– "Red
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Sia
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– "I Go to Sleep"
Holly Throsby
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– "Now I Love Someone"
The Easybeats
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– "Wedding Ring"

Critical response

Packed to the Rafters has received generally positive critical response from reviewers. In reviewing the pilot, David Knox of TV Tonight underlined that whilst the series' tone was "predominantly light", 'Rafters' "also features some darker, more successful moments". The Age

The Age

The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...

's Jim Schembri called Rafters a "superbly sculpted series about suburban class warfare", noting that in his opinion, the series was "one of the most enjoyable, finely honed locally produced TV dramas we've seen in ages", applauding the dialogue that "crackles with wit and energy". Season 2 received an equal amount of outflowing positivity, with Michael Lallo discovering that Rafters "lighthearted" tone acts as a cloak, allowing it to address controversial topics without making viewers feel they're being lectured. The result is a feel-good series that's meaty and satisfying".

Of the series' characters, Michael Idato of SMH

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...

found an "elegance to the performances", going on to further applaud the "gentle, engaging, emotional dynamics" of the characters interactions with each other that also managed to both "enhance its charm and believability at the same time".

Awards and nominations

In 2009 the show was nominated for eleven Logie award

Logie Award

s and won six.

Year	Nominee	Award	Result
2009 Logie Awards of 2009 The 51st Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards was held on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and televised on the Nine Network. The awards ceremony was hosted by Gretel Killeen and had over 1.6 million people watching the Logie Awards telecast. Performing on the night were...	Packed to the Rafters	Most Popular Drama	Won
	Rebecca Gibney Rebecca Gibney Rebecca 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...	Gold Logie	Won
	Rebecca Gibney	Most Popular Actress	Won
	Jessica Marais Jessica Marais Jessica 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:...	Most Popular New Female Talent	Won
	Hugh Sheridan Hugh Sheridan Hugh 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:...	Most Popular New Male Talent	Won
	Jessica Marais	Most Outstanding New Talent	Won
	Erik Thomson Erik Thomson Erik 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...	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	George Houvardas George Houvardas George 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:...	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	Rebecca Gibney	Most Outstanding Actress	Nominated
	Packed to the Rafters	Most Outstanding Drama Series	Nominated
	Hugh Sheridan	Most Outstanding New Talent	Nominated
2010 Logie Awards of 2010 The 52nd Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards were held on Sunday 2 May 2010 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and was once again televised on the Nine Network...	Packed to the Rafters	Most Popular Drama	Won
	Rebecca Gibney	Most Popular Actress	Won
	Hugh Sheridan	Most Popular Actor	Won
	Packed to the Rafters	Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie	Nominated
	Erik Thomson	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	Rebecca Gibney	Gold Logie	Nominated
	Jessica Marais	Most Popular Actress	Nominated
	James Stewart James Stewart (Australian actor) James Stewart is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for his appearances in the television series Breakers, Monarch Cove and Packed to the Rafters...	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
2011 Logie Awards of 2011 The 53rd Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards was held on Sunday 1 May 2011 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and was televised on the Nine Network. The awards ceremony was hosted by Shane Bourne, marking the first time he has hosted the event....	Packed to the Rafters	Most Popular Australian Drama	Won
	Packed to the Rafters	Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie	Nominated
	Erik Thomson	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	Hugh Sheridan		Won
	Michael Caton Michael Caton Michael 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...		Nominated
	Jessica Marais	Most Popular Actress	Nominated
	Rebecca Gibney		Nominated
	Zoe Ventoura Zoe Ventoura Zoe 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...		Nominated
	Ryan Corr Ryan Corr - Life and career :Corr was born in Melbourne. He started his acting career at the age of thirteen with the Film Opraholic. His first television performance was on The Sleepover Club with a supporting role as Matthew McDougal...	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	Hannah Marshall	Most Popular New Female Talent	Nominated
	Rebecca Gibney	Gold Logie	Nominated
	Jessica Marais	Gold Logie	Nominated
	Erik Thomson	Most Outstanding Actor	Nominated
	Hugh Sheridan	Most Outstanding Actor	Nominated
	Ryan Corr	Graham Kennedy Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy, AO was an Australian radio, television and film performer, often called Gra Gra and The King of Australian television.-Childhood:... Award for Most Outstanding New Talent	Nominated

Packed to the Rafters were nominated for 2 AFI awards in 2009.

Year	Nominee	Award	Result
2009	Packed to the Rafters	Best Drama Series	Nominated
2009	Rebecca Gibney Rebecca Gibney Rebecca 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...	Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama	Nominated

Episodes and ratings

The average ratings for Season 1 in 2008 were 1,939,000 making it the #1 show of 2008 on Australian television. The second season of Packed to the Rafters averaged 1,881,000, ranking it as #2 for the 2009 year. The program has also been picked up by Irish broadcaster RTE

RTE

RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...

and New Zealand's TV1 which aired the first season of Packed to the Rafters in early 2009. The series has also been sold to networks in South Africa, Belgium, The Netherlands, several Scandinavian countries, and Italy.

Series Ratings

The following table's ratings and rankings are subject to change as more episodes are broadcast.

Season	# of Episodes	Timeslot	Season Premiere	Season Final	Peak Audience	Average Audience	Average Nightly Rank	Average Weekly Rank	Average Yearly Ranking	DVD Release Date
1 Packed to the Rafters (season 1) 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....	22	Tuesday 8:30 pm	26 August 2008	24 March 2009	2,067,000	1,904,364	#1	#2	#1	2 December 2009
2 Packed to the Rafters (season 2) The second season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 30 June 2009 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 24 November 2009 after 22 episodes....	22		30 June 2009	24 November 2009	2,185,000	1,881,000	#1	#2	#2	3 November 2010
3 Packed to the Rafters (season 3) The third season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 29 June 2010 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 16 November 2010 after 22 episodes....	22		29 June 2010	16 November 2010	2,335,000	1,894,000	#1	#2	#1	20 April 2011
4 Packed to the Rafters (season 4) The fourth season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began on 8 February 2011 on the Seven Network. The season will conclude after 22 episodes.-Regular:Rebecca Gibney as Julie RafterErik Thomson as Dave Rafter...	22		8 February 2011	2012	1,943,000	1,803,000	TBD	TBD	TBD	3 November 2011 ^{(Part 1)} 2012 ^{(Part 2)}
5	22		2012	2012	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBA

Weekly ratings

Packed to the Rafters has been a solid performer in the ratings since its premiere. Most episodes have been the number one program during prime time for the night since the series premiere and the show has remained in the top ten programs of the week. In 2008, the series was the highest rating regularly broadcast show with an average of 1,939,143 viewers per episode for the first fourteen episodes of season one which screened in 2008.

International distribution

Country	Channel	Year	Notes
Belgium (Flanders Flemish Community The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:... )	vtm VTM The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium...	2008 –	Subtitled in Dutch
Finland	TV Viisi TV Viisi TV5 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by SBS Finland. The channel launched on March 2004 but it was replaced by The Voice TV Finland in November 2004. It started operating again in September 2008 on the same channel as The Voice. It transmitted every day from 6 PM until 1 PM...	2011 -	Subtitled in Finnish
Netherlands	NET 5 NET 5 NET 5 is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands owned by Sanoma and Talpa Holding . Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are SBS6 and Veronica.- History :...	2009 –	Subtitled in Dutch
	RTÉ One RTÉ One RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...	August 2009 –	Season 3 ended; season 4 coming soon
	TV One	2009 –	Wednesday 20:30
South Africa	SET Sony Entertainment Television (South Africa) Sony Entertainment Television South Africa is a general entertainment channel that is part of the DStv bouquet of satellite channels owned by MultiChoice...	2009 –
	Falkland Islands Television Service	2012–
Italy	Joi Joi (TV channel) Joi is an Italian Entertainment TV channel, owned by Mediaset and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a Digital terrestrial television service in Italy. It is devoted to Family entertainment and broadcasts Movie and TV Series...	17 January 2010 –	Sundays 21:00
Portugal	Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (Portugal) Sony Entertainment Television in Portugal is a television channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Iberia. Its programming is basically focused on television series and movies. The channel was launched in Portugal on April 14, 2008, as part of the meo and Optimus Clix TV...	2010 –	Coming Soon
	Passion	11 November 2010 -	Pay-TV; Dubbed in German
	VOX	14 February 2011 -	Free-TV; Dubbed in German
Croatia	HRT Croatian Radiotelevision Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...	2011 –	Subtitled in Croatian
	TNT7	2011 -
	Viacom Blink!	20 July 2011 -

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