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Packed to the Rafters (2008–present) is about a couple, Dave and Julie Rafter, who have recently had son Ben, the last of their three children move out of home, and are looking forward to having the house and time to themselves. However, it is short-lived when son Nathan and his wife Sammy return home to save money for their first home, daughter Rachel returns to escape a violent relationship and Julie's father Ted, who has recently lost his wife, finds himself unable to cope on his own.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 Soundtrack Releases 6 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Rebecca Gibney	Julie Rafter	1	2	3	4	5
Erik Thomson	Dave Rafter	1	2	3	4	5
Jessica Marais	Rachel Rafter	1	2	3	4
Hugh Sheridan	Ben Rafter	1	2	3	4	5
Angus McLaren	Nathan Rafter	1	2	3	4
Jess McNamee	Sammy Rafter	1	2	3
George Houvardas	Nick "Carbo" Karandonis	1	2	3	4	5
Zoe Ventoura	Melissa Bannon-Rafter	1	2	3
James Stewart	Jake Barton		2	3	4	5
Ryan Corr	Coby Jennings		2	3	4	5
Hannah Marshall	Retta Schembri-Karandonis			3	4	5
Michael Caton	Ted Taylor	1	2	3	4	5
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Caroline Brazier	Chrissy Merchant	1	2
Justin Rosniak	Stuart "Warney" Warne	1	2		4
Luke Pegler	Daniel Griggs	1	2
Sarah Chadwick	Trish Westaway	1	2	3
Dina Panozzo	Rita Karandonis	1			4
Kate Fitzpatrick	Marjorie	1	2
Craig McLachlan	Steve Wilson	1	2		4
Ria Vandervis	Layla Soubrani		2
Kristian Schmid	Alex Barton		2	3	4
Mercia Deane-Johns	Grace Barton		2	3	4
Gillian Jones	Rachel "Chel" Warne		2	3
John Howard	Tom Jennings			3	4
Zoe Cramond	Emma Mackey				4	5
Merridy Eastman	Donna Mackey				4	5
Camille Keenan	Bree Jennings				4	5
Jacob Allan	Matt Jennings				4	5
Brooke Satchwell	Frankie Calasso					5

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Seven Network
Season One	August 26, 2008	March 24, 2009	22
Season Two	June 30, 2009	November 24, 2009	22
Season Three	June 29, 2010	November 16, 2010	22
Season Four	February 8, 2011	March 20, 2012	22
Season Five	April 17, 2012	April 9, 2013	22
Season Six	2013	—	22

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
Season One	December 2, 2009	6
Season Two	TBA	6

Soundtrack Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Soundtracks
Packed to the Rafters: The Soundtrack	November 29, 2008	1
Packed to the Rafters: The Soundtrack, Vol. 2	September 18, 2009	1

External Sites

• Official website for Packed to the Rafters
• Packed to the Rafters at www.australiantelevision.net