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. rdf:langString

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rdf:langString Julie struggles with the realisation that her 'mother's radar' is not always exact when it comes to her children's problems. Rachel is trying to keep her relationship with Vishnu, her hot yoga teacher, a secret from the family, but Julie's predictions about Rachel's true desire to pursue an interest in yoga are proven correct when her relationship is exposed. Meanwhile, following on from their adventure in the car and desperate for some more time to themselves, Nathan and Sammy organise a romantic tryst at one of the properties Nathan is meant to be selling. Tensions then rise when Sammy's successful ex boyfriend returns to Sydney. Meanwhile, Julie knows that Dave is keeping a secret, but is shocked when he reveals to her that he is starting to consider Warney as a friend.

rdf:langString After another drunken one-night stand, Ben faces a gut-wrenching dilemma. Meanwhile, Dave is keen to spice up his marriage and organises a rendezvous with Julie. Also, Sammy and Nathan's relationship becomes strained when he discovers she's lied to him.

rdf:langString Ben gets the wrong idea when he stumbles upon a secret inside Melissa's handbag. Sammy is offered the possibility of a glamorous job in London, but this opportunity may cause her to leave Nathan behind. Meanwhile, Rachel is faced with a terrible decision.

rdf:langString An unemployed Dave struggles to regain his manhood and position in the family, landing himself in hospital. When life keeps bowling Dave a series of problematic googlies, the question becomes: how will he play them? An overprotective Dave breaks a promise to his daughter and is brutally attacked. Rachel struggles with the aftermath of leaving her abusive boyfriend Daniel and her own secret turmoil.

rdf:langString Julie fears that as she heads into menopause, she is losing the 'mojo' that has always enabled her to dispense sound wisdom to her family and friends. Meanwhile, Ben resolves to declare his love for Melissa on national television, with tragically funny results.

rdf:langString Dave's birthday celebrations end in disaster after a fight breaks out in a pole-dancing club. Forced to take on extra work to pay some unexpected bills, Dave reluctantly bonds with Warney, and discovers the beginnings of a surprising friendship. Rachel is still on her health kick after previous disastrous results between the plumbing and her macrobiotic cooking, and decides to enrol in a yoga class. Julie also decides that yoga sounds like a great idea, and along with Chrissy, enrols in the same class as Rachel only to end up cramping her style. Meanwhile, Ben is traumatised after a violent hold-up at the Boat Club.

rdf:langString Sammy and Nathan's marriage is in crisis when she can no longer bear keeping the secret reason for their move into the Rafter home. This leaves Nathan with no option but to count on the family he's always taken for granted. Relating the story of how he met beloved wife Sammy, Nathan is forced to face his feelings of worthlessness as a son, husband and provider. In revisiting the evolution of his relationship with Sammy, Nathan takes us to his wedding day, which happened to turn out to be both the happiest and saddest day of his life, as a beloved family member collapses. Wealthy princess Sammy faces obstacles at every turn as she struggles to fit into crowded, suburban life with the Rafter family.

rdf:langString It's Christmas Time as Ted steps back into the weird and wonderful world of dating. His journey begins when, encouraged by Louise's letter to the future, he attends a meeting of Friend Finders – a social networking group for people over 50. His first experience is bewildering and he finds himself cast as 'fresh flesh' — especially by two very different women, Helen and Marjorie. But the newly widowed Ted is not sure if he ready just yet for anything romantic. Meanwhile, Dave tries to implement a household roster, Rachel embraces a macrobiotic lifestyle with disastrous results, Julie lets her hair down for a night of pre-Christmas clubbing and then the family spend a happy Christmas Day together.

rdf:langString Rachel's growing alcohol dependence sends her family over the edge. Her careless actions could spell the end for one of them. Julie desperately brings the family together for a therapeutic barbecue but simmering tensions erupt. Ben finds himself the unlikely counsellor to both his sister and grandfather Ted as they confront traumatic turning points in their lives. When Ted's humiliating secret is discovered by Rachel, she unwittingly sets him on a path to self-destruction.

rdf:langString Julie and Dave wrestle with a life-changing decision that will shake the foundation of the family. Rachel reveals a painful secret from her past. And Ben fears the worst when Melissa's ex-fiancé turns up on his doorstep.

rdf:langString Julie forces her dispirited family to the beach for a restorative weekend away – leading to everyone feeling restored but Julie herself. Ted receives advice from beyond the grave. Melissa's life is in danger when she goes into sudden anaphylactic shock during a Rafter BBQ. Romance beckons for Rachel, but she is not sure if she is ready to embrace it.

rdf:langString Dave sees red when he learns that the man Rachel is dating is an old cricket friend from many years ago. He remembers Rob as a tireless lothario, so he takes matters into his own hands by paying a visit to Rob's bookshop to warn him off his daughter. Julie is very much on Rachel's side, until she discovers that Rob is now a divorced father of two teenage boys. Meanwhile, Melissa and Chrissy are still suspicious of new housemate Kat and Ted ventures into the world of dating by means of two-timing.

rdf:langString Julie is left shell-shocked after a visit to her doctor yields a disturbing diagnosis. Meanwhile, the Rafters reflect in their various ways the anniversary of Louise Taylor's tragic death and the wedding of currently-estranged Nathan and Sammy. In the final minute, Julie shocks her family by revealing she's pregnant.

rdf:langString Dave's freelance working career does not begin well at all and fails to take off. This has Julie feeling the financial strain of her family coming back to live with her and Dave. Julie makes some tough decisions which tests the strength of her marriage and she tells Dave a white lie which she later regrets terribly. As Dave struggles to find work, he decides to buy a new van without telling Julie and tempers in the Rafter household flare. All this while Ben keeps mum on a very uncomfortable secret that has the potential to blow his family apart.

rdf:langString Ben challenges fate to grant him one last chance to redeem himself. Julie reaches some startling conclusions about the state of her health. And Rob is scarily keen to play happy families with Rachel.

rdf:langString Looking for direction and focus, Rachel throws herself into a new chapter in her life. This includes not only a rather confronting and embarrassing night of speed-dating, but also the nerve-wracking experience of applying for a job far above her level of experience. Rachel's run of daring open-mindedness takes a blessed turn when she – literally – runs into an attractive and intelligent, but much older man, Rob. Meanwhile, Dave's struggling with son Nathan as his new manager. With Nathan throwing his weight around, and Warney looking to Nathan as the boss, tempers begin to flare.

rdf:langString While attending jury duty, Ben meets Kat, a massage therapist who soon becomes his new housemate. Melissa suspects something sinister about Kat while Carbo's excited that there's a new girl in the house. Dave offers his son Nathan a job at his electrical business after he was fired from his job in real-estate, causing Julie to be thrilled at the prospect of having her son and husband work together. Meanwhile, Rachel struggles to get over Vishnu's betrayal.

rdf:langString This episode is told from the perspective of Rachel, the eldest child of the Rafter family. Flashbacks are shown which explains how Rachel met, fell in love with and consequently left Daniel, followed by the aftermath of her and Daniel's sex video scandal and the effect that it has had on the whole Rafter family. Meanwhile, Ted decides to move back home, but it is not long before Julie realises he may be hiding something.

rdf:langString Ben's world is turned upside down after a drunken one-night stand. Dave must face up to the secrets of his past. Carbo strikes up a surprising friendship, with unexpectedly romantic results.

rdf:langString Nathan's world is turned upside down as Julie and Dave make a splash at his father-in-law's 50th birthday party. Nathan learns a valuable lesson about wealth and happiness when the life he has and the life he wants collide. Determined to teach Nathan a lesson about family loyalty, Rachel sets out to humiliate him by dating his rich and snobby best friend.

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rdf:langString Margaret Wilson

rdf:langString Dave Warner

rdf:langString Anthony Ellis

rdf:langString Marieke Hardy

rdf:langString Abe Pogos

rdf:langString Chris Hawkshaw

rdf:langString Sue Hore

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rdf:langString Julie Rafter

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rdf:langString Season 1 DVD

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rdf:langString Australia

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xsd:date 2008-08-26

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xsd:date 2009-03-24

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rdf:langString Changes

rdf:langString Lines of Communication

rdf:langString Having It All

rdf:langString Over the Moon

rdf:langString How Did We Get Here?

rdf:langString Natural Justice

rdf:langString Self-Made Man

rdf:langString She Ain't Heavy

rdf:langString Taking the Lead

rdf:langString A Mother's Radar

rdf:langString All in the Planning

rdf:langString Away from It All

rdf:langString Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone

rdf:langString Facing Demons

rdf:langString Losing the Touch

rdf:langString Playing a Googly

rdf:langString Removing the Block

rdf:langString Smile Through the Pain

rdf:langString Suburban Boy

rdf:langString What a Difference a Year Makes

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rdf:langString 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. The first season begins as Julie and Dave Rafter are over the moon when their last remaining child finally leaves home. But what happens when the rest of the family suddenly returns to the nest? Less than 48 hours after their middle son Ben moves himself next door, all dreams of freedom are put on hold as one by one their youngest son Nathan and his princess wife Sammy, their troubled eldest daughter Rachel, and Julie's emotionally vulnerable father Ted all return to the family home. Plenty of drama, many laughs and a few tears ensue as the Rafters must learn to live under the same roof once again.

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rdf:langString Marcus Cole

rdf:langString Chris Martin-Jones

rdf:langString Lynn Hegarty

rdf:langString Lynn-Maree Danzey

rdf:langString Nicholas Bufalo

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