Happily married couple, Julie and Dave Rafter are over the moon when Ben, their last child, finally...

An unemployed Dave struggles to regain his manhood and position in the family, landing himself in ho...

Rachel's growing alcohol dependence sends her family over the edge. Her careless actions could spell...

Sammy and Nathan's marriage is in crisis when she can no longer bear keeping the secret reason for t...

Ben finds himself in uncomfortable possession of a devastating secret which could blow his family ap...

Rachel faces up to her shameful past. In flashbacks, she tells how she met, fell in love and eventua...

Nathan's world is turned upside down as Julie and Dave make a splash at his father-in-law's 50th bir...

Ben's world is turned upside down after a drunken one-night stand. Dave must face up to the secrets...

Dave reconnects with his foster brother, '80s rock star Steve Wilson, leading to an offer he can't r...

Rachel is faced with a terrible decision. Ben gets the wrong idea when he stumbles upon a secret in...

Julie forces her dispirited family to the beach for a restorative weekend away — leading to everyone...

Ted steps back into the weird and wonderful world of dating. His journey begins when, encouraged by...

Dave reluctantly bonds with Warney and discovers the beginnings of a surprising friendship. Meanwhil...

Following on from last weeks adventure in the car, Sammy and Nathan decide to organise some time for...

Being on the electoral roll has its advantages; some may argue but voting being one. And others say...

This week sees Rachel still trying to find her life's path. With much direction and focus she starts...

Dads and their daughters have a very special relationship. In fact, most Dad's like to think that th...

What do you get when you mix too much alcohol with sex? A one night stand! It would almost be crazy,...

This week Rachel is blown away by Rob's idea of "Happy Families". His idea is a bit over the top, bu...

"Once upon a time in Dave's Magic Castle." All should be well in the world of King Dave, but with Qu...

What a difference a year makes! It has been a year in TV land according to the Packed to the Rafters...

Last week saw a huge surprise bestowed on Dave and Julie. With three grown up kids, and the youngest...

This episode sees the return of Packed to the Rafters for its second season on Australian television...

Dave and Julie’s relationship comes under strain as Dave struggles with a series of betrayals. Juli...

Rachel gets back into the dating game. Encouraged by her best friend Libby, Rachel reluctantly agre...

Steve Wilson makes Nathan an unexpected offer. Nathan’s life is finally back on track. He’s on the...

Painful memories surface for Dave as he and Julie confront the potentially heartbreaking results of...

Ted’s burgeoning relationship with Marjorie appears to be going romantic gangbusters until he meets...

Trish returns from Europe, seemingly in high spirits, and invites the entire Rafter family to lunch...

The stray mutt which Ben and Melissa found a week ago still has no name, despite all their efforts....

Ben’s troubles begin when he inadvertently stumbles on Rachel taking artistic pregnancy photos of a...

Dave has finally opened his original birth certificate. Inside is the name of his birth mother, but...

After turning up at the Rafter house and disappearing without so much as a word, Rachel 'Chel' Warne...

Carbo’s mother Rita arrives from Lesbos to stay for six weeks with Artemis, the 18 year old daughter...

A shame-faced Nathan wakes up from an erotic dream initially about Sammy who then turns into Layla....

The Rafters throw a surprise party for Chel, who's shocked and delighted as the family yells 'surpri...

Dave is determined to give Ben and Melissa the engagement party that he and Julie never had. But his...

Now that Julie and Dave are expecting their fourth child, Ted makes plans to withdraw from his super...

On her last day at work Julie quizzes psychic tea lady Bonnie about the troubling prediction she’d m...

When a bunch of flowers arrive for her at work with no card, Rachel assumes Jake must’ve sent them....

Ben begins to bow under pressure as his wedding day fast approaches, thanks to a chance meeting with...

Ben and Melissa's honeymoon takes an unexpected turn. At the five-star resort they're staying at, th...

Nathan has decided he has no possible job options left. But in a way he feels liberated – he’s free...

Julie faces her greatest challenge yet – the birth of her fourth and final child without husband Dav...

Julie recovers in hospital after the birth of baby Ruby, ruminating on how life is like a blank page...

Julie's confidence as a mum takes a beating when baby Ruby resists Julie's attempts to breastfeed. E...

Dave's dilemma over whether to reveal that his birth-father is alive leads to a roadtrip to meet his...

Love is in the air, with Ben plagued with unexpected doubts about his ability in the sack, while a m...

Ted struggles with feeling old and worthless after a girl gang attack and the death of a neighbour....

Rachel's dream of moving in with Jake is thrown into jeopardy by the unexpected return of Alex. Rac...

Julie is forced to expand her inevitable focus on the needs of her new baby to include the more comp...

Nathan is forced to question his motives for wanting to donate a kidney, triggering a crisis of conf...

Someone's watching the Rafter House - and the surprise culprit leads to Dave and Nathan meeting Dave...

Ben is forced to step outside his comfort zone when a moral stand clashes with workplace politics....

Rachel rides the ups and downs of happiness, struggling to find it in the frenetic pace of life. But...

Nathan faces a life-changing moment of truth - the operation to donate a kidney to beloved grandmoth...

Julie explores the principle of "live and let live" as she and others struggle to implement the phil...

Dave struggles with unfamiliar emotions that threaten to engulf the easy-going father and husband he...

Ben begins to feel like the victim in a horror film who always goes where the audience knows he shou...

Rachel's relationship with Jake is pushed to breaking point when her work and personal lives collide...

Ted returns from with renewed spark from a rejuvenating break, only to find all is not well with his...

A wild night in Kings Cross teaches Nathan not to judge a book by its cover. Nathan's journey begin...

Rachel takes a crash course in remembering to breathe as she juggles a toxic workplace and an estran...

Certain perfect bubbles in the Rafter world all burst in the most unexpected and confronting ways....

The Rafter family say an emotional farewell to Melissa. Dave is determined to shelve his own battle...

With Christmas and Ruby's first birthday fast approaching, the Rafter family struggle to get back on...

It's been three months since Ben and Nathan left on their road trip around Australia. Bearded and ta...

It's a time for new beginnings as Dave learns the truth about underlying tensions between Ben and th...

Rachel wrestles with the potentially relationship-wrecking pitfalls of getting everything you want -...

The aftermath of Jake's ill-fated rugby weekend is fully felt as Julie realises how much perception...

Nathan examines what it means to be free as he receives potentially upsetting news - his divorce fro...

Nathan doesn't have much luck getting attention for his Parts Exchange website, so he makes up some...

Rachel's doubts are intensified as she visits Jake to invite him to her farewell dinner. One thing l...

Dave relishes finally having a relationship with his dad, Tom, despite Julie's reservations about he...

The comic rivalry between Ted and Tom continues. Ted's convinced Tom isn't looking for work at all,...

Julie finds herself out of her comfort zone when she attends a burlesque dance class with new friend...

Grace tells her sons Jake and Alex that she's engaged, and both boys are happy for her until they fi...

Julie's new friendship with Donna is tested when she discovers that Donna suffers from OCD

Dave leaps at the chance when his successful friend Warney, offers him a shot at the contract for a...

Ben opens up to Emma about Melissa's death, and the cathartic experience enables him to finally get...

Ben initiates a night on the town with the boys, and everyone is impressed by the up-market nightclu...

Everybody is up in arms about Tom's disappearance with the insurance money. Coby is particularly gut...

Coby is particularly gutted, secretly blaming himself for not being honest with the Rafters about To...

Dave's increasingly exhausted as the demands of his new job take their toll, and for the first time...

Ted resolves to take a leap of faith and seize life with both hands. But as his best-laid plans are...

Dave and Julie discover how one inexplicable chain of events can almost end in disaster. Dave is alo...

When Carbo begins sleepwalking due to wedding stress, Ben must truly become the Best Man and save th...

Ben and Emma are both nervously looking forward to their first date. When Carbo and Retta return fro...

Julie receives a surprise invitation from the charming editor of a local paper Adam Goodman - an off...

With an expanding business, new premises and a new employee, Dave has high hopes indeed. But it seem...

Its Valentines Day, and matters of the heart are front and centre. Ben and Emma try to dodge the pre...

Oblivious to the knowing smiles of Dave and Jake, Coby finds himself falling for Frankie

When Jake receives a surprise phone call from his estranged father, he is unable to forgive him for...

Dave struggles with his secret fear that his relationship with Jake is permanently damaged and that...

Ben is being driven quietly crazy by the baby-obsessed Carbo and Retta. Feeling edged out of the wor...

When the rules of relationships are broken, who decides the punishment?

Following an awkward moment, Frankie announces she's going to quit and with a niggling feeling of gu...

Tension remains high in the Rafter house as Julie and Dave struggle to forgive each other. Ted is ca...

For Ben, it finally feels like the right time to move on from Mel and start a new chapter with Emma,...

Julie thinks about life's surprises after she receives two big ones. Nathan returns back home unanno...

Julie tries to find ways to fill the void left by her absent kids, while the calamitous return of Al...

Dave bets Julie that she can't refrain from giving advice.

In light of his ongoing tests, Ted isn't sure whether he should reveal his health concerns to his fa...

Julie is in denial about Ted's health and Dave carefully voices his concerns but Julie doesn't want...

Julie feels at odds with both Ted and Dave over the severity of Ted's condition - and falling back i...

Frankie is caught up in that heady rush a new relationship brings. She seems to be coping pretty wel...

Dave is determined to take his business to the next level, beginning with his new contract with Dunc...

Torrential rain and bad luck descends as Jake realises the old adage is true: it never rains but it...

Hours have passed since Coby took off and he's not answering his phone. Dave is feeling privately gu...

As Dave and Julie's 30th wedding anniversary approaches, thoughts naturally turn to family and histo...

Julie has high hopes as she prepares for Nathan's homecoming - but Ted's worsening condition threate...

Nathan is working hard to build a solid base for Saskia and Edward in Australia and accepts a job of...

When new employee Buzz brings his wayward son Jackson onto site, Dave begins to suspect his good nat...

Having found a place to rent, Nathan's done all he can to prepare for his wife and baby's arrival. B...

An exhausted Nathan arrives in London looking for Saskia and baby Edward, desperate to find out why...

Ted continues to drift between present day and his memories of the past, forcing both him and his fa...

Carbo is happy with where his life is and all he wants for his birthday is a romantic night with Ret...

Dave's enduring belief that nothing is beyond repair is put to the test when a crisis envelops the R...

Ted is forced to acknowledge that he's becoming a danger to himself and others.

It's a matter of head versus heart as Julie and Dave wrestle with their decision to sell their belov...

Friends and family gather to say farewell to everyone's favourite family. But before they say goodby...

The Rafters begin the emotional task of packing up their beloved family home. But is moving into a s...