Rake
Rake
TV Series
7.5
2010 5 Seasons

Rake

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Storyline

Cleaver Greene is not about politics or morality or even justice. Cleaver Greene is about the law. And it is his passion for the law that drives him to use his formidable intelligence to defend people whom society and the justice system might otherwise convict without a fair trial. He uses his encyclopaedic knowledge of human nature and the Byzantine intricacies of our legal codes to guarantee that his clients get what is theirs by the law; the right to a diligent defence.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

8 Episodes Aired 2010

Cleaver Greene is a brilliant attorney capable of working miracles for clients whose less-than-spotless reputations complicate their defense.

Season 2

Season 2

8 Episodes Aired 2012

Defense attorney Cleaver Greene's personal life is an ongoing disaster, but he still pursues his cases with tireless resolve on behalf of his clients.

R v Mohammed
56 min
E1

R v Mohammed

Sep 06, 2012

We re-discover Cleaver in the back of a limo with a woman he really, really shouldn't be with. When her husband finds out, he resolves to make it his life's work to destroy our hapless hero.

R v Fenton
56 min
E2

R v Fenton

Sep 13, 2012

Cleaver is in the bad books with the Attorney General, while having to defend a slimy corporate thief as he sees an innocent client punished. And, best friend Barney now hates him.

R v Wooldridge & Anor
57 min
E3

R v Wooldridge & Anor

Sep 20, 2012

Missy's book about her life as a prostitute has caused a sensation, and she's engaged. Meanwhile, Cleaver is faced with gambling debts, his psychopathic client, and David Potter.

R v Floyd
57 min
E4

R v Floyd

Sep 27, 2012

Missy and fiancé Joshua Floyd are Australia's most newsworthy couple; but luckily for Cleaver, when his woes are at their worst, he's given the case of the decade.

R v Turner
57 min
E5

R v Turner

Oct 04, 2012

Cleaver defends Missy for murder, while Scarlet inadvertently, through an indiscretion with David, gives Cal the ammunition he needs.

R v Alford
56 min
E6

R v Alford

Oct 11, 2012

Cleaver and Barney are defending a man accused of severing his neighbour's penis. Barney and Nicole's affair continues, while Scarlet and David are firmly on Cal McGregor's hook.

Greene v Hole
57 min
E7

Greene v Hole

Oct 18, 2012

Red and David's affair is front page news; Missy decides she wants marriage and children; Cleaver is facing the consequences of the dark path he trod to recover his father's estate.

R v Greene
57 min
E8

R v Greene

Oct 25, 2012

Cleaver is charged with manslaughter; his journalist girlfriend betrays him; and Kirsty wants his debt paid in full. His strategy is to have Cal McGregor upgrade the charge to murder.

Season 3

Season 3

8 Episodes Aired 2014

Amid new restaurant ventures, new loves and a prison sentence, there's still time for Cleaver Greene to defend the indefensible.

Episode 1
56 min
E1

Episode 1

Feb 09, 2014

Cleaver Greene languishes in prison surrounded by enemies and friends. Many former colleagues from Macquarie St and the bench are also inside, courtesy of corruption scandals.

Episode 2
55 min
E2

Episode 2

Feb 16, 2014

Cleaver outsmarts the appeals judges, but life outside is not good. He is a legal pariah, jobless, homeless and phoneless, and while he has been inside, his world has been sliding towards chaos.

Episode 3
58 min
E3

Episode 3

Feb 23, 2014

At Malcolm's funeral Cleaver meets Mal's sister Felicity, a honey blonde with an acid wit; and baulks at being Scarlet's junior in the case of a gambling-addicted client.

Episode 4
58 min
E4

Episode 4

Mar 02, 2014

A murder brings Felicity back into Cleaver's life. He knows he needs Barney, despite everything that's happening in Barney's life; and he can't say goodbye to Wendy or Missy.

Episode 5
56 min
E5

Episode 5

Mar 09, 2014

Cleaver is retained for a low rent tawdry sex offence, but the Royal Commissions that have decimated David's front bench mean that even barrel-bottom Cleaver Greene is getting lots of briefs.

Episode 6
55 min
E6

Episode 6

Mar 16, 2014

Roger bans Cleaver from Wendy's, and Fuzz has returned with a Congolese wife, a Cleaveresque attitude, and (according to the AFP) a suitcase full of stolen blood diamonds.

Episode 7
54 min
E7

Episode 7

Mar 23, 2014

Siege veteran Cleaver leads Wendy, Fuzz and Prue out of Roger's hostage crisis, but is accidentally shot in the buttock.

Episode 8
58 min
E8

Episode 8

Mar 30, 2014

Something is seriously awry in Cleaver's world. His practice is booming. Barney is thriving. And he is falling in love with Felicity. But does fate have some nasty surprises in store?

Season 4

Season 4

8 Episodes Aired 2016

Cleaver crashes back to earth and tries to lay low, but staying out of trouble has never been his strong suit.

Episode 1
56 min
E1

Episode 1

May 19, 2016

Cleaver's descent to earth lands him straight into the clutches of a one-time mentor and now powerful criminal on the run, Edgar Thompson. Meanwhile Barney is adrift above the Pacific.

Episode 2
56 min
E2

Episode 2

May 26, 2016

Cleaver's been hiding out in the country posing as a writer, but his cover's blown when Barney appears on Australian Story, complete with images of his best friend. It isn't long before Thompson's goons arrive on the scene.

Episode 3
55 min
E3

Episode 3

Jun 02, 2016

Wendy reluctantly takes Cleaver in when he's evicted, while Barney is reeling from the costs of his rescue. David and Scarlet's romance is slowly being scuttled by her children; and Missy is desperate for drugs.

Episode 4
55 min
E4

Episode 4

Jun 09, 2016

Thompson has Cleaver in the frame for drug trafficking, but Wendy comes to the rescue. David is desperate to save his relationship with Scarlet, and Nicole is scrolling through her ex-husband posts.

Episode 5
56 min
E5

Episode 5

Jun 16, 2016

Barney & Cleaver are back on speaking terms and share a case; Cleaver rescues Missy who's been enjoying a cocaine-hazed few days with Cal McGregor, and appeals to Wendy's better nature to take her in.

Episode 6
55 min
E6

Episode 6

Jun 23, 2016

Cleaver defends David and Barney sees it as a betrayal; Fuzz gets Missy drugs and then she seduces him. Wendy has a date with an old flame; and a free David announces he's standing for the Senate.

Episode 7
57 min
E7

Episode 7

Jun 30, 2016

After David's acquittal Cleaver and Nicole worry about Barney, but then Cleaver gets himself disbarred and Wendy kicks him out. But Jack is determined to get him out of Wendy's life forever.

Episode 8
56 min
E8

Episode 8

Jul 07, 2016

Cleaver considers a career change but David throws a spanner in the works. Cleaver's determined to win Wendy back, but Jack is scheming to get rid of him for good. Will it work? Fuzz has some surprising news.

Season 5

Season 5

8 Episodes Aired 2018

Terror! Scandal! Ill-fitting zebra costumes! When you're a senator, these sorts of things tend to just sort of happen.

Greene v The World
55 min
E1

Greene v The World

Aug 19, 2018

After taking up residency in Canberra as a Senator in Federal Parliament, Cleaver has old foes and new. A terrorist gas attack on New Parliament House causes the seat of government to move down the hill to its old home.

Greene v The United States
53 min
E2

Greene v The United States

Aug 26, 2018

Incriminating multimedia and a missing US Defence Secretary puts Cleaver firmly in the sights of the Secret Service as it comes to light that the suspected terrorist attack may have been caused by something much more benign.

Evans v Greene
58 min
E3

Evans v Greene

Sep 02, 2018

After mislaying his suit at a fancy-dress party Cleaver is not only forced to do the walk of shame, but to speak to the house... dressed as a zebra; and he becomes the prime suspect in an assassination attempt.

Gold and Greene v Red
56 min
E4

Gold and Greene v Red

Sep 09, 2018

A new PM is sworn in on the eve of Anzac Day, and Cleaver is served with a summons in the defamation case Evans vs Greene ahead of a heated debate over the sell-off of the Aussie ice cream icon - the Oz Ripple.

Greene v Diaries
56 min
E5

Greene v Diaries

Sep 16, 2018

It's a new week and a new Prime Minister. Indigenous Liberal Greg Peters has come to the fore to lead the country with his own agenda; just as there's panic in the Capital as ministerial diaries are to be published.

Greene v The Unflushables
57 min
E6

Greene v The Unflushables

Sep 23, 2018

After a 21-week term Peters is out as PM and Morrow is in; Cleaver's own plumbing issues shed light on the true cause of the explosion at Parliament House; and an intended hit gone wrong results in a Senate resignation.

Greene v Mid-Winter
58 min
E7

Greene v Mid-Winter

Sep 30, 2018

War is looming in the South China Sea; a cabinet reshuffle is on the cards, and the plumbers handled! The move back to New Parliament House is on, but not before the Mid-Winter Ball; and a feud is buried for political gain.

Greene v The Reckoning
59 min
E8

Greene v The Reckoning

Oct 07, 2018

Morrow has been toppled, aided and abetted by his half-brother Joe, Cal McGregor is now PM. Following an international incident and a monumental cover up, will the capitol implode whilst our heroes chose to explode?

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

5

Episodes

40

Language

en

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