Rake

2011 • Audience

4.0

37 reviews

TV-UNRATED

Rating

Eligible

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Rake: Series 2 episodes (8)

1 R v Mohammed

9/6/12

Season-only

Cleaver is caught having an affair with the New South Wales Premier, wife of Attorney General, Cal McGregor. Meanwhile, Cleaver defends the wife of an alleged terrorist who blew himself up in front of Parliament.

2 R v Fenton

9/13/12

Season-only

The Attorney General begins a campaign of police harassment against Cleaver in retaliation for the affair. Barney works on the case of a man who poses as a board member at various meetings around town.

3 R v Woolridge & Anor

9/20/12

Season-only

Missy’s memoir of her life as a prostitute causes a sensation. Cleaver hooks up with an underage film student at a play starring the girl’s aunt, one of Cleaver’s ex-girlfriends. After going into even more gambling debt, Cleaver gets involved with mob boss Kirsty.

4 R v Floyd

9/27/12

Season-only

Missy’s fiancé, Joshua —the founder of a high-profile online leak site— faces treason charges, while Cleaver defends a Peeping Tom and laments the lack of lucrative cases coming his way. Cleaver and Wendy face a new crisis with Fuzz.

5 R v Turner

10/4/12

Season-only

Cleaver consoles Missy, who is charged with Joshua’s murder. Barney breaks his arm and accidentally deepens the divide between him and Scarlet. A mysterious cigarette-smoking man approaches Cleaver with information about Joshua’s case.

6 R v Alford

10/11/12

Season-only

Barney and Cleaver defend a man accused of severing his neighbor’s penis with garden shears. Scarlet finds herself in serious trouble because of her testimony for the Attorney General.

7 Greene v Hole

10/18/12

Season-only

Scarlet is devastated when Cal’s photograph of her and David reaches the newspapers. Missy is still in her rut when Cleaver receives bad news from his sister.

8 R v Greene

10/25/12

Season-only

Cleaver is in jail for manslaughter, until Missy posts bail for him with the funds from her movie deal. Concerned his manslaughter charge will be connected to her criminal organization, Kirsty calls in Cleaver’s debt.

About this show

Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge!, Van Helsing) is Cleaver Greene, a brilliant barrister battling self-destructive tendencies in this hit Australian comedy-drama. As a lawyer, Cleaver prefers to defend those who are utterly hopeless and probably guilty; his clients include murderers, bigamists, and even cannibals. In his personal life, he dodges debt collectors and the Tax Office, while pining after a former prostitute (Adrienne Pickering, The Reef) and flirting with his best friend’s wife (Danielle Cormack, Wentworth). Despite his roguish ways, Cleaver’s wit and charm have won him many cases and loyal friends over the years. Guest stars in this “smart, cheeky, and funny legal series” (Newcastle Herald, Australia) include Oscar® nominee Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters), Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings films), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), and Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones).

Ratings and reviews

4.0

37 reviews

deborah elliott

April 11, 2021

Not funny, not amusing, macho, toxic masculinity! No thanks!

Ebonee Sanders

December 24, 2021

I love everything about to the

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