Rake

2011 • Audience

4.0

37 reviews

TV-UNRATED

Rating

Eligible

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Rake: Series 1 episodes (8)

1 R v Murray

7/13/11

Season-only

After a rough night of dealing with bookie collectors and strict brothel keepers, lawyer Cleaver Greene defends a world-renowned economist accused of cannibalism. Meanwhile, Cleaver’s favorite prostitute, Missy, quits her job and disappears.

2 R v Marx

7/20/11

Season-only

Scarlet confides in Cleaver that she’s unhappy in her marriage with Barney. Cleaver and Barney take the case of a woman who seduced a juror for information after her daughter was found guilty of murder.

3 R v Dana

7/27/11

Season-only

Cleaver faces a tribunal for inappropriate behavior, while his rival David Potter is acclaimed a hero. Cleaver tries to hide his affair with Scarlet from Barney while defending a celebrity chef accused of bigamy.

4 R v Lorton

8/3/11

Season-only

When a young male prostitute is discovered dead in an alley, Cleaver is assigned to defend a once famous artist—who’s now homeless—accused of his murder. Cleaver and Wendy attend a parent-teacher conference for Finnegan.

5 R v Chandler

8/10/11

Season-only

After trying and failing to repair things with both Barney and Wendy, Cleaver falls back into his old cocaine habit. Later, he receives a request for assistance from a doctor whose incriminating DVD was found by police.

6 R v Langhorn

8/17/11

Season-only

Scarlet prosecutes a controversial radio host for inciting violence after a racist rant advocating vigilantism. Cleaver reunites with his family when his estranged father suffers a stroke.

7 R v Tanner

8/24/11

Season-only

When Attorney General Joe Sandilands is forced to admit he frequents a brothel, Missy worries her past will be discovered. After being caught up in a botched pharmacy robbery, Cleaver ends up working on two separate assault cases.

8 R v Corella

8/31/11

Season-only

Mick Corella’s wife runs into an old school friend at a swingers’ party. Months later, the friend’s dismembered body is found buried under concrete that Mick had laid. Mick asks for Cleaver’s help when he is charged with murder.

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