Ben Lewin
Director
Rafferty's Rules (1987)
Season 2
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.
Released Feb. 11, 1987
Episode 46 min
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Production Companies: Seven Network, Amalgamated Television Services
Network: Seven
S2E3 - Make My Day
Double standards are apparent in a case that comes before Rafferty.
March 26, 1988, midnight
S2E4 - Kids
Rafferty confronts painful parallels at home when his kids arrive out of the blue.
April 2, 1988, midnight
S2E5 - Dark Side of the Moon
There is an uneasy atmosphere around Rafferty's court when Flicker returns.
April 9, 1988, midnight
S2E1 - Time Out
Work pressures get to much for Paulyne and a love affair seems the answer.
March 12, 1988, midnight
S2E2 - To the Whistle
Flicker's replacement finds he has to play it by Rafferty's rules.
March 19, 1988, midnight
S2E6 - Suspicious Minds
Rafferty's court is thrown into turmoil by a mysterious thief in Rafferty's office.
April 16, 1988, midnight
S2E7 - Solidarity
Rafferty is confronted by a case involving vandalism on a building site.
April 23, 1988, midnight
S2E8 - Prejudice and Pride
Rafferty gets involved in a case of racial prejudice.
April 30, 1988, midnight
S2E9 - Out of the Past
Rafferty is confronted by the past when his older brother visits him.
May 7, 1988, midnight
S2E10 - The Hit
The police are called in to protect Rafferty when he starts receiving threats.
May 14, 1988, midnight
S2E11 - Freedom of Choice
Rafferty, embroiled in what local papers call "the punk drug squatters assault case", faces a housing crisis of his own and deals with the by-products of a cashless society: credit card junkies.
May 21, 1988, midnight
Network: Seven
Episode Runtime: 46 min.
Season Runtime: 46 min.
Released: Feb. 11, 1987
Last Air Date: Aug. 31, 1990, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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