Rafferty's Rules
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| Rafferty's Rules | |
|---|---|
| Format | Magistrate, Court, Law |
| Created by | Bob Lewin |
| Starring | John Wood Simon Chilvers Arky Michael Terry Serio Andrew McFarlane Catherine Wilkin Katy Brinson Lisa Crittenden |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of episodes | 86 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seven Network |
| Original run | 12 February 1987 – 1990 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network.
The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans (1987-1988), and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith and Russell Webb. The writers were David Allen, John Upton, Tim Gooding and David Marsh.[1]
The series was also shown in the U.K on Satellite channel Lifestyle in 1991. It was shown daily at 2pm.
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[edit] Awards
Both John Wood and Catherine Wilkin received TV Week Logie Awards for their work on Rafferty's Rules.
- John received the Logie Awards for Most Outstanding Actor in both 1988 and 1989 — and Catherine Wilkin received the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in 1988.[2][3]
[edit] Plot
Michael Rafferty, who is a Stipendiary Magistrate, drives to work in an old blue VW Kombi van. He owns a cat named Rhubarb.
Rafferty is separated from his wife, with whom he had two children (a son and a daughter).
Rafferty also has an older daughter, Rebecca Browning, who is in her early twenties — and of whose existence he was unaware until she contacted him after she had grown up (Rebecca's mother is a woman who Michael Rafferty had known before he met his wife, and who he had not seen since his marriage).
Rafferty also has a brother, Patrick Rafferty, who is a State Member of Parliament.
[edit] Cast
- John Wood as "Michael Rafferty, S.M."
- Simon Chilvers as "Sgt. Julian Flicker - Police Prosecutor"
- Arky Michael as "Fulvio Frangellomini - Court Clerk"
- Terry Serio as "Bomber Clayton - Police Prosecutor"
- Andrew McFarlane as "Sgt. Gibson - Police Prosecutor"
- Catherine Wilkin as "Paulyne Gray - Public Defendant"
- Kathleen Brinson as "Lisa Blake - Public Defendant"
- Lisa Crittenden as "Sandra Frangellomini"
[edit] Guest stars
- Alan Lovell as "Police Constable Evans"
- Rebecca Rigg as "Rebecca Browning" (Michael Rafferty's elder daughter)
- Paul Chubb as "Patrick Rafferty" (a Member of Parliament, he is Michael Rafferty's brother)
- Ernie Dingo as "Wayne Williams"
- Alwyn Kurts as "George Bradstock"
[edit] Series location
The series is based at a Magistrates' Court in Manly (a Sydney beachside suburb), over which Michael Rafferty presided.
[edit] Trivia
"Rafferty's Rules" is also an Australian colloquialism which means "No rules".
[edit] References
- ^ "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994
- ^ 1988 Logie Awards
- ^ 1989 Logie Awards
[edit] External links
- Rafferty's Rules at the Internet Movie Database
- Rafferty's Rules at the National Film and Sound Archive
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