It has been nearly a decade since Cleaver Greene first made an appearance on our TV screens. The series follows a brilliant, but Self-destructive criminal defense lawyer who is known to defend the guilty and is also at odds with everyone around him, including his ex-wife. Scandals, lies, and politics that the audiences loved is all back in Rake Series 5, which premieres in August on ABC. The new season finds Cleaver as an independent senator in a crumbling Federal Parliament.
Rake Series 5 Cast
Peter Duncan and Andrew Knight once again write the series 5 episodes as Cleaver returns for the last season with much of the original cast.
Rake Series 5 (2018)
Created By: Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh, Charles Waterstreet
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Jane Turner, Jacek Koman, Kate Box, Tasma Walton
Network: ABC Australia
Air Date: August 19 2018, 8.30 PM
Rake Series 5 Plot
Rake Series 5 begins one year after Cleaver taking up residency in Canberra as a Senator in Federal Parliament. Cleaver (Richard Roxburgh) has old foes and new: a new nemesis in the formidable and right wing Senator Penny Evans (Jane Turner) and a new comrade in his COMCAR driver Jakub (Jacek Koman).
Nicole Vargas (Kate Box) is now Cleaver’s Chief of Staff, and Jack (Tasma Walton) lurks in the Parliamentary shadows, ready to make or break careers. David Potter (Matt Day) has made the transition to a Senator for the Greens and Cal’s arch rival and half-brother Joe (Mark Mitchinson) is the Leader of the Government in the Senate who, with Minister for Homeland Security Gareth Morrow (William McInnes), runs the government with an iron fist – or so he thinks.
Wendy (Caroline Brazier) is encouraged to set up her practice in the Capital, whilst Missy (Adrienne Pickering) somehow becomes Cleaver’s Press Secretary and, with Fuzz (Keegan Joyce) missing in action in Silicon Valley, she (and their daughter Winsome) move in with Cleaver. Cal (Damien Garvey) is fighting his own battles both at home with Jane (Sonia Todd), and at work with the appointment of Caitlin Farquhar (Sara Wiseman) as co-host of his show, until opportunity knocks and he is given both a seat and a ministerial portfolio, with the promise of something more.
With a suspected terrorist gas attack on New Parliament House, an unfortunate incident during a visit by US Defence Secretary Linus Potemkin (Anthony LaPaglia), calling for a banking boycott whilst dressed as a zebra, an assassination attempt, a defamation case, the fight to maintain an Aussie ice cream icon, and the ever-rotating Prime Ministers and BuzzStay guests – none of Cleaver’s ensuing chaos has abated … but will he step up to help Australia keep calm and carry on?
Rake Series 5 Trailer
Watch this trailer of Rake Series 5 and tell us if you are ready for this fabulous drama to end.
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Rake Series 5 Episode Guide
Can’t wait to find out how it all unfolds in the last season of Rake? Take a peek inside upcoming episodes with this guide.
Series 5 Episode 1
During his swearing in as an independent Senator, Cleaver singlehandedly causes the downfall of the Governor General before there is a suspected terrorist gas attack on New Parliament House.
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