Rake: Series 1

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it took me some time to appreciate it. All the characters are quite interesting and Richard Roxburgh is spot on as “Rake.”

It is somewhat difficult to know who everyone is; and who the characters are that you need to know; and which ones you can forget about.

The characters are generally interesting, even though Roxburgh steals most of the scenes which he is in (again, he is an acquired taste). But he is genuinely intelligent, funny and very flawed. Therefore, many of the people with whom he interacts are also intelligent and flawed, but not to the same extent.

The lead character is not a likable guy; but he is interesting enough to keep you entertained and paying attention. Eventually, I did get to like the lead character, but this took me about 3 seasons.

There is a lot of drunkenness, drug usage, and illicit sex. I don’t recall there being any nudity, but there may have been.

Spoiler alert: One weakness I find with many Australian series is, there is often an act of adultery early on (or another major event); and it seems forced; and more or less thrown into the show in order to revolve the characters around it. In this show, the adultery is at least treated as a devastating event (I have seen some where it came off as not that big of a deal).

– G. Kukis

My wife and I loved this who 3 season series. It is Australian and a bit ribald. It runs the gamut from ridiculousness to tragedy but is always entertaining. We had to buy season 3 and 3 on DVD after watching season 1 on Amazon Instant Video. I am not sure who else it will appeal too. We like British courtroom dramas like Silk and the old Rumpole series. Among American shows from a few years back we like West Wing and House, just to give you some idea of our taste to compare too. It does challenge the mind as well as the heart in delightful ways.

– Mountain Grandpa

Found this series to be really, really funny. Love Richard Roxburgh as the main character, and all the supporting characters are excellent as well. Not a show to watch with the kids – very adult humor and situations. The only problem I have with the series is it was only two seasons. Would love to see the Aussie’s bring it back for a few more seasons. The American version of this show didn’t even come close in comedy or story line.

-Grouper

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Actors: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Adrienne Pickering, Russell Dykstra, Danielle Cormack
Directors: Peter Duncan, Rachel Ward, Jeffrey Walker, Jessica Hobbs
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR – Not Rated
Studio: ACORN MEDIA
DVD Release Date: May 9, 2017
Run Time: 449 minutes
ASIN: B01N14SG4A