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Rake (Australia)

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description Rake (Australia) Overview

Rake is an Australian television comedy-drama series that aired on ABC from 2010 to 2018. Created by Peter Duncan, the show stars Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive criminal defense barrister based in Sydney. The series follows Greene as he takes on challenging legal cases while navigating his chaotic personal life, which frequently intersects with the criminal underworld. It appeals to viewers who enjoy legal dramas mixed with dark comedy and complex character studies.

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Is Cleaver Greene based on a real Sydney barrister?

Cleaver Greene is fictional, although viewers and journalists have associated aspects of him with colorful Australian barristers, including Charles Waterstreet. Creator Peter Duncan did not present the series as a straightforward biography of one lawyer.

How many seasons of the Australian Rake were made?

ABC broadcast five seasons between 2010 and 2018, all starring Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene. The fifth season moves much of the political chaos to Canberra and provides the original series finale.

Is the Australian Rake connected to the American remake?

The short-lived American Rake was an adaptation starring Greg Kinnear as Keegan Deane, not a continuation of Cleaver Greene's story. Fox aired the remake in 2014, while Richard Roxburgh's original remained an Australian ABC production.

Does Rake focus on courtroom cases or Cleaver's personal life?

Each story gives Cleaver a difficult or outrageous legal client, but the cases are intertwined with his gambling, debts, affairs, friendships, and political enemies. Recurring characters such as Barney Meagher, Scarlet Engles, David Potter, and Missy make the serialized personal story as important as the courtroom plot.

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