Rafferty's Rules
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Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network.
John Wood received the TV Week Logie Award in 1988 and 1989 for Most Outstanding Actor for his work on the show.
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[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"
- Katy Brinson as "Lisa Blake - Public Defendant"
- Maxine 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] Plot
Michael Rafferty, a Stipendiary Magistrate, is separated from his wife, with whom he had two children (a son and a daughter).
Rafferty also has a 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).
He also has a brother, Patrick Rafferty, who is a State Member of Parliament.
The series is based at a Magistrates' Court in Manly (a Sydney beachside suburb), over which Michael Rafferty presided.
[edit] Broadcasting
Repeat episodes of Rafferty's Rules are currently being shown on the Seven network at 3:00pm weekdays (following Blue Heelers).
[edit] Trivia
"Rafferty's Rules" is also an Australian colloquialism which means "No rules".
