Season 1
The first season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 26 August 2008 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 24 March 2009 after 22 episodes. The first season aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm in Australia and averaged 1,904,364 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of Packed to the Rafters: The Complete Season 1 on 2 December 2009. The first season begins as Julie and Dave Rafter are over the moon when their last remaining child finally leaves home. But what happens when the rest of the family suddenly returns to the next? Less than 48 hours after their middle son Ben moves himself next door, all dreams of freedom are put on hold as one by one their youngest son Nathan and his princess wife Sammy, their troubled eldest daughter Rachel, and Julie's emotionally vulnerable father Ted all return to the family home. Plenty of drama, lots of laughs and a few tears ensue as the Rafters must learn to live under the same roof once again.
Episodes
1 Pilot Aug 26, 2008 
2 Playing a Googly Sep 2, 2008 
3 She Ain't Heavy Sep 9, 2008 
4 How Did We Get Here? Sep 16, 2008 
5 Lines of Communication Sep 23, 2008 
6 Facing Demons Sep 30, 2008 
7 Self Made Man Oct 7, 2008 
8 Taking the Lead Oct 14, 2008 
9 Suburban Boy Oct 21, 2008 
10 All in the Planning Oct 28, 2008 
11 Away From It All Nov 4, 2008 
12 Removing the Block Nov 11, 2008 
13 Smile Through the Pain Nov 18, 2008 
14 A Mother's Radar Nov 25, 2008 
15 Natural Justice Feb 3, 2009 
16 Having It All Feb 10, 2009 
17 Changes Feb 17, 2009 
18 House of Cards Feb 24, 2009 
19 Over the Moon Mar 3, 2009 
20 Losing the Touch Mar 10, 2009 
21 What a Difference a Year Makes Mar 17, 2009 
22 Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone Mar 24, 2009