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The Best Episodes of Rake

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Cleaver Greene is not about politics or morality or even justice. Cleaver Greene is about the law. And it is his passion for the law that drives him to use his formidable intelligence to defend

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Rake Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    Something is seriously awry in Cleaver's world. His practice is booming. Barney is thriving. And he is falling in love with Felicity. But does fate have some nasty surprises in store?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Rake Season 1 Episode 3 - R v Dana
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - R v Dana

    S1:E3

    Cleaver defends a chef who is being tried for bigamy, while trying to deal with his guilt over sleeping with Barney's wife Scarlet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Rake Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Cleaver outsmarts the appeals judges, but life outside is not good. He is a legal pariah, jobless, homeless and phoneless, and while he has been inside, his world has been sliding towards chaos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Rake Season 5 Episode 6 - Greene v The Unflushables
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Greene v The Unflushables

    S5:E6

    After a 21-week term Peters is out as PM and Morrow is in; Cleaver's own plumbing issues shed light on the true cause of the explosion at Parliament House; and an intended hit gone wrong results in a Senate resignation.

    Director:Shannon Murphy
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Rake Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    At Malcolm's funeral Cleaver meets Mal's sister Felicity, a honey blonde with an acid wit; and baulks at being Scarlet's junior in the case of a gambling-addicted client.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Rake Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    Roger bans Cleaver from Wendy's, and Fuzz has returned with a Congolese wife, a Cleaveresque attitude, and (according to the AFP) a suitcase full of stolen blood diamonds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Rake Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Siege veteran Cleaver leads Wendy, Fuzz and Prue out of Roger's hostage crisis, but is accidentally shot in the buttock.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Rake Season 1 Episode 2 - R v Marx
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - R v Marx

    S1:E2

    Cleaver sees his 'Missy' out on the arm of his nemesis David Potter; and is hoodwinked into defending a scheming woman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Rake Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    A murder brings Felicity back into Cleaver's life. He knows he needs Barney, despite everything that's happening in Barney's life; and he can't say goodbye to Wendy or Missy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rake Season 5 Episode 2 - Greene v The United States
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Greene v The United States

    S5:E2

    Incriminating multimedia and a missing US Defence Secretary puts Cleaver firmly in the sights of the Secret Service as it comes to light that the suspected terrorist attack may have been caused by something much more benign.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Rake Season 5 Episode 3 - Evans v Greene
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Evans v Greene

    S5:E3

    After mislaying his suit at a fancy-dress party Cleaver is not only forced to do the walk of shame, but to speak to the house... dressed as a zebra; and he becomes the prime suspect in an assassination attempt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Rake Season 5 Episode 4 - Gold and Greene v Red
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Gold and Greene v Red

    S5:E4

    A new PM is sworn in on the eve of Anzac Day, and Cleaver is served with a summons in the defamation case Evans vs Greene ahead of a heated debate over the sell-off of the Aussie ice cream icon - the Oz Ripple.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Rake Season 5 Episode 5 - Greene v Diaries
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Greene v Diaries

    S5:E5

    It's a new week and a new Prime Minister. Indigenous Liberal Greg Peters has come to the fore to lead the country with his own agenda; just as there's panic in the Capital as ministerial diaries are to be published.

    Director:Shannon Murphy
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Rake Season 5 Episode 7 - Greene v Mid-Winter
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Greene v Mid-Winter

    S5:E7

    War is looming in the South China Sea; a cabinet reshuffle is on the cards, and the plumbers handled! The move back to New Parliament House is on, but not before the Mid-Winter Ball; and a feud is buried for political gain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Rake Season 5 Episode 8 - Greene v The Reckoning
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Greene v The Reckoning

    S5:E8

    Morrow has been toppled, aided and abetted by his half-brother Joe, Cal McGregor is now PM. Following an international incident and a monumental cover up, will the capitol implode whilst our heroes chose to explode?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Rake Season 1 Episode 1 - R v Murray
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - R v Murray

    S1:E1

    Barrister Cleaver Greene's life continues to spiral out of control. As usual, he runs to Missy, a high class call girl who works at a brothel also frequented by Cleaver's friend, Attorney General, Joe Sandilands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Rake Season 2 Episode 1 - R v Mohammed
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - R v Mohammed

    S2:E1

    We re-discover Cleaver in the back of a limo with a woman he really, really shouldn't be with. When her husband finds out, he resolves to make it his life's work to destroy our hapless hero.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Rake Season 5 Episode 1 - Greene v The World
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Greene v The World

    S5:E1

    After taking up residency in Canberra as a Senator in Federal Parliament, Cleaver has old foes and new. A terrorist gas attack on New Parliament House causes the seat of government to move down the hill to its old home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Rake Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    4.8/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Cleaver Greene languishes in prison surrounded by enemies and friends. Many former colleagues from Macquarie St and the bench are also inside, courtesy of corruption scandals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Rake Season 1 Episode 4 - R v Lorton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - R v Lorton

    S1:E4

    Cleaver makes a spectacle of himself in front of Missy and David; and Cleaver and Wendy discover their son Fuzz is learning a lot more than English from his attractive young teacher.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rake Season 1 Episode 5 - R v Chandler
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - R v Chandler

    S1:E5

    Cleaver's friend Dr. Bruce Chandler finds himself in hot water; but on the home front Cleaver's life is also spiralling out of control.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Rake Season 1 Episode 6 - R v Langhorn
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - R v Langhorn

    S1:E6

    Cleaver is roped into defending an old flame, and is in trouble in his tax case. But when Missy tells him she is marrying David, his world collapses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Rake Season 1 Episode 7 - R v Tanner
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - R v Tanner

    S1:E7

    Joe Sandilands' suicide leaves Cleaver, Barney, Missy, Scarlet and Wendy reeling; while Missy's secret life is about to be revealed when she tricks Cleaver into defending her brother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Rake Season 1 Episode 8 - R v Corella
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - R v Corella

    S1:E8

    Cleaver defends Mick Corella on a murder charge; and David finds out about Missy's past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Rake Season 2 Episode 2 - R v Fenton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - R v Fenton

    S2:E2

    Cleaver is in the bad books with the Attorney General, while having to defend a slimy corporate thief as he sees an innocent client punished. And, best friend Barney now hates him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 8" is the best rated episode of "Rake". It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/30/2014. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "R v Dana".