Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.
Rafferty's Rules (Season 4)
Security 0.0
Air date: 1990-02-09
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Michael sees the law from another perspective after he becomes the key witness in Flicker's prosecution against an arsonist.
That Old Black Magic 0.0
Air date: 1990-02-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Michael begins to wonder if someone is trying to put a spell on him after a number of suspicious run-ins with a member of a religious commune.
The Plague 0.0
Air date: 1990-02-23
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Lisa confronts the prejudices of society when she defends a man with AIDS who has committed an armed robbery in order to ensure his wife's future following his death.
In For a Penny 0.0
Air date: 1990-03-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Michael is drawn into the world of a struggling young family after he witnesses a woman being hit by a car.
Out of Line 0.0
Air date: 1990-03-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lisa finds herself at odds with her colleagues when she defends an anti-nuclear activist whose family and the police are determined to have detained for his own safety.
One for Us 0.0
Air date: 1990-03-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Rafferty decides to expose a Chilean military attaché following charges for torturing political dissidents in Chile.
Politburo 0.0
Air date: 1990-03-23
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Flicker is horrified after he discovers just what conditions are faced by those in the police cells awaiting trial.
One Consideration With Another 0.0
Air date: 1990-03-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Racial tensions erupt when two Asian men are accused of murder, while Michael questions his capacity as a magistrate after an act of leniency has dire consequences.
Home 0.0
Air date: 1990-04-06
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Flicker and Lisa find themselves dealing with a particularly challenging court case when a girl alleges that she was raped by her father four years earlier.
The Book of Love 0.0
Air date: 1990-04-13
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Lisa defends a singer who has beaten his wife, but her personal involvement in the case is made more difficult when he brings a gun into the courthouse.
On the Barricades 0.0
Air date: 1990-04-20
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Michael revisits his past as a university radical and conscientious objector when he is forced to decide the fate of a man who he once protested alongside.
Funny Peculiar 0.0
Air date: 1990-04-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Flicker confronts his own prejudices when he prosecutes a case involving the assault of a female impersonator; however, it is Michael who finds himself at the centre of a controversy after the verdict is given.
Whatever Gets You Through the Night 0.0
Air date: 1990-05-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lisa is drawn into an organisation known as Life Force after a man is arrested for break and enter and assault.
Whistling in the Dark 0.0
Air date: 1990-05-11
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Flicker finds himself wandering into a murky world of corruption when he prosecutes a case against a police officer who has broken the law and where the key witness is a serial whistleblower.
Blood, Sweat and Paycheques 0.0
Air date: 1990-05-18
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Fulvio and Sandra's marriage comes close to breaking point after Sandra is arrested for shoplifting.
Home Again Kathleen 0.0
Air date: 1990-05-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Michael, Flicker and Lisa are dragged into a murky political world when they discover that the conflict between the British and the Irish is alive and well in Sydney.
Driven to It 0.0
Air date: 1990-06-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: An act of vandalism by the member of an animal rights group leaves Michael becoming emotionally involved with the accused's mother.
A Fair Day's Work 0.0
Air date: 1990-06-08
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: A man seeks Lisa's help when he is sacked after complaining about the work conditions; however, she soon finds herself defending him when he assaults his former boss.
Lies 0.0
Air date: 1990-06-15
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Lisa is drawn to an attractive young lawyer; however, she is forced into an ethical dilemma when his personal life unravels.
Consciousness Raising 0.0
Air date: 1990-06-22
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: The feminist movement comes to the courthouse when a prominent feminist runs a group of pigs through the shop of a man accused of sexual harassment.
Free of Passion 0.0
Air date: 1990-06-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Flicker finds himself at the crossroads of a major life decision after he falls in love with a young female Constable, but his excitement at finding new love may see him lose it all.
Many Happy Returns 0.0
Air date: 1990-07-06
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A convicted criminal whose ex-wife is about to marry a police officer comes before the court accused of assault.
In Custody 0.0
Air date: 1990-07-13
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Lisa assists a young woman whose boyfriend has been arrested; however, she is horrified when she learns that he has been detained without charge and suspects that the police are fitting him up because he is Aboriginal.
Lost Empires 0.0
Air date: 1990-07-20
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Lisa fights to save an Indian couple who are facing deportation, only to discover that the collapse of the British Empire means that they have no real home to go back to.
The Sea, the Sea 0.0
Air date: 1990-07-27
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Michael and Flicker befriend the beachcomber and poet, Snowy White; however, their admiration is crushed when it begins to appear that Snowy may be guilty of murder.
Up, Up and Away 0.0
Air date: 1990-08-03
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Lisa is charmed by a client accused of appropriating money from elderly women; however, Michael and Flicker cause conflict when they question her judgement.
Punch Ups 0.0
Air date: 1990-08-10
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: A prominent radio host has been charged with brawling. Michael is faced with the consequences of his judgements when he sentences a man accused of assault, only to later learn that the man's employer has sacked him.
Best and Brightest 0.0
Air date: 1990-08-17
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Michael is reunited with an old classmate in the lead-up to a school reunion; however, he is left wondering if they've come very far at all since the schoolyard.
Unaccompanied Bark 0.0
Air date: 1990-08-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: An elderly journalist is arrested for shoplifting.
Guilty 0.0
Air date: 1990-08-31
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Michael is consumed by guilt after he hits a man with his car; however he starts to wonder if maybe there are deeper issues at play when he seeks guidance on how to deal with his feelings.
Seasons
Episodes 15
Episodes 11
Episodes 30
Episodes 30
Episodes 30