I was worried for a second!Įrik: Yeah, just trying to think of what to say. On that, what do you love most about working with each other?īuzzFeed: There was a bit of silence there. We have a catch up and check in to see if we're travelling alright.īuzzFeed: Is there a group chat where you're all texting - especially after the reboot was confirmed?Īngus: Yeah! Although, I would like to see a group chat with Michael Caton - that would be particularly good.ģ. We speak to each other probably once every few months. Did you all keep in contact after the original series ended in 2013?Īngus: Erik and I caught up in Perth of all places.Įrik: Yeah! Gus went to drama school there and I went and saw a production that he was in. It must have been exciting to get the opportunity to work with such a great cast again. You just have fond memories, you know? 2. In this business, you don't get many opportunities to go back and do a show that you did. It's very, very cool.Įrik: Yeah, it's pretty surreal. It definitely felt like "We'll believe it when we see it!", but it's astonishing that it's now up and running. So, with Back To The Rafters, I kind of thought: "Yeah, I'll go along with the joke as long as I can." But the show was confirmed and then suddenly we were at a read through.Īngus: I'm with Erik on that one. There had been a few attempts before and someone wouldn't be available or we wouldn't be able to pull it together. What was running through your mind when you first got the call to reboot Packed To The Rafters?Įrik: I thought it was never going to happen. To learn more about Back To The Rafters, we hopped on a Zoom call with Angus, Erik and Hugh. As they cram into Ben's two-bedroom home for the celebrations, we learn what the older Rafter children have been up to, as well as the challenges they've been facing. The story picks up six years from the events of the season finale where Dave and Julie - who now live in the country with their daughter Ruby - are called back to Sydney to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary with the rest of the family. You had the dizzying highs and the terrifying lows, all illustrated through the Rafter family - Julie (Rebecca Gibney), Dave (Erik Thomson), Ted ( Caton), Ben (Hugh Sheridan), Nathan (Angus McLaren), Rachel (Jessica Marais) and Sammy (Jessica McNamee).įast forward to 2021 and Australia's favourite family have returned in a brand new series called Back To The Rafters. Over its five year run, the series not only focused on the work pressures and life struggles that can affect a family, but social issues too - which is exactly what made Packed To The Rafters so great. Although it was released in 2008, Packed To The Rafters still remains one of Australia's most beloved TV shows.
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