Genre: TV Series
Grade: A-
Notable People: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Kate Box, Carolyn Brazier, Created by: Peter Duncan and Richard Roxburgh
Title: Rake
Review: Roxburgh is magnificently outrageous in this series vehicle for his improvisational comedy…a lunatic set loose in the great tradition of Jonathan Winters and Robin Williams. Criminal lawyer, Cleaver Greene defends the clients’ no one else will take- in Australia- for the basic plot. Roxburgh, who is the definition of being a” A Rake”, takes it from there. A classically trained Shakespearian actor, he is set loose here to pretty much do anything he wants, and the results are dumbfoudingly hilarious. Hard to take your eyes of him when he is charged up and running on all cylinders. Outstanding supporting cast and well written. First few seasons for free on Amazon , then they want to charge you for an Acorn subscription, but we got the other seasons from the library on Blue Ray.