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Rafferty's Rules

Produced by Seven Network and Amalgamated Television

Created by: Ben Lewin
Produced by: Robert Brunning, Posie Graeme-Evans, Denis Phelan

Directors: Russell Webb, Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith, Alistair Smart, Ben Lewin Aired: 1987–1990 (86 episodes)

Maverick magistrate Michael Rafferty dispenses his own brand of courtroom justice with his own brand of humour - ironic and black respectively, coloured by a dislike of privilege and a suspicion of the police. This tough series portrays events from Rafferty's life both inside and outside the courtroom.

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