Packed to the Rafters

- Season 5

(2012)

Julie receives a surprise invitation from the charming editor of a local paper Adam Goodman - an offer that will ultimately send her into uncharted waters but is she ready to say yes?

Frankie is having trouble finding her place at Dave's, as what he considers to be chivalry, she perceives as sexism and she fights hard to earn respect on her own merits.

Donna is still carrying a candle for Ted and Julie is unimpressed when Ben encourages Donna to invite Ted to a romantic dinner.

Oblivious to the knowing smiles of Dave and Jake, Coby finds himself falling for Frankie.

When Jake receives a surprise phone call from his estranged father, he is unable to forgive him for abandoning his family

Dave struggles with his secret fear that his relationship with Jake is permanently damaged and that Julie's relationship with Adam might turn out to be more than just professional.

After being romantically shunned by Frankie, Coby does his best to avoid her at work; however, when the awkwardness becomes too much to bear, Frankie makes a proposal.

Dave booked an electrician convention for himself, despite a bad cold, industrious Jake and Frankie. Cody is so eager for the party side that he pays tickets for himself and Matt, who steals identity tags to get them in, but keeps making unsafe picks. After drinking and karaoke, Dave ends up in Frankie's room, from where Coby sees him leave. Ben warms up Emma for bidding on the cottage they enjoyed lately and setting up some undetermined country existence. Adam Goodman convinced Julie to accompany him to a movie premiere gala, but she cancels last minute on account of...

Following an awkward moment, Frankie announces she's going to quit and with a niggling feeling of guilt, Julie tells Dave about Adam's visit.

Tension remains high in the Rafter house as Julie and Dave struggle to forgive each other. Ted is caught in the middle and is sick of having to hide the real reason behind their squabbles from Ben.

For Ben, it finally feels like the right time to move on from Mel and start a new chapter with Emma, beginning with the purchase of their country cottage.

Nathan returns back home unannounced and is taken out by the elated family for a noisy family lunch. Nathan has big news and drops not just one, but two bombshells.

Julie tries to find ways to fill the void left by her absent kids, while the calamitous return of Alex sees Jake's life fuller than ever before.

Coby is drowning in his new relationship with Heather and resorts to desperate measure to break up with her. Alex's drug habit and friendship with Sian's brother (Frankie's ex) is a cause for concern for all involved.

In light of his ongoing tests, Ted isn't sure whether he should reveal his health concerns to his family. When he suffers a mild stroke he resolves to keep the tests to himself.

Julie is in denial about Ted's health and Dave carefully voices his concerns but Julie doesn't want to discuss it. Meanwhile, Jake is still having issues with Alex who's partying too hard.

Despite having rejected Coby's initial interest in her, Frankie is finally letting her guard down. But can she open herself up enough to admit her true feelings for Coby, or are they destined to never quite fall into lock step?

Emma is deeply embarrassed by explicit evidence of Donna's physical affair with Duncan Galloway, who turns out to be a major developer and hands Dave a big contract.

Dave is determined to take his business to the next level, beginning with his new contract with Duncan. But when Duncan's wandering eye puts him on a collision course with Coby, does Dave have what it takes to stop the impact?

Torrential rain and bad luck descends as Jake realises the old adage is true: it never rains but it pours.

Julie's main preoccupation is Ted, who is still reeling from recently having briefly not recognised Cooper.

As Dave and Julie's 30th wedding anniversary approaches, thoughts naturally turn to family and history.