Packed to the Rafters, Tuesday, May 1

Date: May 1, 2012

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A scene from <i>Packed to the Rafters</i> with Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson.

A scene from Packed to the Rafters with Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson. Photo: Supplied

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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars (353 votes)

Channel: 7
Genre: Drama
Actors: Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Jessica McNamee, Angus McLaren, Zoe Ventura
Country: Australia
Language: English; View full TV Guide

Channel Seven, 8.30pm

This sweet family show has never pretended to be anything but a lighthearted jaunt through white, middle-class life, its one concession to the ethnic diversity of suburban Australia a stereotypical Greek boy. But what happens in this Valentine's Day special, when room-mates Matt (Jacob Allan), Jake (James Stewart) and Coby (Ryan Corr) rib each other about their secret admirers, is unacceptable. As Jake opens an unsigned card, Matt jests, ''I bet it's from that guy at the Thai restaurant,'' and, assuming an exaggerated effeminate voice, adds, ''He likes you.'' Matt goes on: ''I told you not to scoff down all his free money bags. Sooner or later, you're going to have to pay the piper.'' Oh, how the lads laugh, and the conversation moves on. The gag might seem as harmless as the show itself but in that short exchange a dangerous perception is not only reinforced but encouraged.

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