Packed To The Rafters

Julie muses about high hopes, excited that Nathan is moving back to Australia. Donna continues with Logan and Buzz is a new addition to Rafter Electrical.

Nathan is working hard to build a solid base for Saskia and Edward in Australia and accepts a job offer despite its obvious shortfalls. Saskia is excited to be joining him but little does Nathan know, for the first time in their married life, Saskia is keeping something from him. Meanwhile, Emma is quietly giddy at the prospect of her blossoming romance with Craig.

When Buzz's new employee brings his wayward son Jackson onto the site, Dave begins to suspect his good nature is being taken advantage of. Meanwhile, Donna is mortified when she realizes that both she and Emma have been played by Craig. Donna tries to avoid telling Emma setting up an impending confrontation, but she can't hide the truth forever.

Having found a place to rent, Nathan's done all he can to prepare for his wife and baby's arrival. But when he gets to the airport, all the planning in the world could not prepare him for what he found.

An exhausted Nathan arrives in London looking for Saskia and baby Edward, desperate to find out why his wife never arrived in Sydney as planned and the answer changes his life forever.

Matt is despairing about his musical career until Buzz gets a mate in a rising band to let him fill in when his guitarist is ill. Carbo enjoys his healthy sex life but looks forward to fatherhood even more, and Retta secretly decides to go back on the pill. Nathan is exhausted, doing just too much with tireless baby Edward, but won't let Julie 'meddle'.

Jackson is miserable, feeling neglected by both parents. When Dave, the only reliable father figure, whose coaching works wonders, even turned the knave nobly protective of Cooper, prepares to leave on a long bus tour, something snaps. Coby is finally nearing the end of his prison term, but the visit from Frankie which her new room-mate, Matt, calls likely falls through.

Coby finally enjoys a visit from Frankie, although she's non-committal, yet afterwards, she smashes Matt's hope to become her permanent house-mate and more intimate friend. Dave discovers that Jackson vandalized his minivan, blames father Buzz and instructs him to step up as a father. Ted's latest amnesia episode includes driving off with Ruby to the zoo.

Jackson admits his vandalism to startled father Buzz. Carbo's new job is too exhausting to remain a stud in bed. After bad 'advice' from same-gender mates to play hard to get, Matt still ends up together with Emma. New restaurant chef Gary Edwards is quickly fired again by control-freak Donna, but a staff strike forces her to ask him back and he senses she's erotically tempted.

It's a matter of head versus heart as Julie and Dave wrestle with their decision to sell their beloved family home. When push comes to shove will they be able to go through with it?

Julie and Dave knuckle down to the stressful task of buying a house in Sydney on a tight budget. After thirty years in the same house, they discover they are out of their depth when it comes to real estate. Julie is also struggling with the fact that Ted is having difficulty settling into life at the nursing home, and she seems to be the problem.

Everyone makes a video diary to tell Julie and Dave how much they mean to them. Donna realizes that she wants to be with the cook and they start a relationship. Eleanor tells Julie she will look after Ted and they will play Battleships. Sammy, Nathan, and Ben all decide to raise baby Edward and move into their own unit.