Bevan Lee and John Holmes to share story of Packed To The Rafters at Mumbrella360

Tim Burrowes

May 8, 2012 12:00

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The creators of Packed To The Rafters are to share the story of how they created the drama juggernaut at Mumbrella360.

Writer Bevan Lee and Seven’s head of drama John Holmes will tell the story of how Packed To The Rafters, now in its fifth series, came together. They will explore the reasons for the show’s success, discuss what other TV networks and programs can learn from the model, and talk about what the future holds for the show.

As well as Packed To The Rafters, the duo’s other other recent creation is lottery drama Winners & Loser along with the forthcoming A Place To Call Home. Lee also wrote the first episode of Home & Away.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.