Rake lead Richard Roxburgh discovers an ancestor was busy in the slave trade

By David Dale
Updated July 28 2014 - 9:18am, first published 8:12am
Family surprises: Richard Roxburgh struggled with his emotions in Who Do You Think You Are?
Family surprises: Richard Roxburgh struggled with his emotions in Who Do You Think You Are?

Before we get to Richard Roxburgh’s shocking discovery about his great-great-grandfather – to be revealed in Who Do You Think You Are? on SBS this week – we must deal with two questions: Will there be another series of Rake? And did the US version of Rake fail because Americans can’t cope with a flawed hero, while Australians are happy to embrace Ned Kelly types?

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