Max Headroom
Rakers
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 1987-04-07
Synopsis
Theora's brother gets involved in "raking" - a violent underground sport that is a cross between skateboarding and roller-derby. Theora goes AWOL when she learns her estranged brother is involved in the brutal and dangerous ""sport"" of raking, which the promoters are trying to have legalized and televised.
In the series
This episode is part of Max Headroom (1987–1988) on ABC.
Stuttering CGI-ish host and cyberpunk TV news — 20 minutes into the future.
Key cast
- Matt Frewer as Edison Carter / Max Headroom
- Amanda Pays as Theora Jones
- Chris Young as Bryce Lynch