Welcher & Welcher
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Welcher & Welcher was an Australian sitcom written by and starring Shaun Micallef
which aired on the ABC
in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm
.
Episode 1 - Prejudice
Quentin defends a controversial painting and the son of the most horrible man alive, Claude Buzzo. The articled clerk has locked herself in her office and the painters still haven't finished their three-week office makeover.
Episode 2 - Adam's Rib
Quentin wants to sack the new solicitor, Peter-Paul for being too nice, but instead ends up accepting an invitation to dinner. Kate and Quentin team up to help two of their friends divorce. As a result, Kate decides to spice up their own marriage with some fantasy role-play
Episode 3 - Favours
Kate has a win in the industrial court defending a group of textile workers, who then offer to make her a dress for the Women-In-The-Law Dinner. Quentin does a favour for an old client of his father and learns once and for all that charity doesn't pay.
Episode 4 - The Windslow Boy
Kate and Quentin's son, Winslow, has been expelled from boarding school and Quentin decides to take his son's case to the school board. But returning to Broadshadows brings back the horrors of his own school experience.
Episode 5 - Hypothetically Speaking
Kate and Quentin take a proposal for a televised Hypothetical to be hosted by Sir Robert Jefferson (William McInnes
) to the ABC. At the meeting with the Commissioning Editor (John Clarke
), Quentin is asked to be the legal advisor on the ABC's new drama series, The Gavel Bangs Heavily, starring Sigrid Thornton
. As Kate collects Sir Robert from the airport, Quentin spends his first and last day on a television drama set. As for the restraining order, you'll have to watch to find out.
Episode 6 - White Man's Burden
The drive team from a top-rating radio station meet with Peter-Paul for advice on defamation and Quentin makes a lasting impression on the pair when he is called into the meeting. Meantime, the painters bring a worker's compensation claim against the Welchers so Quentin decides to conduct his own covert investigation with the help of Peter-Paul and Tia.
Episode 7 - Heat
As Kate has to pick up a Japanese investor from the airport, Quentin reluctantly agrees to meet with her clients from the RSPCA
. However a city blackout means the air-conditioning is off, so he decides to close the office. As the lifts aren't working, Quentin leads the staff and clients into the fire escape only for the group to discover they're locked in the stairwell. While they battle their way up and down the stairwell, the building's power is switched on, which is when things really heat up.
Episode 8 - Siblings In Law
Mr Buzzo is charged with armed robbery and attempted murder and the Wignall and Carrick case is finally going to trial. Peter-Paul's wife goes into labour but it's Quentin who is left holding the baby, with the two cases being heard simultaneously and no other barrister to assist. And the painters conceive a diabolical plan to extract their revenge on Welcher and Welcher.
Shaun Micallef
Shaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
which aired on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
.
Regular Cast
- Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
- Quentin Charles Welcher (Lawyer and head of 'Welcher & Welcher' Law firm) - Robyn ButlerRobyn ButlerRobyn Butler is an Australian writer, actor and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians. Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network...
- Kate Welcher (Office Manager/Lawyer and wife of Quentin) - Francis GreensladeFrancis GreensladeFrancis Greenslade is an Australian comic actor. He and comedic partner Shaun Micallef appeared on the legal comedy Welcher and Welcher, as well as Full Frontal...
- Peter-Paul Cohen (Lawyer)/Claude Buzzo (client) - Santo CilauroSanto CilauroSanto Cilauro is an Australian television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author, comedian and cameraman, a co-founder of The D-Generation...
- Griffin (bumbling IT Manager) - Anita Cerdic - Jan (Quentin's Personal Assistant)
- Nina LiuNina LiuNina Liu is an Australian actress of Chinese descent. Her most prominent role was as Chloe in the television series, The Secret Life of Us...
- Tia (Receptionist)
Episodes
One series of the show was produced and was aired throughout early 2003 on the ABC.Episode 1 - Prejudice
Quentin defends a controversial painting and the son of the most horrible man alive, Claude Buzzo. The articled clerk has locked herself in her office and the painters still haven't finished their three-week office makeover.
Episode 2 - Adam's Rib
Quentin wants to sack the new solicitor, Peter-Paul for being too nice, but instead ends up accepting an invitation to dinner. Kate and Quentin team up to help two of their friends divorce. As a result, Kate decides to spice up their own marriage with some fantasy role-play
Episode 3 - Favours
Kate has a win in the industrial court defending a group of textile workers, who then offer to make her a dress for the Women-In-The-Law Dinner. Quentin does a favour for an old client of his father and learns once and for all that charity doesn't pay.
Episode 4 - The Windslow Boy
Kate and Quentin's son, Winslow, has been expelled from boarding school and Quentin decides to take his son's case to the school board. But returning to Broadshadows brings back the horrors of his own school experience.
Episode 5 - Hypothetically Speaking
Kate and Quentin take a proposal for a televised Hypothetical to be hosted by Sir Robert Jefferson (William McInnes
William McInnes
William McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
) to the ABC. At the meeting with the Commissioning Editor (John Clarke
John Clarke (satirist)
John Morrison Clarke is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian, writer, and satirist. He was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and has lived in Australia since the late 1970s...
), Quentin is asked to be the legal advisor on the ABC's new drama series, The Gavel Bangs Heavily, starring Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton is an Australian multi-award winning actress.-Early years:Thornton was born in Canberra, the daughter of Merle, a teacher of women's studies and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic. She spent most of her formative years growing up and attending school at St. Peter's Lutheran...
. As Kate collects Sir Robert from the airport, Quentin spends his first and last day on a television drama set. As for the restraining order, you'll have to watch to find out.
Episode 6 - White Man's Burden
The drive team from a top-rating radio station meet with Peter-Paul for advice on defamation and Quentin makes a lasting impression on the pair when he is called into the meeting. Meantime, the painters bring a worker's compensation claim against the Welchers so Quentin decides to conduct his own covert investigation with the help of Peter-Paul and Tia.
Episode 7 - Heat
As Kate has to pick up a Japanese investor from the airport, Quentin reluctantly agrees to meet with her clients from the RSPCA
RSPCA Australia
RSPCA Australia is an Australian organisation that promotes animal welfare. It is funded in part by the Australian Government but relies on corporate sponsorship, fundraising events and voluntary donations for its income.RSPCA Australia defines its purpose as being the leading authority in animal...
. However a city blackout means the air-conditioning is off, so he decides to close the office. As the lifts aren't working, Quentin leads the staff and clients into the fire escape only for the group to discover they're locked in the stairwell. While they battle their way up and down the stairwell, the building's power is switched on, which is when things really heat up.
Episode 8 - Siblings In Law
Mr Buzzo is charged with armed robbery and attempted murder and the Wignall and Carrick case is finally going to trial. Peter-Paul's wife goes into labour but it's Quentin who is left holding the baby, with the two cases being heard simultaneously and no other barrister to assist. And the painters conceive a diabolical plan to extract their revenge on Welcher and Welcher.