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	Welcher and Welcher Episode Guide As listed at http://www.abc.net.au/welcher/episodes.htm Prejudice Episode 1.01 February 06, 2003 Written by Shaun Micallef Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Tom Budge Jim Daly Quentin Welcher is a man driven by a massive ego. A solicitor who fancies himself as a barrister, Quentin envisages himself as respected by his peers, a mentor to his staff and the patriarch of Welcher and Welcher, the law firm established by his father. In his eyes, his wife looks up to him both personally and professionally and his devoted son is keen to follow in his footsteps. In reality however, Quentin is a pompous, accident-prone fool and a terrible lawyer to boot. He struggles with the everyday grind and his authority is questioned at every turn. The best thing Quentin has going for him is Kate, a fine solicitor, office manager and also his wife. Practical and principled, Kate's clients are the pro bono oppressed and downtrodden, as opposed to the nameless corporations and malingering car accident victims who make up Quentin's roster. In tonight's episode, 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. Adam's Rib Episode 1.02 February 13, 2003 Written by Shaun Micallef Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Colin Lane Andrew Curry Anne Phelan 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. Favours Episode 1.03 February 20, 2003 Written by Shaun Micallef Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Tony Martin Roz Hammond 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. The Winslow Boy Episode 1.04 February 27, 2003 Written by Shaun Micallef Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Max Gillies John Stanton John Flaus 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. Hypothetically Speaking Episode 1.05 March 06, 2003 Written by Shaun Micallef Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Sigrid Thornton William McInnes Rod Mullinar John Clarke Ian Henderson Paul Higgins Kate and Quentin take a proposal for a televised 'Hypothetical' to be hosted by Sir Robert Jefferson (William McInness) 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… White Man's Burden Episode 1.06 March 13, 2003 Written by Gary McCaffrie Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Wayne Hope Scott Brennan Lawrence Mooney 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. Heat Episode 1.07 March 20, 2003 Written by Michael Ward Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Alan Cassell Marty Sheargold 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. Siblings-In-Law Episode 1.08 (finale) March 27, 2003 Written by Shaun Micallef Directed by Ted Emery Guest starring: Frank Wilson Deborah Kennedy Rod Mullinar Roz Hammond Could Quentin finally be forced to perform in the courtroom and actually try and present a solid defence case? Everything comes to a conclusion this week in the final episode of Welcher and Welcher. 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.