''Welcher & Welcher'' was an Australian

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written by and starring

Shaun Micallef Shaun Patrick Micallef (; born 18 July 1962) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is currently the host of the satirical news comedy series ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' on the ABC. He also hosted the game sh ...

which aired on the

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in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run

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Regular cast

- Quentin Charles Welcher (Lawyer and head of 'Welcher & Welcher' Law firm) *

Robyn Butler Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress 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. She is married to ...

- Kate Welcher (Office Manager/Lawyer and wife of Quentin) *

Francis Greenslade Francis Greenslade (born 3 October 1962 in Honiara, Solomon Islands) is an Australian comedic actor. He also teaches acting. Early life In the 1980s, Greenslade studied at the University of Adelaide where he first met Shaun Micallef. They per ...

- Peter-Paul Cohen (Lawyer)/Claude Buzzo (client) *

Santo Cilauro Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 25 November 1961) is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of ''The D-Generation''. Known as the weatherman in ''Frontline'', ...

- Griffin (bumbling IT Manager) *Anita Smith - Jan (Quentin's Personal Assistant) *

Nina Liu Nina Liu (born 15 June 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent. Her most prominent role was as Chloe in the television series ''The Secret Life of Us''. She also starred in TV series, the first season of '' Spellbinder'', fifth seas ...

- Tia (Receptionist)

Episodes

One series of the show was produced and was aired throughout early 2003 on the ABC.

Award nominations

In 2003, ''Welcher & Welcher'' received an AFI nomination for Francis Greenslade's performance as 'Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy'. Shaun Micallef also received a nomination from the Australian Comedy Awards for 'Outstanding Comic Performance on Australian TV' (although this also included his performance on 'Micallef Tonight').

DVD release

The two-disc DVD set was released at the end of 2012 and contains all eight episodes plus "Never-before-seen outtakes". Aspect ratio is 16:9, audio is two-channel, region is ALL, format is PAL.

References

External links

Official ABC page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Welcher and Welcher Australian television sitcoms Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 2003 Australian television series debuts 2003 Australian television series endings